a gunman wearing a hoodie opens fire outside a north hollywood synagogue. two people are hit. how they're doing as the search for the suspect intensifies. four teams all charged as adults may appear in court today on gang rape charges. a slow moving storm dumps snow on the rockies and western plains. it may look pretty but travel headaches are not. is finding the one really one big fantasy? your views on whether it's realistic. a developing story in north hollywood where a gunman walked in a a crowded synagogue and opened fire. the shooting took place in the garage. the shooter shot two people in the legs with a handgun as they arrived for worship in the 6:00

a.m. hour. it happened around 6:30 local time in the parking garage. police say the victims are stable and in good condition but they're still looking for the gunman. right now the lapd is trying to figure out exactly what happened. >> lapd's response has been immediate. we have worked to activate resources, law enforcement resources, and are in contact with the jewish community throughout this region. we have extra patrols already in place at all of our jewish schools as well as the synagogues. we are also working with the fbi and they are on scene on a more national basis to lean forward that should this be a crime that's motivated again by these two men coming here to participate apparently in a worship ceremony that we are being vigilant for any

follow-ups that may occur. >> authorities do say that a 17-year-old male has been picked up and is not a suspect as such. a loose description of the suspect has been offered. they're not calling the person they're talking to a suspect. but they are talking to the teen to see if he played any role at all in the incident. it it occurred around 6:30 in the morning pacific daylight. another of the top stories we're following for you, four teens accused of gang raping a 15-year-old high schooler may appear in court today. this is brand new video of some of the suspects being taken into custody at the police station in richmond, california last night. the four teens are charged with rape and acting together in the attack. that makes them eligible for life in prison. at an emotional public safety hearing, a friend of the victim talked about what happened the night of her high school homecoming dance. >> at the dance there were four officers. none of them patrolling the area. i looked outside of the gym and i saw 12 to 15 guys sitting there with no i.d.s.

the officers not only did not check the i.d.s of those students or men sitting outside of our campus but the security officers who are employed here did no job checking either. the assistant principal looked outside and saw those men and did nothing about it. >> police say as many as ten people may have attacked this girl, this 15 year old for 2 1/2 hours and that two dozen perhaps two dozen were watching when it happened but never called police. appearing on sister network last night, a richmond police spokesman talked about the attack. >> this is one of the most brutal crimes identify seen in my 15 years as a cop. on saturday night we responded and found our victim unconscious. the officers saw several people surrounding her and fled as we approached. we caught one individual as the officers made contact with the victim found that she was unconscious and was stripped naked. what we do know is multiple

suspects beat her, robbed her and sexually assaulted her. >> other news today the search continues for a navy plane and two crew members on board the u.s. coast guard said it is used for training purposes but disappeared yesterday. the last known location was off the corpus christi coast in texas. a navy spokesman said the pilots have hand held radios for emergencies. not one word from either of them. the couple accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl and holding her captive for 18 years in their backyard are back in court in california today. we're told this is a preliminary hearing for phillip and nancy garrido. the garridos are charged with kidnapping jaycee dugard in 1991 as she walked to a bus stop. prosecutors allege phillip garrido raped dugard who gave

birth to two daughters. police say a man killed a reverend in the rectory of st. patrick's church last week. the priest reportedly discussed firing him one day before his death. now he's being held on a million dollar bail. the funeral is set for this weekend at the church he once called home. testimony began today in the first trial stemming from a raid on a polygamist compound in texas last year. this stems from an alleged marriage to an underage girl. a prosecutor told jurors that witnesses, documents and dna will show jessup sexually assaulted a teen half his age. he also faces a bigamy charge. a case to be tried later. a storm creeping across the rockies and western plains is leaving 3 to 4 feet of snow on the ground in some areas. in denver it's the heaviest

october snowfall since 1997. the snow is closing schools canceling high school football games in nebraska. forecasters warn there could be whiteout conditions today. house democrats came together behind plan to overhaul the health care system. speaker nancy pelosi says this proposal integrates reform bills approved already in three separate committees. the bill includes a government run public option for health insurance with federal assistance for low income families to buy coverage. it would prevent insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions and require businesses to provide insurance for their employees. the speaker says if the bill is enacted, 96% of all americans would get health insurance coverage. >> it opens doors to quality medical care to those who are shut out of the system for far too long. and because of the work of our members and our meetings across the country we know that

prevention and wellness are an important part of this legislation and put a major new emphasis on preventive care and improves access to screenings and other treatments to keep americans healthy and promotes workplace wellness. >> the house bill represents a compromise among democrats. some are still pushing for a more robust public option. republicans did not take part in these negotiations. the house gop leadership vigorously opposes a public option claiming it will result in higher taxes and rising medical cost. >> it will raise the cost of americans health insurance and kill jobs with tax hikes and new mandates in it and it will cut seniors health care benefits. if all of that isn't bad enough, the mandates on states will bankrupt what are already states that have financial problems today. we have better ideas and we'll be talking about them over the next week. >> the health care proposal should reach the floor of the house next week. this might be good news for

cheaters. a couple authors claim we may not be programmed for monogamy and multiple partners may be the way to go. your views on that subject just ahead.

president obama stood in the darkness as 18 flag draped coffins arrived in dover delaware. the 15 soldiers and three d.e.a. agent whose bodies were returned home were killed monday and tuesday. they died in a helicopter crash and roadside bombing. the president reportedly wants to know what's going on in every province in afghanistan before deciding whether to expand the war. "the washington post" reports he's asked for a province by province breakdown of local political leaders and factions that might be effective partners for the u.s. mission. afghanistan commander general stanley mcchrystal is seeking 30,000 additional troops. the status reports will be ready before the president meets tomorrow with the joint chiefs

of staff. secretary of state hillary clinton says there's a huge difference between the president's approach to pakistan and that of his predecessor. talking to students in pakistan today, the secretary said she spent eight years in the senate opposing george w. bush and the difference between his policies and the current policies are light daylight and dark. her words. she said the u.s. is standing firm behind the pakistani government in an attempt to keep civilians safe from attacks by militants. >> these attacks may be happening on your territory but this is not your fight alone. these extremists are committed to destroying that which is dear to us as much as they are committed to destroying that which is dear to you and to all people. and you are standing on the front lines of this battle but we are standing with you. >> a brutal attack in peshawar

occurred as the president arrived earlier this week. the commerce department says the economy grew at 3.5% pace last quarter. that's the most recent quarter. that indicates the longest recession since the great depression may be ending. walmart is now offering customers cradle to grave service. they added caskets for its website. there are more than a dozen to choose from. most selling for less than $2,000. walmart's following the lead of its competitor costco which also sells caskets on its websites. one of the most popular features on cnn.com today raises the question is monogamy doomed? we're living longer. what do you think? a psychiatrist and her husband say staying faithful to a single mate for a whole lifetime doesn't come easily or naturally to humans and suggests more logical arrangement might be

serial monogamy. a series of long committed relationships and not just one that lasts forever. the authors have been happily married for 32 years. on the other hand a couple specialist at emery school of medicine says life-long monogamy provides an emotional environment of safety and trust so what do you think? we've been asking your views on that. let's get a sample. is monogamy realistic? is mating for life a thing of the past? let's get views. first we are hear from devan in new york. what do you think? >> caller: i think strongly that monogamy still exists. i look at my great grandparents who survived two wars. he was in both world war ii and vietnam and they are still alive and married. and i've been with my girlfriend for the past year and a half almost and we're planning on getting married very shortly and i have never cheated nor do i ever plan on it. >> your grandparents are an

inspiration? >> yes they are. i look today and i see relationships based on sex and if ones not giving it up they go to other people and that's where cheating and broken hearts come from and i don't believe in that. i believe if a heart is true and love is true i love one girl and only one girl. >> appreciate it. thank you. >> we have an unanimous caller in north carolina. how are you doing? >> caller: fine thank you. >> i don't know what that noise was. go ahead. what are your thoughts and experiences in this regard? >> caller: i've been married for 46 years and when we got married i had an affair with his best friend and it lasted for seven years. at that time -- he never knew. and everybody else knew. his friends. his co-workers. my family. everybody knew. but he didn't know. and the other guy's wife did not

