we have new details. about nine people missing off the coast of california. the coast guard is desperately searching for them. what it says about their chances for survival. the heart brard professor and cambridge cop got back together again, but this time without the president. and we've got some amazing video to show you, a woman trapped in a sinking suv. you'll see the stunning rescue caught on tape. welcome back. i'm natasha curry. happening now nine people are missing off the coast of california and there's an intense search to find them. they disappeared when a coast guard airport and marine helicopters collided. the water is cold, hyper thermia

is a risk but rescuers say they're not giving up hope. >> absolutely we are always hopeful. we are working very hard to make sure we cover any possibility. the assumption is always they are alive. we have not found any hume remains at this point or survivors. >> the coast guard plane that we aren't down was on a search and rescue mission for a missing person. the marine helicopter was on a training mission. police say they have arrested the father we told you about who is accused of running over his own daughter. investigators say they believe the iraqi immigrant hit his daughter with his car because she was becoming too westernized. the 20-year-old woman is still in serious condition right now. we don't have any more details on where or how her father was picked up. well, not everyone's happy with the plan that house democrats have for your health insurance.

one republican calls it a government takeover of health care. we were live yesterday here on the show and speaker nancy pelosi unveiled the final house version. she says it will cover 96% of americans. opponents argue it will cost too much and raise taxes. >> the bill will expand coverage, including a public option to boost choice and competition in the health insurance reform. >> 1,990 pages, that's about four reams of paper. i would say that the people that are getting reamed are the american people. for you, people opposed to the public option have planned more protests today. the so-called tea party express is holding rallies in portland oregon and tacoma washington. the rallies will tun through november 12th. new worse this morning the san francisco/oakland bay bridge will not open in time for the morning risch hour. crews worked overnight to try to

fin emergency repairs on the bridge but it's still closed in both directions until further notice. the bridge was shut down on tuesday. pieces of steel including a major beam fell onto the road right into traffic. now, take a look at this early taste of winter here in colorado. this is part of a storm that's hitting several western states right now. hundreds of schools and businesses were closed in denver yesterday because there was just so much snow people having to scrape off their cars. it's creating a lot of problems on the road. >> it's important that people know they're not out of the woods yet. as the roads give the appearance are starting to clear out where they look wet or slushy, that's the time when it may be the most precarious. >> the storm forced a lot of flights out of denver to be canceled yesterday. the airlines say they'll try to work at a full schedule day, but wob, what are the chances really that that's going to happen? >> for denver they look pretty

good. >> really? >> low clouds, light snow, but nothing like yesterday. this is the western flavg of that storm system a lot of snow beginning to erode across central nebraska, that makes the snow basically almost disappear. if you look at the last three hours, that's what's happening. still a little light snow upsloping when you get to the center park of the rockies but not a big deal right now. the front side of the storm system, a lot of rain from the gulf coast up into detroit and the rest of northern michigan. we'll talk about that area in just about three minutes from now, natasha. >> what a mess. >> yeah. police have made another arrest in the attack on a california high school girl outside her homecoming dance. there are now six suspects in custody. four were in court yesterday for the very first time. three of them wore bulletproof vests. one suspect's aunt said he only watched the assault and didn't do anything to stop the rape,

because he was afraid he would get beaten up, too. >> the charges are very false, i don't believe any of the charges, none of it. >> the juveniles are being charged as adults. police won't say whether any of the witnesses recorded that attack on their cell phones. a jury ruled in favor of the family of a woman who died after drinking more than a dozen bottles of water in a radio station contest. jennifer strange died of accuse water intoxication. contestants had to drink water without going to the bathroom all to win a anyone tendo wii. a jury awarded her family more than $16 million. >> we're gratified with what the jury did. the number they determined is by definition a fair and reasonable number. >> the defense had argued the woman's death was unforeseeable. the sacramento radio station fired ten employees after that whole thing happened.

the jury did not find the parent company negligent but found the subsidiary liable for the action of the employees. a company rep did tell "the sacramento bee "they do respect the jury's decision. health care workers are going to be able to give h1n1 vaccine shots in new york state part of a state of emergency that governor paterson declared yesterday. h1n1-related cases have grown in new york state. 75 people have died. all right. so get this a reporter in arkansas was talking about why people should not drive through rising floodwaters when this happened. right behind her a woman's suv suddenly went under. look at this. cameras from affiliate kark caught one guy jumping in right after her, and the fire department helps him get the woman out safely.

so a team effort there. wow. amazing how quickly that water can of rise. people just drive this and don't realize how dangerous it is. >> the full video, took less than two minutes to have water up to the wheel and once it's that high, you can't open the doors. that's exactly why don't travel into that kind of stuff. rain is still coming in across lower and eastern parts of arkansas. little rock is still getting the rain, but it stretches down through the better part of louisiana. heavy downpours are here. yesterday shreveport not only had a tornado, but also over five inches of rain and the rain continues down. look at the memphis radar. the real heavy rain just off toward the west moving through extreme eastern arkansas. you get to the north, it stretches out think cape jury

regardo, and that rain stretches way toward the northern part of the great lakes. basically everybody is covered up, with the exception of the u.p. the heaviest rain we're going to have for the morning, central michigan rotating towards ontario. more details in that coming up against in just a bit. natasha, getaway not so good in the pidle of the country. so most of you get an extra hour of sleep this week. how's that sound? sunday at 2:00 a.m., we're going to set the clocks back to 1:00 a.m. that's back to standard time. so in the u.s. though, in hawaii and most of arizona they won't be changing because they never set their clocks ahead in the spring. a mother is furious. she says that her exshowed her young daughters hard-core important, and prosecutors can't do anything about it. two of the young stars of

"slumdog millionaire" are being told to stop skipping school.

an american contractor is talking about what it was like inside a deadly attack in afghanistan. chris turner said he grabbed an ak-47 and gave cover fire wednesday, as about 25 people ran from taliban gunmen. he's credited with saving their lives. >> the real heros of this conflict are the men that died the afghan security, the afghan police and of course the u.n. guards that died in this battle. i just happened to be the last man standing with a gun so i was the one that ultimately protected the people behind me from being blown up by the suicide bomber. >> yesterday the urine secretary-general called for more security for u.n. staff in afghanistan, and today president obama will hear from the joint chiefs of staff about the possibility of sending more u.s.

troops there. the army corps and marine corps have already said they are worried that that would make it tough torrie give troops promised time at home between deployments. think fast. what halloween character does your boss remind you of? one in five worker said glinda the good witch in a careerbuilder survey, but villains got about a third of the vote. they include the wolfman, fine one minute howling the next the invisible man who's never around dracula for sucking the life out of you and the wicked witch of the west. that's an anonymous survey, right? the white house says this $700 billion stimulus program is working. no surprise it would say that but it has said the numbers to back it up. melissa long is in for jennifer westhoven. how are you doing? >> good morning. it's 650,000 jobs at least. that's how many the obama

administration says the program has created or saved. it's through the end of september such as work on repairs to the highways you drive. the white house says these numbers are more reliability than data released earlier this month that indicated about 30,000 jobs were created directly as a result of contracts. some new economic reports for investors to digest this morning. consumer spending fell in september by the largest amount this year. this is according to the commerce department. the number's out at 8:30. this is the cash for clunker programs called it a wrap. meantime personal income remained flat and savings rate is up. an update on the drywall story from china, which thousands of homeowners has said damaged their homes, made them sick or possibly both. the cpsc says it cannot establish a link. now, in the past, the drywall

was found to contain sulfur compounds. the government says it just needs more time to study the matter before it considers a recall or abandon. in addition to the sulfur some people said components give off a rotten egg smell. >> that's like your whole house. >> melissa thank you for the heads-up. after plenty of negative press, jon goslin is look fog some help. he says he's been counseled by rabbi shmuley boteach. a dad to be missed the birs of his first baby because he might have had the swine flu. doctors made him leave his wife's bedside. how he managed to be there for her anyway. yeah, plus does your cows tomb text messages, browse the

internet? maybe not but it probably didn't cost as much as they get-ups.

a jury heard that a 7-year-old boy's shocking taped interview describing how his mother attacked him and his 2-year-old mother. michel kehoe is accused of slashes her sons' throats. the 2-year-old died. here's what shawn told police as his mother listened in court. >> when you pulled him off, was mom still there? >> she was hurting my baby

brother. >> did you try to talk to mom or just, what? >> i just snuck into the van and locked the doors. >> now police say michel kehoe tried to kill herself but later told police a stranger abducted the family and tried to kill her and her sons. her lawyers say they plan to use insanity as a defense. a texas woman accuses her exof showing their young daughters hard-core important but prosecutors say they can't do anything about it. the law is from the 1970s and says parents can show, quote harmful material to their kids. a state lawmaker is looking into try to go change this whole thing. the dad is not charged with anything and hasn't commented. well, skipping school could land a couple child stars back in the slums where they grew up. they played the younger versions of the star-crossed couple.

the producers set up a trust fund for the kids, who just like the characters grew up poor on mumbai. the trustee is threatening to stop payments if they don't improve their aheadancy. the kids' families say they have only missed class because of family problems. one of the most hated men among yankee fans took to the mound to try to sink the bronx bombers. what happened? here's rafer while to explain. >> good morning, natasha. this man is about as liked as eliot spitzer in the new york area. we're talking about philly pitcher pedro martinez remembered in new york for infamous throwing for don zimmer to the ground in 2003. also one time when he lost to the yankees he called the yankees his daddy, so here's how he was greeted, with chance of "who's your daddy?" that's pressure. to his credit he was the big

papa for about six innings until here hideki matsui hit a home run to break open a tie. pedro was pulled off the mound and gives a little smile. yankees even the series. the divorce of the owners of the dodgers takes another bizarre turns. court documents filed by frank mccourt says he fired ex-wife jamie partially because she had an affair with her driver gloid by the team. frank's attorney also alleges they took a vacation in france and billed the team for it. jamie is the one that filed for divorce. she wants the court to reinstate her as ceo, because she says she is co-owns the team. in california -- half. check out this crazy behind the back pass in baton rouge. this happened a couple weeks ago, but making national news. it's just nuts.

two-point acquires. the kids did it while horsen around in the practice. talk about. >> it's like granny bowling and getting a strike. >> doing what? >> granny bowling. >> you've never done that? shaquille o'neal is looking to continue his career. a local sheriff's office says he applied to be a special deputy. can you imagine getting arrested by him natasha? >> can he run fast? i don't know. >> it doesn't matters. if he says "freeze," you freeze. a couple guys from florida are dressing up as i phones for halloween, but check this out. their costumes actually work. the flat-screen tvs display searching, texts and anything else you would find. each guy costume costs $1,000. they're hoping prize money will

help make up for that. a couple accused burglars could -- police say their homemade disguises are actually what gave them away.

as many as nine people are missing off the coast of california right now. they disappeared last night in a crash between a coast guard plane and a marine corps helicopter. the coast guard plane was on a search-and-rescue mission for a missing person. the chopper was on a training mission. the navy and coast guard searched all night long and say they're going to keeping searching this morning. house democrats say 96% of americans would have health insurance if their version of a reform bill passes. speaker nancy pelosi unveiled the bit yesterday. she had she would give at least 72 hours to read it before a vote. a week ago president obama declared a national emergency. now new york governor wants one for his state.