know. and when i decided i didn't want to live like this anymore i told him i wanted a divorce, told him all about it, he made the appointment for us to go to a marriage counselor. that marriage counselor changed our life. we went to a good one. he got one at john hopkins. we only had to go three times. she said that all we had to do was to open up. neither one of us were from you know where we could talk. she opened us up and got us to talking to each other and after that only three visits we had with her. we didn't need her anymore. and it has never, ever went back. >> you never looked back. are you still married? >> still married. >> thank you so much. great call. and last word from lubbock. what do you think? >> caller: as a student i'm planning to maybe get married within the next eight years and with half of all marriages ending now i can tell you that my generation is already

grasping at straws for example of what responsibility, love commitment, what those are supposed to look like. i realize that relationship don't work out and they will continue to not work out but embracing and advocating this idea that jumping ship the second it doesn't is evolutionary justified now it's only going to mess up the jup upcoming generations more than mine. >> three terrific calls. lots of comments on the story. we want to hear from you today. the question is monogamy unrealistic and is mating for life really a thing of the past? are we geared for this? 877-835-5456. cnn.com/hln if you're online. we'll air your comments throughout the day. thanks, everybody. the maker of the louisville slugger baseball bat has to pay a family $850,000. why a jury found that company responsible for a young --

engineers scrambling to fix the bay bridge and let more than

280,000 daily commuters get life back to normal. the bridge it still shut down. commuters are crowding alternate routes and using public transit in record numbers. caltrans doesn't know when the bridge will reopen. you know what? we got something a little added on value here. this is the piece that fell off the bay bridge. an i reporter joe marshall sent it in. he took it just after the metal rods and cable broke. right place, right time. marshall said he was heading home from work 50 yards from where it fell. marshall didn't see the metal fall but the cars moving across to right lanes quickly and took a photo from his blackberry and made it home. this has had more than 50,000 views since posted it. when you have pictures or video of breaking stories from where

you are, go to ireport.com. you can get instructions on how to submit your story. six african-american students accused they were refused entry into a chicago nightclub for wearing baggy jeans said they were discriminated against. the students from washington university in st. louis agreed not to file a lawsuit or to seek money from the club. >> we believe we will help to educate our country and create awareness that discrimination is still very much something that needs to be addressed by our society and hopefully as a result of the rally create an ongoing dialogue about this important issue among all who attend. >> the students claim they were turned away from a class celebration because their baggy jeans violated the dress code at the club but a white student wore the very same baggy jeans and was let in.

the company who makes the louisville slugger baseball bat is found liable for the death of a young boy. the family sued the louisville slugger and award them $850,000. the panel found the company failed to warn about the dangers of aluminum bats. brandon patch was killed in 2003. patch's mother says it wasn't about money. >> we came into this not knowing. we were hoping to prevail for brandon. >> a spokeman for louisville slugger says the company did nothing wrong and will be an indictment for the entire sport of baseball. >> break out party hats but leave the masks at home. the latest rage. swine flu parties. why some people are exposing themselves to the virus on purpose.

ed fire on a group of fire in a synagogue this morning in a garage underneath that north hollywood building. we go live to the site of the attack for the latest. what are police saying about the search? >> reporter: that search is still under way right now, chuck. we have a perimeter set up around this synagogue. a number of area streets shut

down. here's what we know. about 6:20 this morning according to witness accounts, a lone gunman went into this parking garage attached to a synagogue in north hollywood area. two men had just gotten out of their cars going to morning worship and this gunman opened fire shooting both of them in the lower extremity. a short while ago a press conference was held and detectives at that press conference did confirm that both of those men both of the victims who were shot are in good condition at an area hospital. some good news there. but they continue to search for the gunman. we do know that they did detain one person that they are calling only a person of interest. they say they have a very loose description of this gunman. this person matched the description. he was in the area. they have been questioning him this morning. they had no other information about that. now, as far as motive of this crime, again, i mentioned just a short while ago there was a press conference. los angeles mayor addressed whether this could be considered

a hate crime. >> it's very important that we allow the officers men and women of the los angeles police department to conduct their investigation and to find the individual responsible for the senseless act of violence. until they have concluded their investigation, none of us, none of us should presume or speculate more about this crime other than it was a random act of violence. >> reporter: now at the same time local police here say they are proceeding as if this were a hate crime out of an over of caution. there are security measures in place at other local schools. the search continues for one suspect. both of the people who were shot we're told are in good condition

in area hospitals. >> extra patrols at other schools in l.a. was theirre cameras that may have caught this? >> reporter: there was surveillance video taken inside that parking garage. all police will tell us is they believe they have images of the suspect on that surveillance video. no word on whether that matches the person they took into custody or how good those images are. >> this is only ten miles away from a 1999 shooting at a jewish community center where people were shot by a white supremacist who later went on to kill a letter carrier. a lot of nerves are on edge there. thanks. another top story we're following for you. four teens accused of gang raping a 15-year-old high school student may appear in court today. this is brand new video. these are suspects being taken into custody at the richmond, california police station last night. the four teens are charged with rape and acting together in the attack making them eligible for life in prison.

an emotional public safety hearing a friend of the victim talked about what happened the night of her high school homecomeing dance. >> at the dance there were four officers, none of them patrolling the area. i looked outside of the gym and i saw 12 to 15 guys sitting there with no i.d.s. the officers not only did they not check the i.d.s of those students or men sitting outside of our campus, the security officers employed here did no job checking either. the assistant principal looked outside and saw those men and did nothing about it. >> police say as men as ten people may have witnessed the attack. it went on for 2 1/2 hours. two dozen people watched what happened and never called police according to authorities. appearing last night on our sister network cnn, a richmond police spokesman talked about the attack. >> this is one of the most brutal crimes i've seen in my 15 years as a cop. on saturday night after a dance

here on the richmond campus we responded and found our victim unconscious. the officers saw several people surrounding her and they fled as we approached. we caught one individual as officers made contact with the victim found that she was unconscious and stripped naked. what we do know is that multiple suspects physically beater robbed her and sexually assaulted her and only a few hours ago was she released from the hospital. >> richmond now reports a reward of $2,000 has been offered for information in the case. motivational speaker and author james arthur ray is canceling his seminars for the rest of the year. three people died at a sweat lodge ceremony he led in northern arizona this month. 18 others were hospitalized. on his website ray says he needs to dedicate physical and emotional energies to bringing close ear to the matter. no charges filed but authorities are talking to ray about what happened at his high priced retreat outside sedona in northern arizona. the search continues for a

missing navy plane off the coast of texas with two crew members on board. the coast guard said it disappears yesterday afternoon. the last location near san jose island. a navy spokesman said the pilots have hand held radios for emergencies. nothing has been heard from them yet. three men who were said to be part of a radical group are still at large. they're allegedly affiliated with 11 men targeted in raids in the detroit area yesterday charged with various federal crimes including theft mail fraud and illegal possession and sale of firearms. the group's leader was killed with a shootout. a judge set a december 11th date for a preliminary hearing in the matter of phillip and nancy garrido. the couple accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard and holding her captive for 18 years. the garridos were in court today for a preliminary hearing. the report is the judge in the

case said both sides would discuss discovery issues at that december hearing. the garridos are charged with kidnapping jaycee dugard in 1991 as she walked to a bus stop in the lake tahoe area. prosecutors allege phillip garrido raped dugard. dugard is now 29 resurfaced in august and has been reunited with her mother. the janitor accused of stabbing a new jersey priest 32 times appeared in court today. police say the man killed the reverend in the rectory of the church last week. the priest discussed firing the janitor one day before his death. the funeral is set for this weekend at the church he once called home. testimony began today in the first trial stemming from a raid on a polygamist ranch in texas last year. 38-year-old raymond jessup is accused of sexual assault on a child which stems from his

alleged marriage to and underage girl. yesterday a prosecutor told jurors witnesses, documents and dna will show jessup sexually assaulted a teen half his age. he faces a charge of bigamy. that case will be handled separately. if your significant other has wandering eyes it may not be in the genes. we may not be programmed for monogamy and multiple partners may be the way to go. it's quite a subject generating a lot of comment. we'll get your comment just ahead.