david paterson says it's not to create panic, but allows others to administration vaccines. i'm natasha curry in for richard lui this morning. this morning we are learning a british couple has been moved to another hijacked ship. that's what a source tells cnn. we told you yesterday about rachel and paul chandler. they were snatched from that you are yacht in the indian ocean last week. earlier this morning the u.s. captain who was rescued from pirates in april told our sister network cnn what the condition the chan her are facing. >> they are going after anybody they see out there, ships, naval ships, yachts boats, fishermen, tugs, no one is outside their target area. it's a crime of opportunity and they're taking the opportunity.

with the monsoonal change, with the winds and sea conditions, it will increase. it's more advantageous for the pirates, so they will take advantage it. they are evolving and you will see an increase in incidences and situations on ships and yachts and boats in the indians ocean. phillips also says when he was captured just six months ago, he was 300 miles out in the indians ocean, but pirates are going 00 miles out these days. wow. new words this morning san francisco/okayland bay bridge will not reopen in time for this morning's rush hour. that's from california transportation officials. look at these pictures. crews worked overnight to try to finish emergency repairs but still closed in both directions. that bridge was shut down on tuesday. pieces of steel, including a major beam fell onto the road right into traffic. a harvard professor and massachusetts cops met for drinks again, but president

obama wasn't around this time. "the boston herald quest reports that henri louis gates and sgt. louis crowley met on tuesday. gates, you remember, was arrested after he tried to get into his house. he accused crowley of racial profiling. two weeks later the president invited them to the white house for a beer. well that steeple you're looking at fell onto a car in northwest louisiana yesterday. it was torn from a church by one of three tornadoes that ripped right through the area. that thing is huge. the driver was rescued, but does have broken bones. treed got knocked down left and right. a 21-year-old man died when his car hit a fallen tree. some serious severe weather there. my gosh we're talking about snow as well, bob. >> we've got it all. dynamic storm system. that was shreveport where the church steeple fell down.

we had seven reports of tornado damage yesterday which is kind of strange. you start seeing them pop up this time of year, even though we're getting into november, it's that second severe weather season. not as strong as may or june or april, but it will be a tough one if you're across the gulf coast. the cold front is draping into eastern texas acting like a conveyor belt from the gulf of mexico. then the cold air wraps around behind it and it produced a lot of snow. about 25 miles to the northwest, a town called pinecliffe, had 46 inches of snow. light snow is now a possibility upper-level support moving away but as it does that, it will spark a new round of heavy rain and then stretching in toward the mid-mississippi valley. the heavy rain is around northern sections of louisiana, memphis radar picking it up very well. taz about two to three inches of

rain per every three hours. and that rain is stretching way on in towards the great lakes. flash flood warnings watching, we have them out there. light rain around toledo. the whole thing is moving to the east and affecting the northeast basically on saturday and sunday. that's your forecast, everyone. we'll see you again on monday natasha. >> thank goodness it's friday. you've been working hard. >> a tough couple days, no doubt about it. four utah teens got a ticket for rapping their order at a mcdonald's drive-thru. here's how it went. we just did order here, we'll slow it down. he rapped it again, and they said stop playing games if you're going to order, order. at that point the manager came out and she said to stop acting like children if we were going to order something, order or leave. >> the manager says they were

cursing and disrupting business. the teens say that's not true. they think an employee called in their license plate number as they were leaving. well, you might want to think twice about deleting the facebook friends you really don't want to keep in touch with. why rejecting people online could be worse than saying it to their face.

a high school football player inspired by his mother's battle with breast cancer did something truly special. here's rafer while with the story. >> good morning. kyle albertson's mother is a breast cancer survivor.

when she was diagnosed six years ago he was too young to help. for what he's done now, he's our true champion. recently the senior convinced most everybody in the home game to wear pink in honor of those affected by the disease. players from both teams wore pink armbands, fans even wore pink jerseys. kyle, with the help of the charity swing for life raised by $10,000 think ravels and auctions with all of the money going towards breast cancer research. a young man wise beyond his years. >> a really cool story. rafer, thanks so much. a man who organized a retreat is postponing his work for the rest of the year. james arthur ray says he wants to help police get to the bottom of what happened. three people died after spending time in an arizona sweat lodge as part of an exercise ray was leading. police are treating the deaths as homicides.

it happens all the time well, it turns out that rejecting people online could actually be worse for their feeling than saying no in person. psychology experts say it's because people tend to be more polite when turning people down face-to-face face-to-face, plus they say we are increasingly using social networks sites as a measure of our self-worth. interesting. okay. so you can save big time if you're thinking about roe modeling. melissa long is in for jennifer westhoven. is it a good time? >> it could be. if you've been holding off on these projects investing in your home you may be able to save as much as 20 percent right now. according to the "wall street journal," home builders and contractors that have been idle are getting into bidding wars over you for remodeling work, material costs are down however

a trade group says cheaper isn't always better. general motors says its money-back guarantee is so successful it's now extending it. gm says it will continue for another two months. the company will be releasing numbers next week that it says will probably so a year-over-year sales gain for the first time in almost two years. as of course, you know, it was fighting a negative image. the company says just a few people have returned cars under this guarantee. while the u.s. post office is trying to improve its own economic health, it is now selling get well cards. according to "the washington post," the postal service has started selling a variety of hallmark cards about 1y 500 of its branches, part of a one-year experiment. if this works, it could go nationwide and the post office could expand into other areas like banks insurance, and cell

phones. so no excuses now. >> soon it will be like drive-thru. >> one-stop shopping. >> thank, melissa. president obama's administration is lashing out at a top critic of the cash for clunkers programs. a report from edmunds.com found that 80% of the cars could have been sold without rebates but the white house says the report is based on false assumptions. and cash for clunkers sales helped the economy's growth. edmunds.com says it stands by its report. a 14-year-old girl will not be allowed to sail solo around the world, at least not yet. today a dutch court ruled that laura decker is not experienced enough to make the trip on her own, but she would be allowed to do it starting next july if she meets certain requirements set by the court. she would have been the youngest person to sail around the world all by herself. 14. wow. i'm scared to go at my age.

well it is national breast cancer awareness month. a tv news special that really pushed the envelope last night got a lot of people talking and is the topic of hln your views segment. here ace richelle carey with more. >> they got people talking. people say that's good when it comes to being aware, because doctors say that every woman should be doing her own self-breast exams but the question is do we really need to get it on tv and i mean see it, okay? a tv station in washington, d.c. ran a story last night that showed women doing their breast exams. they didn't blur anything. they blurred nothing the tv station we're talking about is wgla, and said it was a groundbreaking news events to help people's lives. when they say something like that, people are going to watch. so we're asking, when you talk about it this way when you show

something like this and nothing is blurred, are you sensationalizing a really serious health issue, i mean, really serious. what do you think about that? the question is, is this must-see tv for every woman which could get people talking to raise awareness about breast cancer? or is it a gimmick to grab viewers? think about this. we want people to call us and talk about it. you can e-mail us and you can also text. standard text rates apply. you can go to my facebook page as well. we're going to talk about this. some people would say the end result is good no matter what. some people aren't going to appreciate the way they went about it. >> and children watching too. it's on a news program. >> and children watching as well. we're going to talk about it. thanks natasha. >> thank you. did you get enough sleep last night? your answer might depend on where you live.

for the first time the cdc ranked states basised on how frequently people said they got enough shuteye. the most sleepless state is west virginia tennessee kentucky and oklahoma were next. and you're going to hear some theories on why this is and where people are getting the most recent. oh, yeah.

we are getting incredible video of this massive fire as an oil depot. at least three people were killed in this and 45 injured when it broke out in western india last night. authorities say they're going to have to let the fire burn itself out, even though six more workers are still missing. about 13 million gallons of oil were stored there. now a few minutes ago we told you how west virginia was the most sleepless state according to a first of its kind cdc study, but what about the flip side? the most rested state it turns out is north dakota followed by

california wisconsin and oregon. health experience aren't sure why people sleep better in some areas. something we know a little about, odd-hour shifts. well talk about hellfire and brimstone a texas church turned its sanctuary into a imaginary hell for halloween. some say the display is inappropriate for a church. freaky. the idea behind their fear factor is to deliver a more powerful spiritual message. >> we're showing them that it is entertain entertaining, but end there's a message of hope, that you don't have to be bound by fear. >> the pass tore says everything in the fear factor is based on biblical teachings. >> i scare easily. so police have made another arrest in connection with the slain connecticut football

player jasper howard. >> for a while, police were having trouble getting people to come forward about howard's death. it could have been because somebody was making internet threats saying don't snitch. well yesterday connecticut police charged an 18-year-old for making those threats. he's facing five counts including hinders prosecution police however did not link him to the other three they previously arrested. he was released on $125,000 bond. brett favre is making his long awaited return to green bay on sunday wearing the hated minnesota viking uniform. how are they going to honor him or make fun of him? after thousands of suggestions they came up with having flip-flop day today. it's cold in green bay you can't wear flip-flops.

and a mock funeral with a lame. i think they're just way way nice up in green bay. one former packer said brett going to minnesota was like divorcing your wife and marrying her sister. nascar driver a.j. almendinger's license was suspended. the sport put him on probation, but he can still drive. he was pulled over at 1:30 in the morning. he said he had some drinks at dinner. to his credit, he apologized and owned up to it. bengals' ocho cinco went on leno last night. he has a new book coming out. the top ten revelations from it. >> number nine -- >> i was once put on the disabled list when they found an ocho in my cinco. >> two -- >> i'm playing in a special touchdown celebration that involves pulling a dancing

raccoon out of my pants. >> not just any raccoon, a dancing raccoon. he is, by the way known for his touchdown celebrations, but i think it would be hard to play with a raccoon in the pants. i've said way too much. >> i'm about to. we'll move on. thanks, rafer. we'll talk after the show. so an african-american woman is breaking into the male late night talk show club. comedian wanda sykes' show premieres next week and she tells hln's joy behar why her show only airs one day a week. >> you're only on on saturday night. >> yeah. >> so that's how you can do all this work? >> well, with a black president now, i don't have to work as hard. >> that's true. >> they wanted me to work seven nights, and i was like no race card, black president. >> catch "the joy behar show" at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >> marine says a group of third graders kept his spirits up while he was in afghanistan. and we're going to show you the hero's welcome they gave him

when he returned to the states.

right now on "showbiz tonight," jon gosselin ripped apart by his own girlfriend. tonight, the brand-new startling

allegations by jon's 22-year-old girlfriend, hailey glassman, calling him abusive. her disturbing claims about jon's temper. tonight, "showbiz tonight" with the brand-new hailey interview as we dare to ask, is jon gosselin now the most hated bachelor in america? sarah strikes back. tonight, sarah palin's unbelievable response to levi johnston over his new threats against her and her family. >> i think they used me in the wrong way. >> tonight, should sarah stay silent? why does she keep responding to the father of her grandson every time he opens his mouth? tonight, the creator of "seinfeld" under attack for urinating on a picture of jesus. tv ice's first provocative entertainment news show starts right now.