the bodies of 18 u.s. troops and federal agents killed this week in afghanistan are back home. they're back in the u.s. the flag draped coffins were met

by president obama overnight at dover air force base. at a time when the president is trying to decide whether or not to send more u.s. forces to afghanistan. the agents and soldiers were killed monday and tuesday in a helicopter crash and roadside bombing. procter&gamble maker of everything from pringles to batteries, to razors may purge their product lines. the company's new ceo is taking a close look at brands. the journal says mcdonald was given ultimatum to division leaders. they'll have to prove the worth or units will be soldoff. a new plant will be built in north charleston. it's a big loss for seattle

where boeing is basing its manufacturing. boeing says the new plant should be up and running in two years. we know about ben franklin flying a kite in the storm. what about leonard kleinrock typing the letter l? it may prove to be as monumental. 40 years after that first internet communication, cnn.com caught up with kleinrock. >> it may not seem as exciting as, you know landing on the moon, but think about how it's change the world. we're talking about two guys and a computer lab. 40 years at ucla. one message and the internet was born. the ucla professor sent a message from a ucla computer to another one at stanford. the message was supposed to be

the word log. he was only able to get the l and o out before the machine crashed. some things haven't changed, right? he's still teaching at ucla. he says he's more like one of the fathers of the internet and not the father. he says that he regards the internet as a member of his family. part of his dna. he doesn't really like some of the things that has happened with the internet. he says that he wishes there had been some changes like better authentication installed to prevent the dark side like viruses, spam identity theft and it bothers him a bit. some kids are so reliant on it that they can't even make change at the cash register but if you want to read more about him and how things have changed just go to cnn.com/tech. >> i'm surprised he's not a cult hero by now. >> he kind of it. >> earlier we talked about gay rights groups cheering the

expansion of the hate crimes law. cnn.com is highlighting another victory of sorts for supporters. >> the 2010 census for the first time will actually count members of same-sex couples. now, this reverses a bush administration policy that said that such a tally was banned by the defense of marriage act because same-sex couples isn't legal in all of the states, the census will just count couples to use the term husband and wife. gay advocacy groups say that the tally will actually highlight their community and some of the needs in their communities and some couples may not actually admit to being a gay couple because they worry about how much information will be leaked out about them but the census report is supposed to be confidential. you know what? back in 1990 census reporters if they found a same-sex couple that reported themselves as married, they would change one

of the sexes. but this will be the first real indication of how many same-sex couples are out there. >> thank you so much. a slow moving storm dumps snow in the rockies and western plains big time. it looks pretty but traffic headaches are not pretty at all.

texas health officials say prisoners will not get vaccinated before the general public. texas prison officials asked that all inmates get the h1n1 flu vaccine and that didn't set well with texans unable to get vaccinations for themselves. wardens say prisoners are at a high risk because they're in a confined space and the flu could spread rapidly through the population. >> it's important they don't get everybody sick. not only the other inmates but the staff who work there. >> i pay for insurance. i pay premiums. i would have to pay a co-pay to have my daughter have the vaccine but my tax dollars are deferred for something i don't have much of a say in.

>> reporter: prison officials asked for 158,000 doses. the feds allocated less than 1.7 million to the entire state of texas. parents have been holding chicken pox parties for years and now people are holding swine flu parties. it's the same theory. people infect each other now so they have immunity later when a stronger strain may appear. the cdc says no way. people that expose themselves to the h1n1 virus at these get togethers could gamble with their lives and no way to know how sick you'll get trying this. >> you can't control it. so in some individuals if they intentionally try to get themselves sick they could get really, really sick. we have seen people that become severely ill that end up hospitalized. >> the cdc warns the virus has been mild so far but it's proven fatal and you should avoid others if you get sick. the drug makers that manufacture h1n1 said it will deliver 30 million doses by the end of next month to the u.s. but so far the u.s. has only

received about half of the 45 million doses it had expected from the vaccine makers. house democrats came together behind plan to overhaul the health care system. nancy pelosi says the proposal integrates reform bills approved in three separate committees including a government run public option for health insurance which federal assistance for low income families to buy coverage. it would prevent insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions and require businesses to provide insurance for their employees. the speaker says if the bill is enacted, 96% of all americans would get health insurance coverage. >> it reduces the deficit. meets president obama's call to keep the cost under $900 billion over ten years and it insures 36 million more americans. 36 million more. >> the house bill represents a compromise among democrats. some are still pushing for a more robust public option.

republicans didn't take part in these negotiations but the gop leadership vigorously opposes any public option claiming it will only result in higher taxes and rising medical cost. >> it's not just the so-called government option. it's the over 50 new mandates, bureaucracies, tax hikes, commissions, all tens of thousands of new federal employees, which is clearly designed for a government takeover of our health care system. >> health care proposal, the one by the democrat should be on the floor of the house by next week. have you lost some of your most treasured possessions trying to sell your home? clark howard tells you how to protect yourself from open house robberies. here's clark. >> okay, what's old is new again. and this is one that was an oldy but baddy.

"washington post" is reporting as people are putting their homes for sale without a realtor trying to save money, they're getting robbed blind. while one person is distracting you asking about feature of the home, the other person is rummaging through your drawers looking for jewelry. this is an old rule that you may not have heard. if you are selling your home get all your valuables out of the house prior to you putting your home up for sale. the easiest thing to do is go rent a safe deposit box at a bank or credit union. or if you have a relative you really trust, store those things with them till you've sold your house. i'm clark howard. for more ways to protect yourself go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> great consumer advice. clark's on weekends.

saturdays and sundays. join him at noon and 4:00 eastern. he'll help you save a lot of money. a huge hunk of metal crashes onto a busy bridge in san francisco closing it to hundreds of thousands of commuters. this has been a nightmare for days. is there any end in sight?

a shooting attack outside a los angeles synagogue may be a hate crime. investigators now working the scene where two men on their way to services were shot. and republicans responding as house democrats unveil their health care reform package. it's got the public option and conservatives, not too happy about that. and you know the pledge to love honor and cherish till death do you part? but a lot more people are breaking that promise these days. we'll hear your views on the future of monogamy. thursday, october 29th, thanks for hanging around for hln "news and views." i'm brooke baldwin. want to get to this story developing out of los angeles where police are searching for a

gunman who walked into a crowd just outside this synagogue and started opening fire this morning. two people were shot in the legs as they arrived for worship. police say the victims are stable and are in good condition. the attack happened around 6:30 local time this morning in the temple temple's parking lot. but right now, the lapd trying to figure out what happened. >> we do not know what motivated this. we are looking at every possibility. and at this point we have a lone individual who came in and for unknown reason at this point, shot at these two individuals. whether it was a robbery or some other type of motive, we have no understanding. we certainly recognize the location. and we're sensitive to that. but we do not know that this is a hate crime at all at this point. >> here's what else we know. authorities say a 17-year-old what matches what they're saying a loose description of the suspect is in custody. but they're stopping short of calling him a suspect. they are talking to the teen to see what role, if any, he had in

the shootings. and those four teenagers accused of gang-raping a high school student were in court today. take a look at this new video here from the court hearing. three of them wore these bulletproof vests. only one entered a plea of not guilty. this is video of the suspects being taken into custody. that's richmond, california, last night. the four teens charged with rape and acting together in the attack making them eligible for life in prison. and last night there was an emotional public safety hearing from a-- where a teacher scolded officials for the lack of security guards. >> we were laughed at last summer for asking for 13 security guards. we were laughed at when we said we needed $80,000 worth of camera. i went to look myself at an elementary school. our school approved them.