hello. i'm a.j. hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> hi, there, everyone, i'm brooke anderson, coming to you from hollywood. and tonight, oh, no! the girlfriend too? >> yeah, brooke, the girlfriend too. jon gosselin's own girlfriend, the 22-year-old he once said he loves more than kate ripped into jon today like nobody's business. even calling jon gosselin emotionally abusive. yes, his young girlfriend who is the daughter of his wife's plastic surgeon, did some operating of her own today, cutting into jon for everything from the way he treats her to the way she says he quote, dances around his lies. tonight, "showbiz tonight" with the brand-new interview that made for big news breaking today. poor jon gosslen. he's catching grief from his ex-wife, kate. >> the most hurtful part is when his decisions directly affect our children. >> reporter: and his alleged

former fling. >> i despise him. >> reporter: oh, well. at least his current girlfriend is happy with him. right? >> he's done some really cruel things to me. >> reporter: not so much. in a new interview with the insider, hailey glassman lashes out at the former "jon & kate plus 8" star, accusing jon of emotional abuse. >> i can't do this anymore. i can't take it. >> reporter: "showbiz tonight" can tell you, if hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, then jon gosselin is catching hell from everywhere. >> it seems like every woman associated with jon gosselin at this point is somehow angry with him. >> kate and i have decided to separate. >> reporter: it was only weeks after jon and kate's big divorce announcement that we first got a glimpse of jon's new 22-year-old squeeze. this "people" magazine cover declared "divorce to dating in 20 days!" >> if you really love me, like, let me go, please. >> reporter: but the honeymoon is over. about jon, hailey said, quote,

we're at a point now where i don't know why i love him. he greats frustrated and angry and i'm the one who gets the brunt. he'll call me and take his anger out on me. he has mantrums. i shouldn't have to put up with being emotionally abused. i cry and say, why are you so mean to me? he takes it out on me. he talks over me so i can't speak. >> jon already does not have a lot of fans out there, particularly among women. and unfortunately, hailey's interview is really going to only up that "i hate jon" factor. >> reporter: plus, hailey accuses jon of lying, saying, "sometimes he has trouble with the truth and he will dance and dance around his lies. he's like jekyll and hyde, but i still love him." >> i love hailey. >> reporter: in an interview earlier this month on "larry king live," jon acknowledged not being the perfect boyfriend. >> i apologized to hailey, i made mistakes, but she's the only person that's still behind me and has supported me. >> reporter: so why is hailey still standing behind jon? she said, "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." hailey's bombshell interview comes just after another of jon's post-kate women bashed him on tv. >> for him to say there was no romance is a complete life. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with "showbiz tonight," former "star" magazine reporter kate major told me gosselin is lying when he says the two of them were never romantic. >> it's a shame that he's a liar. >> reporter: and with jon's soon to be ex-wife kate gosselin also bashing jon on tv on an almost daily basis, it seems like the only women in jon's life that are not bashing him publicly are his daughters. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> reporter: in addition to dishing on jon, hailey is tearfully complaining about the rough press coverage she gets, saying she wants her name to be forgotten. >> everywhere i go, people are whispering and pointing like, there's the home wrecker. >> reporter: going on tv toll complain about all the tension

you're attention you're getting. someone did tell her the cameras were on, right? >> if you want to be left alone, this is not the way to do it. she thinks hailey is trying to hop on board the jon and kate fame train. and ironically, that may benefit jon. >> maybe it does portray him as the bad boy, but it's still bringing more publicity to jon. they're taking kate out of the headlines and putting hailey and jon in the headlines. >> all right. so jon's own girlfriend, a woman who says she loves him, is lashing out at him. this is just incredible. coming up on "showbiz tonight," i can't wait for this fired up debate. you are not going to want to miss it. is jon gosselin the most despised bachelor in america? tonight, david letterman under fire from the wrath of the writer. in a brand-new hln exclusive, one of the letterman's first female writers is speaking out and i can tell you, it's making for big news breaking. nell scovell who worked for letterman in the '90s is claiming that letterman ran a hostile, sexually charged atmosphere at nbc.

in a scathing new interview with hln's own joy behar, scovell adds even more fuel to the fire. so today i have to ask, can letterman handle the wrath of the writer? joining me tonight in hollywood is carlos diaz, who is a correspondent for "extra." also tonight in hollywood, kim serafin, a senior editor for "in touch weekly." carlos, kim, it was just a few weeks ago david letterman admitted to having sex with women who worked for him at his show on cbs. now you've got nell scovell who worked for letterman at nbc in the '90s when he was doing his late-night show, claiming that she quit because of what she called sexual politics. she described that dramatic moment on hln's "the joy behar show." listen to this. >> it was my dream job. i loved that show and it was a breakthrough. so i moved back to new york to take this job and five months later, i ended up walking away

from my dream job because it was a hostile work environment. >> okay. kim, here's what i'm wondering. if this was going on back in the '90s, why do you think no one would publicly call letterman out until now? do you think that maybe no one would have believed her? >> well, it's interesting. because she did wait for a long time, obviously, almost 20 years to talk about this. so she obviously must feel this way. but you have to wonder why you're not hearing from other women who worked for david letterman. i, personally, know people, both men and women who have worked for david letterman and i'm not hearing from any of them. she did only work for him for, i think, four to six months, as well. so, look, she has recollections. it seems that in her piece she wrote and in her interview with joy behar she talks a lot more about writers' rooms in general on late-night talk shows, not just dave's talk show. so maybe it's just getting more women into these writers' rooms aez well. >> maybe so. hiring more women as the writers. "showbiz tonight" did reach out to letterman today about