we never got them. >> police say as many as ten people might have attacked the 15-year-old for 2 1/2 hours. they also say up to two dozen people watched it go down and never called police. the search is on for a missing navy plane with two crew members on board. the u.s. coast guard says the plane is used for training purposes. it disappeared yesterday afternoon. the last location was off the texas coast at san jose island. three men who are said to be part of this radical islamist sunni group are allegedly affiliated with 11 men targeted in raids yesterday. they were charged with various federal crimes. the group's leader was killed in a shootout with federal agents. the janitor accused of stabbing a new jersey priest 32

times appeared in court today. police say jose feliciano killed the reverend ed hinds in the rectory of st. patrick's church last week. the priest reportedly discussed firing feliciano one day before his death. feliciano is now being held on $1 million bail. the funeral for reverend hinds is scheduled for this weekend at the church he once called home. and we have just learned here at hln, motivational speaker and author james arthur ray is canceling his seminars for the rest of the year. three people died at a sweat lodge ceremony he led in northern arizona earlier this month. 18 others were hospitalized. on his website here, ray announced he needs to dedicate all of his physical and emotional energies to bringing closure to the matter. no charges have been filed yet, but authorities are talking to ray about what happened at his high-priced retreat just outside of sedona. busy day for lawmakers on capitol hill. house democrats have come together behind this plan to overhaul the nation's health

care system. speaker nancy pelosi says this proposal integrates reform bills approved in three separate committees. the bill includes a government-run public option health insurance for low income families to buy coverage. it would prevent insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions and would require businesses to provide insurance for their employees. pelosi says if the bill is enacted, 96% of all americans would get health insurance coverage. >> it opens doors to quality medical care to those who are shut out of the system for far too long. and because of the work of our members and our meetings across the country, we know that prevention and wellness are an important part of this legislation. it puts a major new emphasis on preventative care expands access to screenings and other treatments to keep americans healthy and promotes workplace wellness.

>> the house bill that represents a compromise among democrats, some of them still pushing for what they call a more robust public option. republicans did not take part in negotiations. in fact, the house gop leadership vigorously opposes any public option claiming it will result in higher taxes and rising medical costs. >> it's going to raise the cost of americans' health insurance. it's going to kill jobs with tax hikes and new mandates in it. and it's going to cut seniors' health care benefits. and if all that isn't bad enough the mandates on states will bankrupt what are already states that have huge financial problems today. we've got better ideas and we'll be talking about them over the next week. >> the health care proposal should reach the house floor sometime next week. and texas health officials now say prisoners will not be getting vaccinated before the general public. talking about swine flu here. texas prison officials asked if all inmates koudcould get the h1n1

flu vaccine. and that didn't sit very well with some texans who were finding it tough to get the shot themselves. prison officials says the flu could spread rapidly throughout the population there. so far the federal government has only allocated less than 1.7 million to the entire state of texas. and the temperature may be dropping but the price at the pump going the other way. it is surging right now. but why? we'll have answers straight from an oil trader.

how about some good news in a bad economy for today? how about this? the economy might have taken a big step toward recovery. the growth has essentially ended the recession might be ending.

so as we talk about recovery, chief gas prices have been one of the silver linings of this down economy. but suddenly prices are on the rise again. poppy harlow is here to talk about it again. i know you don't have to deal with this being in manhattan. >> reporter: right. the subway is my car. but a lot of people upset about this. the national average for gas today, $2.69 a gallon according to aaa. what we've seen in the last 16 days is this big spike prices up 20 cents in the last 16 days. a lot of folks saying, why is this? they're baffled. listen to what some folks we talked to in florida had to say about that. >> it's terrible. it's ridiculous. it's going up like ten cents every week. >> it's $2.29 two weeks ago. now it's $2.65. that's crazy. >> i have no clue why the gas prices are going up again. after they went down from almost

$4 something and then they all go down. now they're going up again? i don't know why. i don't understand at all because we have enough oil. it shouldn't be that high. >> reporter: there you gochlt she made the connection. big reason? oil prices. this chart is oil starting at the beginning of the year, hitting the low in march, and going up. this is the surge in oil prices -- gas and oil prices move in concert. that's what's going on. the woman said it. we've got enough oil for now at least. not so many fundamentals driving this but people are paying more every day right now at the pump. >> everyone's asking why? i'll join in, why? what is behind the rise? >> reporter: we wanted to know. we headed downtown here in manhattan. we went to the nimex where they trade the oil futures every day. we asked them, are there any fundamentals to this? why is oil higher? why is gas higher? here's what they told us -- is

there a fundamental basis for oil rising as it has? >> no not if you're looking at real supply/demand. but as a hedge against the weak dollar that's what we're following. >> i think the run-up has been unwarranted mostly because of the devaluation of the dollar. if you see a pick-up there, you'll see a change in the crude. >> reporter: it's those guys that trade the oil, send the price higher or lower to companies like airlines, you feel it at the pump. also what's going on is oil is baugh and sold in dollars. when the dollar falls in value, you have investors around the world that can get more for their money. and the prices go up. the traders i talked to not exactly welcome news for folks at the gas pump. they said they can see oil prices hitting 100 bucks next year. and big news from exxonmobil, go to cnnmoney.com and see how much money they made or didn't make

lost quarter. it's less than last year. >> poppy harlow, you enjoy that subway. good to talk to you. a former female writer with david letterman is breaking her silence on what it was like to actually work there. in an exclusive interview with joy behar, she said she never slept with any staffers at the letterman show. she says she walked away from her dream job because it was a hostile work environment. >> what's going on that made you leave? you loved the job and the show? something was going on that made you feel uncomfortable. >> it was just a situation where i was -- you talked about it on "the view" yourself. if you're doing your job and you're working hard and you're in the middle of a soap opera, then that's not -- i wasn't going to thrive professionally.

i didn't get the memo as a young girl that said, you should have low self-esteem and put up with crap. so i just -- i quit. >> all of this coming after david letterman admitted having a relationship with staffers. catch "the joy behar show" 9:00 p.m. eastern time here on hln. have you seen this article on cnn.com? it has to do with the m word. monogamy monogamy. a psychiatrist and her husband say staying faithful to a mate for a lifetime isn't probable. caveat here, the authors have been married for 32 years. on the other hand, a couples specialist at emory university school of medicine insists lifelong monogamy has tangible rewards.

so we're talking to you about this. getting all kinds of comments here. want to get to this question -- the question being, is monogamy still realistic? is mating for life a thing of the past? call us right now. or send us an e-mail to cnn.com/hln. we'll be airing your comments hopefully some colorful comments throughout the day here. how about this segway? jon gosselin, problems keep piling up, especially with the ladies in his life. but this time it is the reality dad's girlfriend and what she has to say about him. pretty shocking.

a florida woman has started to recover from the swine flu after five weeks in a coma. doctors induced that coma after lori frye showed up in the e.r. in such bad shape, they thought she might die. >> they took her right into the emergency area quick. i think they seen she was having

a hard time breathing respiratory problems and everything. >> i'm happy to be able to tuck my son into bed at night. that was the one thing he would call me in the hospital crying because i wasn't able to tuck him in. >> her husband was told three times that she might not make it. good thing now is she's doing better but still might not get to go home until thanksgiving. you've heard of chicken pox party, parent, if they have one child infected they want to get everyone sick. how about a swine flu party? people are holding those. the idea? people infect one another so they have immunity later on if there's a stronger strain. but authorities say they could be gambling with their lives. the flu has proven fatal, so avoid others if you are sick. and jon gosselin's girlfriend talking once again here. this time, she has shocking claims about him. "showbiz tonight's" brooke anderson joining me in

hollywood. i know we're talking about hailey glassman. weave been waiting to hear from her. not painting a nice picture of her boyfriend, is she? >> no, she's not. if this doesn't make jon gosselin the most hated bachelor in the country, i really don't know what does. his current girlfriend, hailey glassman, speaking out to another entertainment show about jon gosselin, says he's got a really short fuse and that he's emotionally abusive. listen to what she says -- i shouldn't have to put up with being emotionally abused. i cry and say why are you so mean to me? i don't want to leave him all alone. at the end of the day, i love him but i dislike him at times. when i love someone, i would never hurt them. basically she's saying the guy throws some major temper tantrums. and she also admits that their relationship is not normal. she even breaks down in tears talking about how she's treated not just by jon but by outsiders. listen. she goes on --

>> brooke, i don't know about you, but i'm surprised these two are still together. it sounds like they're both pretty darn mizzable. but i think jon has been so focused on fame and attention, he hasn't seen how his actions are impacting those around him. i sincerely hope the kids aren't privy to all this. >> but she says i still love him? i don't get it. >> i don't either. >> one more thing, you got a statement from jon gosselin that just came in. what's that? >> yeah and it signals a step in the right direction. here is what he says though he doesn't directly address hailey glassman's complaints.