scovell's startling claims and he's not commenting. they didn't even want to address these claims. carlos, are you thinking that letterman's admission earlier this month to having sex with women he worked with makes her claims more believable? >> no, because she says, david did not hit on me. letterman did not hit on me. but what it does, what letterman's situation does is it opens up the avenue for us to talk about this and to talk about this men's club that is the writer's room for late-night tv. and if i'm starting a show today, i'm looking at what this young lady said in "vanity fair" and saying, wait a minute, i'm going to hire as many women as i can for writers, because, obviously, they're not being hired and maybe we can have a show that's different with a different kind of comedic point of view. >> yeah, very true. we women give you a little bit more flavor, i think, carlos. >> i've heard rumors of that. i've heard those rumors, yeah. >> i do want you to hear what scovell said in the exclusive interview with joy behar right

here on hln, because it does give us even more insight into what it was like for her to work with letterman. take a listen. >> 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. and 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. >> yeah. well, good for her. and while nobody is suggesting that nell scovell is making this up, kim, do you think that her waiting so long to make these claims could make some people question whether she is telling the entire story? >> sure. i think, obviously, people will wonder why she didn't speak up sooner and why just just waited until now when all this came out about david letterman. obviously, she's done a good job for herself. she worked on a lot of other tv shows, created a tv show herself. but she, even in her article that she wrote, in her piece

that she wrote, said that part of the reason there are not enough female writers because not enough female writers apply for these jobs. so you can't totally blame david letterman or any of the late-night talk show hosts when you don't have enough women applying for these jobs. >> so get out there and apply. >> or be chelsea handler or be wanda sykes. >> my take is it takes everything to get your job done well. so distractions like hostility and harassment have no place in the workplace or anywhere else, for that matter. carlos diaz kim serafin, good to see you. thanks. there's brand-new outrage today over what tyra banks just did. tyra painted contestants on "america's next top model" in dark colors. i don't really get this. tyra says she was discriminated against in her modeling career and now she's painting people in blackface? what is going on here? also, the brand-new battle between sarah palin and levi johnston. >> are you hurt by all this? >> i was, yeah. now it's just kind of like, all right, well, now it's my turn. >> and now, tonight, sarah

strikes back. her unbelievable response to levi threatening her family, but should sarah stay silent here? why does she keep responding to the father of her grandson every time he opens his mouth? and tonight, the creator of "seinfeld" under attack for urinating on a picture of jesus. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. now the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now.

omg! no lol here. are miley cyrus' biggest fans turning on her? tonight, a brand-new poll from a website aimed towards 9 to 15-year-olds reveals that miley is the worst celebrity influence of 2009. that's right.

tweens and teens picked her as being worse than britney spears, even kanye "i'm going to let you finish, taylor swift" west. >> wow, that's shocking. >> welcome back that "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer. >> and i'm brooke anderson. a.j., did you see this? tonight it's lights out for craig ferguson. >> i did see this, brooke. the late-night talk host had to ad lib his way through a big part of his show, doing it blair witch project flashlight style. a blackout hit his studio during the middle of a taping. and here is jeanne moos for "showbiz tonight" shedding some light on the issue. >> reporter: lights, camera, action. ah, who needs lights? >> take good steps to get there. >> oh, we will. >> oh! >> reporter: the last of craig ferguson's audience saw of actress alicia silverstone. >> keep going! >> keep going?

>> reporter: the blackout continued, but ferguson provided his own lighting, ad libbing. >> it's kind of like one of these movies that make a million gazillion dollars now. >> reporter: of course, ferguson isn't the first talk show host to lose his lights. >> still dating your ex. >> yes. >> oh! now we can say anything we want to. >> reporter: but for some reason ferguson is electrically jinxed. >> light on a guest. >> no light. >> reporter: has repeatedly gone out. >> go sit in the other chair, then. >> i'll sit in this chair. >> reporter: if it isn't the lights, it's a leak on the set. >> come look at this! >> reporter: or a shattered teleprompter. ferguson broke his own prompter and then went to the instant replay. >> oh look at that! yeah! >> reporter: but twice ferguson has found himself in the dark. >> so it -- oh! my first thought, put your hand on her booby! >> reporter: with lines like that, who needs a teleprompter? now most of the lighting mishaps

you see on tv don't actually leave the talent in total darkness, but they do have an explosive quality. >> hollywood madame. eye to eye -- oh, that was a light. >> a light bulb blew out. >> we're going to talk with joe tonight about -- >> goodness. that's what happened. ow! >> reporter: pants on fire, but news anchors can't compare with the comedian when it comes to the comeback. ferguson resorted to his alfred hitchcock impersonation. >> now i would like to bid you good night. >> reporter: leaving tv critics to speculate on the cause of the blackout. "entertainment weekly" wondered if the gods of the village people were seeking revenge for ferguson's show opener. ♪ in the navy ♪ ♪ come on and join your fellow man ♪ ♪ in the navy ♪ >> reporter: it's a wonder that didn't shatter the glass. >> oh, yeah, look at that, yeah! >> that was cnn's jeanne moos for "showbiz tonight." the blackout during the taping

of ferguson's show was not some kind of early halloween prank. heavy winds in los angeles were to blame for that. so, brooke, a lot of people fired up over the new michael jackson controversy as his movie, "this is it," is just released. >> that's right. we got a call into "showbiz on call" from debora. she is furious about michael's dermatologist suing his estate now and thinks joe jackson is wrongly trying to cash in on the film. >> caller: i feel dr. klein is just trying to get a piece of the action so to speak. it's very bad timing, very, very poor taste and i feel the same way about joe jackson. he didn't want to be a part of his life at one time and michael didn't want him in his life, so why should he get anything. >> thank you, debora. >> we have marilyn calling in from texas, who doesn't see anything wrong with michael's dad making money off the movie. >> caller: i think joe jackson should profit from whatever proceeds that comes from the michael jackson film and any other moneys that he has coming.

he was the one who originally started all of the hoopla concerning michael jackson. and so i definitely believe that he should profit, just like everybody else. >> i thank you very much, marilyn. >> the "showbiz on call" phone lines are always open. give us a ring, 1-888-sbt-buzz. that's 1-888-728-2899. so we just told you that jon gosselin's 22-year-old girlfriend is out with brand-new accusations about him that he's abusive, that he has a bad temper, and this is his girlfriend talking. a woman who says she loves him. so, tonight, we've got to ask, is jon the most hated bachelor in america? and you know that woman who police claim tried to sell sex for world series tickets. well, there are brand-new developments tonight about her. was this phillies fanatic who allegedly was going to fool around for tickets just fooling around? and tonight, the creator of "seinfeld" under attack for urinating on a picture of jesus. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln.

now the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now.