>> do you know what this statement says to me? one, that he did not write it himself. it's far too eloquent and well-written. but, two, maybe he is committing himself to re-evaluating and becoming a better person. that's good news. >> air quotes, re-evaluate. we'll see about that. brooke anderson, you've got a good show tonight. >> we do. we'll have more details on this and the great jon gosselin debate. we're also going to have viewer comments. you don't want to miss what our friends at home are saying about jon gosselin. tv's first most provocative entertainment news show, "showbiz tonight," 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. we'll see you then. >> thank you, brooke. a storm creeping across the rk mountains leaving 3 to 4 feet on the ground in denver. it is the heaviest october

snowfall since 1997. the snow closing schools b canceling football games in nebraska. forecasters warn there could be whiteout conditions in colorado, wyoming and nebraska. and stick around, hln "news and views" will be right back.

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good and stable condition. the attack happened around 6:30 a.m. local time in the temple's parking lot. right now, the lapd is just trying to figure out exactly what happened. >> we do not know what motivated this. we are looking at every possibility. and at this point, we have a lone individual who came in and for unknown reason at this point, shot at these two individuals. whether it was a robbery or some other type of motive, we have no understanding. we certainly recognize the location. and we're sensitive to that. but we do not know that this is a hate crime at all at this point. >> here's what else we know. authorities say a 17-year-old who matches what they're saying a loose description of the suspect is in custody. but they're stopping short of calling him a suspect. they are talking to the teen to see what role, if any, he had in the shootings. and those four teenagers accused of gang-raping a 15-year-old high school student were in court today.

three wore bulletproof vests and only three of them didn't enter a plea. the four teens charged with rape and acting together in the attack making them eligible for life in prison. and last night, there was an emotional public safety hearing where a teacher scolded officials for the lack of security guards. >> we were laughed at last summer for asking for 13 security guards. we were laughed at when we said we needed $80,000 worth of cameras. i went to dejohn middle school myself to look at their camera systems to make sure those would be the best quality for richmond high. our school approved them. we never got them. >> police say as many as ten people might have attacked the girl for 2 1/2 hours. they also say up to two dozen people watched what happened and never called police. authorities say they found out about that assault from a

former student who heard two males bragging about it. appearing on "larry king" last night, a clinical psychologist said if only one person who witnessed the alleged gang rape might have spoken up things might have turned out much differently. >> everybody was looking to the other like, oh this is -- i guess we're doing this, this is okay. no one's saying anything. and had one person stood up had one person jumped in or said, this isn't okay, it would have shifted the dynamic of that group very quickly. >> authorities in richmond are offering a $2,000 award for more information in that case. we have now learned here that motivational speaker and author james arthur ray is canceling his seminars for the rest of this year. three people died at a sweat lodge ceremony he led in northern arizona earlier this month. 18 others were hospitalized. check out his website. on it, ray announced he needs to dedicate all of his physical and

emotional energies to bringing closure to the matter. no charges have been filed yet, but authorities are talking to ray about what happened at his high-priced retreat just outside of sedona. and the bodies of 18 u.s. troops and federal agents killed in afghanistan this week are home. they are back in the u.s. their flag-draped coffins were met by the president at dover air force base over night. their deaths came in the deadliest month for u.s. forces since 2001 and at a time when the president is trying to decide whether to send more u.s. forces to afghanistan. also, the president is reportedly wanting to know what is going on in afghanistan in every single province before he decides whether to expand the war there. if you read "the washington post" this morning, there was an article about how the president's has asked for a province-by-province breakdown. afghanistan commander general

stanley mcchrystal is seeking as many as 40,000 additional u.s. troops. the post is also reporting the provincial status reports will be ready before the president meets with the joint chiefs of staff tomorrow. and the search still on for that missing navy plane with two crew members on board. the u.s. coast guard says the training aircraft failed to return from a flight yesterday afternoon. the plane's last known location was san jose island just off the texas coast. a navy spokesman says the pilots have used handheld radios for emergencies but none has heard from them. a british man is confirming he and his wife are being held by armed pirates near the somali coast. the british navy found their empty yacht. paul chandler told a british news outlet that he was asleep when armed men came aboard his yacht. he says they kept asking for money, took everything of value on his boat. paul and his wife were heading to tanzania went a distress

signal went out last friday. and drew peterson went before a judge today to check the status of his murder case. he's accused of killing his third wife, kathleen savio in 2004. initially here investigators ruled her death as an accident. they started taking a closer look after his fourth wife, stacy, just disappeared. she was reported missing two years ago today. breaking news tonight in a case we have been following very closely here. florida police warn somer thompson's killer may be paying very close attention to the investigation. and people may be associated with the killer and not even know it. plus somer's father brings the latest on the search for justice in his baby's tragic death. nancy grace is on the story. she'll have the latest breaking developments at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern time right here on hln "news and views." four centuries of chinese art of tie chi has been used to relax and calm the mind.

barbara hall has more in today's health minute. >> reporter: they can be seen all over china, older adults practicing the slow movements of tai chi. the practice has even caught on in the united states. now a limited study shows that regular tai chi exercise can reduce knee pain in the elderly. according to the centers for disease control 4.3 million americans over the age of 60 suffer from knee osteoarthritis where the joint cartilage in the knee wears down. in the study performed by researchers from tufts university school of medicine, 40 elderly patients with confirmed arthritis in the knees were split into two parts. half were asked to participate in 60-minute tai chi sessions twice a day for 12 weeks. the other half were given therapy and other stretching exercises for the same period.

when the 12 weeks were up, the group practicing tai chi showed a significant decrease in knee pain. researchers believe it is the mental aspects of the tai chi that stave off thechronic knee pain.

we all know about ben franklin flying that kite in a storm. neil armstrong taking that one giant leap for mankind. but what about leonard kleinrock typing the letter "l."

40 years after that first internet communication, cnn.com caught up with kleinrock and reggie aqui is here with that. the letter "l"? >> reporter: yeah, if they could do it again they would write something more meaningful like as man made his first step on the moon. that didn't happen this time. it was more like a simple communication between one colleague to another. but little did they know, it was the birth of the internet. 40 years old, doesn't look a day over 20, that's what i say. kleinrock was a ucla computer science professor. he sent the message from a ucla computer to another computer at stanford. that first message that was typed was supposed to be the word l-o-g-. like log. but the stanford machine crashed after the professor wrote the letters l and o.

that professor is still teaching at ucla and he says he's less the father of the internet than one of the fathers. still he says he regards the internet as a member of his family and part of his dna. however, he's not always proud of his son, the internet, or daughter. he regrets people rely on it so heavily. he says kids, when you go to a fast-food place, they can't even give change because they're so reliant on computers. he also fears the internet's dark side, virus, spam, identity theft. he wishes that stronger user authentications were given. still, happy birthday internet. >> you'd think he'd have a bajillion dollars. let's move on. what else do you have on the site highlighting another

victory for gay rights supporters? >> reporter: the census in 2010 is a victory for them. the federal government is changing the way they count couples. for the first time, same-sex couples will be identified as such. and will be identified as married if that's how they fill out the form. keep in mind just because a same-sex couple says they're married, doesn't necessarily mean that is legally recognized. several states right now legally recognize marriage. when this comes out, it will be broken down into states rather than looking at the total amount of same-sex couples in the u.s. simply because the federal government's software hasn't caught up to do so. this is a major reverseal of the bush administration. some worry that this is ignoring the law that is already in place, again, that the bush

administration recognized when they didn't use this system. demographers anticipate the information as it serves a first official reflection of the changes that are going on within america. before, i should let you know for example, in 1990 f a same-sex household reports themselves as married, the census would look at that as a fluke and a mistake in the system and it would change one of the members of that household sex automatically. the software has been updated. but the headline here, 2010, the first time that the united states government will officially recognize same-sex couples. >> 2010 census. that's on cnn.com. reggie, thank you. i want to talk about another popular story getting a lot of click and a lot of buzz for us on hln. we're talking about monogamy and is it doomed? a psychiatrist and her husband says staying faithful to a single human being for a

lifetime isn't human-- but the authors have been married for 32 years. on the other hand, a couples specialist at emory insists that lifelong monogamy has tangible rewards. it provides an emotional environment of safety and trust without the drama facing people like, say, david letterman right now. we here at hln getting a lot of comments on the story. want to hear from you. the question we're asking is monogamy still realistic? is mating for life a thing of the past? call us. e-mail us. we'll be airing your comments throughout the day. talking about travel here, next time you travel, you want to avoid tourist traps. we can help you with our series "my city, my secret." today, going down to abilene, texas. your guide country music star

aaron watson. >> i'm aaron watson. they call me the honky tonk kid. ♪ i live in abilene, texas. i want to show you some of my favorite hangouts. we're here at the app lean zoo. this is one of my favorite spots to take my two little boys. it's rare for a town of this size to have such a fantastic zoo. my favorite attraction here at the zoo is our new white tiger. what's he say? here we are at bogie's downtown abilene, texas. you can order something off the menu or they can help you build your own sandwich. it's an enjoyable eating experience. it's the "cheers" of downtown abilene. this is the historic paramount theater. we did the cover for my album here. when you first walk in you're just overwhelmed with the detail and how fancy everything is. it's always been a place that i enjoy to not only see movies in

but to have my own concerts. those are my city's secrets. now show me yours. go to ireport.com/mycitymysecret.

just got new information for you. one of the three men who is at large after yesterday's detroit area raid is now under arrest. federal investigators say they nabbed the man in windsor ontario, in canada and that he is the son of the leader of a radical sunni islam group. yesterday's raid targed men charged with theft, mail fraud and the illegal possession and sale of firearms. the group's leader luqman ameen abdullah, was killed in a shootout with officials there. a man told a jury he did not commit murder. the reason? too overweight. he's accused of climbing a

staircase to kill his former son-in-law. prosecutors say he cleaned up the crime, made a fast getaway before police arrived. the defense says at the time of the crime, he weighed 285 pounds and was too unhealthy. >> short of breath, sleep apnea. diabetes classic overweight guy. yet they say he fired a shot from four steps down, jumped up, fired five shots, all of which hit their target. >> i had no reason to want him dead. >> did you care about him, one way or the other? >> no, sir. >> did you murder paul? >> no i did not. >> i have nothing further. thank you. >> prosecutors say he researched how to build a gun gun silencers and did internet searches on how to commit the perfect murder. you know the louisville bat company? the company has been liable for a young man killed by a

baseball. the panel found that the company failed to warn about the dangers of using aluminum bats. brandon patch was killed in 2003 when he was it hit by a baseball hit off of one of these bats. his mother says this lawsuit was not about money. >> we came into this not knowing, you know, we were just hoping to prevail is all for brandon. this is for brandon. and for the other kids on the field. >> a spokesman for a louisville slugger said the company did nothing wrong the verdict appears to be an indictment of the entire sport of baseball. an update on a story, six african american students say they were refused entry to a chicago nightclub for wearing baggie jeans reached an agreement with the bar. the students have agreed not to file suit or seek money from the

club. washington university students claim they were turned away from a class celebration because baggie jeans violated the dress code but a white student wearing the same jeans was let in. there are sports fans and there are sports fans. this philadelphia fanatic says the cops got it all wrong. she was not offering tickets for sex. we'll hear her side of the story next.

a gunman opens fire at a north hollywood synagogue. two people are hit. how they are doing and how the search goes for a suspect. the death of a teenage baseball player leads to a landmark decision. find out who the jury blames for his fatal injury. is finding the one really one big fantasy. is monogamy one big fantasy these days. a gunman walked into a crowd outside a los angeles synagogue this morning and opened fire. two people were shot in the lower torso arriving for worship. the victims are stable and in good condition. the attacks occurred around 6:30

local time in the parking garage. police have not found a shooter and the lapd are still piecing together what happened and why. >> we do not know what motivated this. we are looking at every possibility. at this point we have a lone individual who came in and for unknown reason at this point shot at these two individuals. whether it is robbery or other motive, we have no understanding. we certainly recognize the location and are sensitive to that. we do not know this is a hate crime at all at this point. >> he was standing next to mayor villaraigosa who urged jumping to any conclusions. a 17-year-old is in custody but not being called a suspect. they are talking to the suspect to see what role he played. four teenager accused of gang raping a 15-year-old high schoolers were in court today.

three wore bullet proof vest. these are some of the suspects being taken into the police station in richmond california. the fourteens are charged in rape and acting together in the attack. that makes them eligible for life in prison. a friend of the victim talked about what happened the night of her high school's homecoming dance. >> at the dance there are four officers, none of them paroling the area. i looked outside of the gym and i saw 12 to 15 guys with no i.d.s. not only did the officers not check the i.d.s of those students or men but the security officers did no job checking either. the assistant principal looked outside and saw those men and did nothing about it. >> a teacher at last night's hearing scolded officials over the lack of security at richmond high school. >> we were laughed at last

summer for asking for 13 security guards. we were laughed at when we said we needed $80,000 worth of cameras. i went to dejean middle school myself to look at their camera systems to make sure those would be the best quality for richmond high. our school approved them. we never got them. >> police say as many as ten people may have attacked the girl for 2 1/2 hours and perhaps two dozen watched and never called police. >> the bodies of 18 u.s. troops and federal agents killed in afghanistan this week are back in the u.s. their flag-draped coffins were met by president obama. they were killed in a helicopter crash and a roadside bombing. their deaths came in the deadliest month since 2001 when the president is trying to desid whether or not to send more troops to afghanistan. he reportedly wants to know what is going on in every province of

the country before making that decision to expand the war. the "washington post" reports he asked for a province by province breakdown of leaders and factions that may be partners in the u.s. mission. general stanley mcchrystal is asking for 40,000 additional u.s. troops. the "post" reports the status report should be ready for the president's meeting with the joint chiefs of staff tomorrow. the search continues for a missing navy plane. the plane is used for training purposes. it disappeared yesterday off corpus christi. its last known location san jose island. the pilots have hand held radios for emergencies but no one has heard a word from either one. now only two men said to be part of the radical sunni islam group in the u.s. are at large. one has been arrested just across the frontier in windsor

ontario by the royal canadian mounted police. they are affiliated with 11 men targeted yesterday in detroit area raids. charged with theft mail fraud and illegal possession and sale of fire arms. the group's leader luqman ameen abdullah was killed. the father of the man arrested today. a slow moving storm is dumping snow on the rockies. we'll tell you what is in the forecast.

ongoing briefing at the synagogue shooting. here is an lapd spokesperson. >> we are going around door knocking and actually canvass canvassing, looking for additional witnesses to see if they have any information any suspects they seen and co late that information with the information we have as of right now. someone asked for the ages of the victims that were at the

hospital. one is 38 years of age and the other is 53 years of age. so any other questions? >> can you confirm their names. >> i cannot. >> is the person of interest your suspect? >> he is still a person -- well first of all whenever we detain anybody, whether we call them a person of interest or a suspect, they are a suspect. we are interested in their activities, what he was doing, that type of information. we are looking into his criminal activities if he had any in the past. >> was the shooting caught on tape? >> i don't believe the actual shooting was caught on tape. we have tape that our detectives have looked at. it is not the best quality video but there's different angles that we are trying to look at to see if we can specifically identify the suspect. >> any closer to finding a motive in this? >> no. not as of right now. it is unknown what the reason is.