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or in america? startling brand-new allegations from jon's 22-year-old girlfriend that jon is verbally abusive and a liar. also, sarah palin strikes back. >> are you hurt by all this? >> i was, yeah. now it's just kind of like, all right, well, now it's my turn. >> levi johnston's brand-new claims that he has some secrets that would really hurt sarah palin. tonight, palin's unbelievable

response. plus, we're asking, is it time for sarah to stop talking? and tyra's blackface controversy. why tyra is in hot water for dressing up white models as black women. plus, more stories breaking from the "showbiz news ticker." tv's first provocative entertainment news show continues right now! welcome back to "showbiz tonight." it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> and i'm brooke anderson, coming to you from hollywood. and tonight, is jon gosselin now america's most hated bachelor after an unbelievable attack by his very own girlfriend? yeah, in a startling brand-new interview today, jon's 22-year-old girlfriend, hailey glassman, is calling the father of eight abusive. wait until you hear hailey's disturbing claims about jon's temper. also breaking tonight, sarah strikes back.

sarah palin on the attack today and slamming the father of her grandson, levi johnston, over his threats against her and her family. >> if she's going to go out there and say stuff to me -- about me, i'm going to leak some things on her. i mean, that's just how it is. >> but i have to ask, why, sarah, why? should sarah just not respond anymore? >> brooke, i'm thinking at this point, silence is golden, and that's for both of them. joining me tonight from hollywood, tanika ray, an entertainment journalist. also in hollywood, kim serafin, a senior editor for "in touch weekly." i want to begin with this brand-new interview today with jon gosselin's young girlfriend, hailey glassman. hailey really slams jon for being emotionally abusive and throws their whole relationship into question. here's what she's saying. "we're at a point now where i don't know why i love him. he gets frustrated and angry and i'm the one who gets the brunt. he'll call me and take his anger out on me. he has mantrums. i shouldn't have to be put up with being emotionally abused. i cry and say, why are you so mean to me? he takes it out on me.

he talks over me so i can't speak. sometimes he has trouble with the truth and he will dance and dance around his lies. he's like jekyll and hyde, but i still love him." kim, does this cement jon's reputation as perhaps the most hated bachelor in america? >> it's so bizarre to me, especially listening to this. he's jekyll and hyde, but she still loves him. he has mantrums, but she still loves him. he has trouble with the truth, but she still loves him. i don't know what this attraction is to jon but yeah i think this pretty much cements it. it's pretty much what people have been saying about him for a long time and here his girlfriend is saying this. it's so bizarre. this should be on the reality show. this is what tlc should be doing on monday nights. >> yes, exactly! i mean, truly bizarre. i guess it's the definition of a love/hate relationship. hailey goes on to say that her relationship has caused a deep divide with her own parents. saying about that, "he has driven a fork between my family and i. my parents want me to be a normal 22-year-old.

it's not a normal relationship, i love him. but as for my family and i, he needs to regain our trust. he lied to my mother." tanika, what does it say to you, that his own girlfriend, who he claims he loves more than kate, and who claims she loves him, is now calling him out as a jackass. >> well, it's saying that he probably is a jackass. kate emasculated him on national television for several seasons of the show. and he's just carrying inging on his personality with his new relationship. big deal, she's 22, she think she's in love. you know in a year or two from now, she'll get over it and she'll be like, oh, i was wrong, he was abusive and i got over it. it just seems like a big, silly mess and i think she's just a young girl that wants a little bit of attention and wants the world to know that she feels bad about her relationship. but when it comes down to it, he's not the most hated.

he's not that special to be that hated. >> lest we forgot, tanika, hailey is not the first to come forward claiming that jon is a big fat liar. in fact, former "star" magazine reporter kate major dated jon and resigned from her job because of this supposed romance that she had with jon. in an exclusive interview with "showbiz tonight," she told me jon is full of it. watch. >> jon told me that he was falling for me. he called me the new kate and referred to kate gosselin as his ex-kate or the old kate. and he's just -- i fell for him. i completely believed everything that he said. i will take a lie detector test and i would love for jon to take a lie detector test. because for him to say that there was no romance is a complete lie. >> all right, i've got to be honest. while everybody else is lying, a lot of people questioned what kate major told me, saying her credibility with us in question. but, kim, it really does seem like she is singing the exact same tune as hailey here. >> it does seem like several women keep repeating this same thing. and i hate to say this, but i feel like if him and hailey

break up, there'll be another woman there. so maybe he's not the most hated bachelor in america. women seem to be drawn to him. i don't know a.j., i have not met him, so i'm kind of afraid to get close to him, because maybe i'll be sucked into this vortex of love that surrounds him. >> sucked into his ed hardy t-shirts and his new earring. he's so hot and young. not! >> his vortex of love and supposed lies. we've got to give you the whole package there. maybe we should just move on. because we have sarah palin's brand-new slam on levi johnston. in an interview with the cbs "early show," levi johnston has been making some pretty ominous threats towards palin and her family, saying that he can hurt her. and the family. well, just this morning, levi back on tv and slamming the palins once again. >> i don't think it should matter what -- in their eyes, what i'm doing. she's doing her thing, i'm doing mine. you know, she's doing her book, she's quitting governor for her money, so i don't see how -- you