>> commander you found the gun? >> we have not located a weapon. >> what does try to talk to him mean. you said you are trying to talk to the person detained. is he not respond something. >> it is not he is not responding. we are having conversations. >> we are hearing this person has an extensive criminal background. is this true? >> i don't have that information, how extensive his rap sheet is. >> commander there was an operation that went into effect immediately protecting other jewish facilities. has that been stood down at this point? >> we have the consistent vigilance. any time we have an incident at a synagogue or religious institution particularly the time of day and how it occurred we want to make sure we are vigilant and get the information out to all the synagogues and so that is what we did. we contacted our network of

leaders within the jewish community so they can take precautions as well. >> if the motive becomes something besides robbery and a deranged individual, do you stand down? >> as soon as we have additional information we will provide that to them. >> is there search for another suspect? >> no. there is no search. the tactical aspect of this operation is concluded. there is no additional searches that we are doing for suspects. we don't have any information a suspect is within the dined perimeter. >> what can you tell us about the surveillance video? >> that may seem the person they have in custody is elevated from a person of interest. this young male was taken in custody shortly after the shooting that occurred in hour at a synagogue in north hollywood. the shooting took place in the parking garage underneath that facility. two men in their 40s were shot.

they suffered nonlife threatening injuries. apparently there was no good tape of the incident. they can't i.d. a sfrptuspect from a tape recording. it is not entirely clear if the alert issued to jewish day schools and synagogues has been lifted. but it sounds like the urgency has abated. that is commander jorge villegas. one of the most popular features on cnn.com raises the question is monogamy doomed? staying faithful to a single mate for a life time doesn't come easily to humans. they suggest the more logical arrangement may be serial

monogamy. the authors have been married happily for 32 years. on the other hand a couple specialist at emory school of medicine says it provides an emotional environment of safety and trust without the drama facing people like david letterman right now. all right. with all that said what are your views on this? the question is monogamy still realistic, is mating for life because we are living longer a thing of the past. viewers are sounding off. janine in westchester new york. hi. >> caller: hi. >> what do you think? >> caller: i have been married for 11 1/2 years and been with my husband for 20 years. i'm six years older than him. some of us are cut out for monogamy and some are not. some animals mate for life and some don't. having a true love attachment and chemistry with the person

and understanding commitment and work goes into that. if you ask any married couple that has been with each other for a long time a lot of work has gone into that relationship and every day hasn't 2001 but a lot of people say it is well worth the work. >> maybe some are not cut out for marriage. >> caller: especially david letterman. >> no kidding. lee is on the line in mt. juliet, tennessee. >> caller: i think monogamy has been the plan from the start. i think the reason people stray off into other options is because of the fact they have a communication breakdown. i found that love is not a feeling, it's an action. through the action the feeling comes and many times we think you hear these country songs when the thrill is gone everybody high tails it looking for somebody else.

when you look at it love is misinterpreted. it is an action. when you show that action and that means saying i love you when you don't feel like it, writing that love note when you don't feel like it, saying i'm sorry when it wasn't your fault, you find that reaps greater rewards than anything you can imagine. basically what you sow is what you reap. >> you can fall out of love right? >> caller: well, you can. but you can fall back into it. >> good call. e-mails. jerry in austin says marriage vows should say do you want to marry each other share living expenses housework, raise the kids and share child support in case you get sick of each other? say i do. mandy commented on facebook, yes, it is realistic not to

cheat. thanks for weighing in. the maker of louisville slugger baseball bats has to pay a family $850,000, why a jury found that company responsible for a young player's death.

a storm creeping across the rockies and western plains has left three to four feet of snow. in denver it is the heaviest october snowfall since 1997. the snow is closing schools and canceling high school football games in nebraska. where is this headed? meteorologist chad meyers joins us from the cnn weather center. this is a big one. >> it is for this time of year. we get the biggest snow events october and november and march and april because we have a lot of moisture available. we are going to have five six inches of rainfall across the deep south that is the humidity in the air. you don't get this kind of humidity in the air. this air came around and into the cold air and right into the

rocky mountains. go to kdvr.com. here is what the roads look like west of denver. got a bunch of pictures. there must be 100 webcams there. they are amazing. from pinecliffe to conifer, 38 inches and snow coming down. another four inches before it winds down. it is winding down. it is going to move into nebraska. the football games eight-man football, i know you remember that from nebraska not enough seniors or juniors to get 11 men on the team playing both directions. to south dakota where the winter storm warnings are going on right now. the other event for you today is the potential for severe weather. i won't talk about this long but we have tornado watches and warnings, through arkansas, louisiana and parts of texas. if you live here keep a radio on.

chuck. >> chad, thanks so much. house democrats have come together behind a plan to overhaul the health care system. speaker nancy pelosi says this integrated bills in three separate committees. it will require businesses to proid insurance for their employees. if the bill is enacted 36 million more americans would get health insurance coverage. >> the bill will expand coverage including a public option to boost choice and competition in the health insurance reform. it covers 96% of all americans and it puts affordable coverage in reach for millions of uninsured and underinsured families lowering health care costs for all of us. >> this house bill represents a compromise among democrats. some are still pushing for a more robust public option. republicans didn't take part in these negotiations.

the house gop leadership vigorously opposed any public option claiming it will result in higher taxes and rising medical costs. >> it is not just the so-called government option it is the over 50 new mandates bureaucracies, tax hikes, commissions, all of this is this going to require tens of thousands of new federal employees, which is clearly designed for a government takeover of our health care system. >> the health care proposal should be on the floor of the house next week. your good news in a bad economy for this day, the economy may have taken a step toward recovery. the overall economy grew at a rapid 3.5% pace last quarter. that indicates the longest recession since the great depression may be ending technically. the company that makes louisville slugger baseball bats has been found liable for the death of a young man killed by a baseball. a montana jury sided with the family suing the company and

awarded them $850,000. the panel found the company failed to warn about the dangers of using aluminum bats. brandon patch was struck by a baseball hit with one of those bats. his mom said it wasn't about the money. >> we came into this not knowing, you know, we were just hoping to prevail is all for brandon. this is for brandon and for the other kids on the field. >> a spokesman for louisville slugger said the company did nothing wrong and the verdict appears to be an indictment of baseball. james arthur ray is canceling all seminars for the year. three people died in a sweat lodge ceremony he led this month in arizona. 18 others were hospitalized. he announced on his website he needs to dedicate his physical and emotional energies to bring closure to the matters. no charges have been filed.

break out the party hats but leave the masks at home. the swine flu parties. why some people are purposely exposing themselves to this virus.

los angeles police have called off the search for a gunman who opened fire outside -- actually inside beneath a los angeles synagogue in north hollywood. they stopped short of saying they have a suspect in custody. they are questioning the 17-year-old about the shootings and have called off the canvass of the immediate neighborhood. two people were shot in the lower torso arriving for worship in an underground garage. the victims are said to be in stable and good condition. the lapd talked about their investigation so far. >> it occurred in the garage area subterranean garage area. that is an oddity in terms of a shooting of the type of shootings we get. the way it appears is he went

from one person and followed and went to another person. that is the specificity of the target. >> can you tell us how old the person is in custody? >> he is 17 i believe. >> does that fit the description of the witnesses? >> the person we have in custody loosely matches the description. yes. >> police say they do have some videotape from inside the synagogue showing footage of the shooter. it is not clear how valuable that will be. four teenager accused of gang rapes a high schooler in california were in court today. three wore bullet proof vests. here is video of some of the suspects being taken into custody at the richmond california, police station last night. fourteens are charged with rape and acting together in the attack making them eligible for life in prison. a friend of the victim talked about what happened the night of her high school's homecoming dance. >> at the dance, there were four

officers, none of them patrolling the area. i looked outside of the gym and i saw 12 to 15 guys sitting there with no i.d.s. the officers not only did they not check the i.d.s of those men sitting outside our campus but the security officers employed here did not job checking either. the assistant principal looked outside and actually saw those men and did nothing about it. >> police found out about the assault of a former student who heard two males bragging about it. appears on "larry king" a clinical psychologist said if one person who witnessed the alleged gang rape had spoken up things would have turned out differently. >> everybody was looking to the other, oh, i guess we are doing this. this is okay. no one is saying anything. had one person stood up, had one person jumped in or said this isn't okay, it would have

shifted the dynamic of that group very quickly. >> now authorities in richmond are offering a $20,000 reward for more information in the case. a preliminary hearing in the jaycee dugard kidnapping and rape case has been postponed until december. it was set for today. it was put off after prosecutors and defense attorneys met with the judge. they are charged with kidnapping jaycee dugard in 1991. prosecutors allege phillip garrido raped dugard who gave birth to his two daughters. dugard is 29 and has been reunited with her mother. police warn somer thompson's killer may be paying very close attention to the investigation and people may be associated with the killer and not even know it. somer's father brings the latest in the search for justice.

nancy grace has the latest 8:00 and 10:00 eastern. >> the janitor accused killing the priest was in court today. the priest had reportedly been discussing firing feliciano one day before his death. feliciano is being held on $1 million bail. the funeral is set for this weekend at the church he once called home. two men are said to be part of the radical sunni islam group at large. one considered armed and dangerous was arrested in windsor ontario by the royal canadian mounted police. they are allegedly affiliated with 11 men targeted in raids in detroit yesterday. they were charged with federal crimes, theft, mail fraud and illegal possession and sale of fire arms. the group's leader luqman ameen

abdullah was killed yesterday. the search continues for a navy plane missing off the texas coast. the coast guard says that plain is used for training purposes. the last known location san jose island off corpus christi. the pilots have hand held radios for emergencies but not a peep has been heard. a british man is being held captive by pirates. he and his wife were snatched by pirates sailing in the indian ocean. chandler was able to reach a british reporter by phone.

and there it ends. the line went dead before the reporter could ask chandler how he is being treated. he did shea they were forced off their yacht and on to a con tearership that was seized by the pirates. a storm is in the rockies leaving three to four feet of snow. in denver the heaviest october snowfall since 1997. the snow is closing schools, canceling high school football games in nebraska. mostly affecting western nebraska. forecasters warn there could be whiteout conditions in colorado, wyoming and nebraska today. a man told a jury he was too overweight to commit murder. he is accused of climbing a staircase to kiss his former

son-in-law in conflict with his daughter. the defense said at the time of the crime he weighed 285 pounds and too unhealthy to have pulled this off. >> short of breath, sleep apnea diabetes, classic overweight guy and yet they say he fired a shot from four steps down jumped up fired five shots all of which hit their target. >> i had no reason to want him dead. >> did you care about him one way or the other? >> no, sir. >> did your murder paul dunskak? >> no i did not. >> he did internet searches how to commit the perfect murder. 38-year-old raymond jeszup is accused of sexual assault of a child.

jessup is a member of the fundamental church of jesus christ of latter day saints. documents will show he sexually assaulted a teen half his age. he will face a bigamy charge. a self-help author is promising to help the police. what james arthur ray is doing to provide what he calls closure.

the bodies of 18 u.s. troops and federal agents killed this week in afghanistan are back in the u.s. their flag draped coffins were met by president obama overnight in dover delaware. their deaths came in the

deadliest month since 2001 and at a time when the president is trying to decide whether to send more forces to afghanistan. they were killed in a helicopter crash and a roadside bombing. the president reportedly wants to know what is going on in every province of afghanistan before deciding whether to expand the war. the "washington post" reports that the president asked for a province by province breakdown of local political leaders and factions that might be effective partners. general stanley mcchrystal suggested 40,000 additional troops. the reports will be ready before he sits down with the joint chiefs of staff tomorrow. speaker nancy pelosi says this proposal integrated reform billed in three separate committees. including a government-run public option with federal assistance for low-income families. it would prevent insurance

companies for denying coverage for preexisting condition and require businesses to provide insurance for their employees. pelosi says if the bill is enacted 96% of all americans would get health insurance coverage. >> it opens doors to quality medical care to those who are shut out of the system for far too long and because of the work of our members and our meetings across the country we know that prevention and wellness are an important part of this legislation. it puts a major new emphasis on preventive care expands access to screenings and other treatments to keep americans healthy and promote work place wellness. >> the house bill represents a compromise among democrats. republicans did not take part in the negotiations. the leadership, the house gop leadership vigorously opposed any public option claiming it will result niler taxes and rising medical costs.

>> any health care policy should pass the following test. does it improve health in america? does it lower costs for small businesses and families and does it help our vulnerable? the pelosi bill fails this test. the administration promised americans if you like your health care you can keep it. if you like your doctor you will be able to keep your doctor. that's not the case. >> the health care proposal should reach the floor of the house next week. yaup date on a story. six african-american students who claim they were refused entry to a popular chicago nightclub for wearing baggie jeans reached and agreement with management. originals mother bar will participate in a rally against discrimination and the students agreed not to file a lawsuit or seek money from the club. >> we believe that by asking mothers to join us in this movement we will help to educate our country and create awareness

that discrimination is still something that very much needs to be addressed by our society and create an ongoing dialogue among all kwho attend. >> the washington university students claim they were turned away from a class celebration because their baggie jeans violated the club's dress code but when a white student was wearing the same baggie jeans he was admitted. james arthur ray is canceling all seminars the rest of the year. three people died in a sweat lodge he led earlier this month in arizona. he announced he needs to dedicate his physical and emotional energies to bringing closure to the matter. authorities are talking to ray about what happened at his high-priced retreat outside sedona. if you get behind the wheel you probably know gas prices keep getting higher. we'll explain why next.

it is still not clear when the san francisco traffic nightmare will end. engineers are scram blging to fix the huge bay bridge and let

more than a quarter million daily commuters get back to normal. a 2 1/2 ton piece fell out of the bridge. they are using whatever they have to do to get across that span or across the bay. b.a.r.t., the rapid transit system or other bridges the dun barton and the one in richmond. the caltranssays they don't know when it will open. a swiss drug maker plans to deliver 30 million doses of the h1n1 vaccine by next month. the u.s. has received half of the doses it expected. a florida woman recovered from swine flu after five weeks in coma. she was in such bad shape doctors thought she might die and induced coma. >> they took her right in emergency very quick. i think they seen she was having a hard time breathing

respiratory problems. >> i'm happy to tuck my son into bed at night. >> her husband was told three times she might not make it. she is doing better but might not be home for thanksgiving. your good news in a bad economy. the commerce department says the economy grew at a rapid 3.5% last quarter. that would indicate the longest recession since the great depression may be ending. this comes on the 80th anniversary of black tuesday. the wall street crash of 1929 that eventually led to the great depression. billions of dollars were lost unemployment skyrocketed americans lost hope. but it led to the creation of the fdic, federal deposit insurance corporation. in the four years of the crash 15,000 bank have failed or forced to merge with other bank and many account holders lost everything.

now the fdic insures depositing up to $250,000. cheap gas prices were one of benefits of a bad economy. suddenly prices are on the rice. poppy harlow explains it. >> i don't have to deal with this. i take the subway. most americans are feeling the pain at the pump. the national average $2.69. much more than that in some cities. prices up 20 cents in just the last 16 days. why? who knows. a lot of people scratching their head at this one. here is what the folks in florida told us. >> it's terrible. it's ridiculous. it is going up like ten cents every week. >> 2:29 two weeks ago and now $2.65. that is like 30 some odd cents. it is ridiculous. >> i have no clue why the gas prices are going up again. after they went down from almost $4 now they are going up again?

i don't know why. i don't understand at all. we it shouldn't be that high. >> reporter: there you gochlt she related it to oil. she's exactly right. take a look at what's going on. take a look at oil prices. in january right around $70 a barrel. march hit the lows when the stock market hit the lowest. here we've been going higher. in the last several weeks oil has topped $80 a barrel. that's exactly what's going on. that's why people are saying why is this? >> is it supply and demand? what's behind the rise in oil prices? >> it's not a demand picture. we've got an increase in oil surprise. we went to the nymex where they trade the oil at the trading floor in new york, we asked the oil traders what's going on. here is what they told us. >> is there a fundamental basis for oil rising as it has? >> no. not if you're looking at real

supply and demand. if you're looking at a hedge against the weak dollar that's what -- >> i think the run-up has been unwarranted because of the devaluation of the dollar. if you see a pick up against the devaluation of the dollar i think you'll see a selloff in the crude. >> that's exactly what it is. it's an in verse trade with the dollar as the dollar value goes down oil prices generally goes up. that's exactly what's happening. those traders, most of them said we're going to see $100 office by next year. that would be more expensive gas. not something to look forward to. chuck. >> thanks. poppy harwood. cnn money.com. stock market did well. gdp jumped higher in the last quarter. all the indexes and broader and secondary are seeing gains. for most of the day, dow jones industrial with triple digits. up 170 point still a little bit south of 10000.

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