know, we're kind of on the same page here. >> just riveting, as always. sarah palin, however, has had enough. she released a brand-new statement to "showbiz tonight." she is striking back. here what sarah is saying. "consider the source of the most recent attention-getting lies. those who would sell their body for money reflect a desperate need for attention and are likely to say and do anything for even more attention." sarah, of course, referring to levi's upcoming nude spread in "playgirl." kim, are you with me that sarah palin, i really believe that she's doing herself a disservice by dignifying anything that this guy levi says with any kind of a comment. >> you know, i don't agree with that. i think there was a point when she was responding to things when she was still governor and it didn't seem kind of gubernatorial to do that. but i think he goes very personally after her when he says that she called her son retarded. i really think that if she didn't respond people would wonder if there was some truth in this.

i think she really did need to respond and hopefully put an end to all of this. i do agree, though, that when she responds, then we talk about it and the story continues, but there's a point when she has to say, enough is enough. he's the one that is starting this. >> in case you had any concern that i wasn't keeping a proper daily planner on all that is going on in the world of levi and in sarah, i noticed the strangest ultimate coincidence today and "showbiz tonight" did confirm this for me. levi will be shooting his "playgirl" spread on the same day that sarah palin is sitting down for an interview with oprah winfrey. how about that?! brooke anderson, come on back in here. i think that sarah, as i said, should just ignore the kid. what do you think? >> i do too. just zip it up, sarah. because her responding lends more credence to what this guy is saying and this is exactly what he wants, a.j. because as long as the two sides are feuding, he gets publicity, he gets offers to do interviews, gets offers to pose in magazines. and in my opinion, he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

so if she would just ignore him, i think everybody else would probably disregard him as well. >> tanika ray, here is the most important question of all. if you had the opportunity to either be in the audience for that tapg of the oprah winfrey show with sarah palin or be on hand for the nude "playgirl" shoot with levi johnston where are you going to be tanika ray? >> i'll be slitting my wrist. one thing he's not is a liar. he's not smart enough to know how the lie. he told me straight up that sarah palin is a liar. he has no reason to gain from saying that she's lying about the things that she did during the race, like when she pretended like it was her son and not her daughter's, when she had him there and pretended like they were a happy family. >> so you're buying it? >> he said the whole time she was lying and knew that they couldn't stand each other and that they would not be together anymore. >> i've got to end it there. >> levi, not smart, but not a liar. >> appreciate it. we've been asking you to sound

off on our "showbiz tonight" question of the day. jon gosselin, has he become the most despised bachelor in america? vote at cnn.com/showbiztonight or e-mail showbiztonight@cnn.com. tonight, there is brand-new controversy over tyra banks. why would tyra paint white models in blackface? it's truly stunning, almost as stunning as the new controversy surrounding "seinfeld" creator larry david. here's something i never thought i'd say on tv. he urinated on a picture of jesus. and sex and the series. the woman who was arrested for allegedly trying to trade sex for world series tickets. brand-new developments tonight. was the whole thing just a big misunderstanding? were the police way off base? this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >> and now the "showbiz news ticker." more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now.

welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer in new york. >> i'm brooke anderson in hollywood. and tonight, you have got to hear about the explosive tyra banks blackface outrage. contestants on tyra's "america's next top model" show were covered from head to toe in varying degrees of dark makeup

to celebrate exotic racial combinations. but is this really an excuse for using blackface? also breaking today, the creator of the "seinfeld" show under fire from catholics for splashing urine on a picture of jesus christ. tonight, there is a major outcry for an apology. and there were brand-new developments today in the out of this world sex and the series caper. the woman who allegedly wanted to trade sex for world series tickets speaks out for the very first time and says, just kidding. with me in hollywood tonight, carlos diaz, a correspondent for "extra," and in new york tonight, janell snowden, the host of vh1 news. carlos, janell, let's begin with the tyra blackface outrage. i want you to take a look at this from last night's "america's next top model." here's tyra's explanation for using models painted in various shades of black. she says it was a celebration of exotic racial combinations like russian-moroccan, but some

people are outraged saying this is nothing more than blackface which has an awful, painful history. janell, was tyra just being provocative, or is blackface plain and simple offensive? >> it's offensive. people are like, we have barack obama as president, we've come so far, no. we've not come that far. here's an idea why not hire models that are of those races. there are plenty of beautiful mixed-race people that are trying to get on tv and rather than having people impersonate them, use the real thing. >> hire those beautiful biracial women out there. there are plenty out there. and i think what outrages people the most, maybe, is that this is tyra banks, a trailblazing black supermodel who's done this. take a look at what was written on a blog today on entertainmentweekly.com. "do i think that tyra is setting out to dehumanize anyone?

i really, really don't, but it's weak and irresponsible to act as if dressing up a white girl so she looks black doesn't have major culture al baggage." carlos, do you think that tyra should have noun better, especially since she has painfully confessed that, yes, she has been discriminated against in her own career? >> but on her show, tyra, she's explored these avenues we dressing up as a homeless person, by dressing up like an overweight person. she's gone there. i think she though this was another extension of that and that's why she thought it was safe haven to do this. but apparently, it's not. >> not at all. >> come on, carlos, don't you think sometimes these stunts are done for ratings and she should have been a little bit more sensitive? >> i think when you say say the word "blackface," that connotation is always seen as extremely negative. i think if you're giving someone a different skin color and be in that person's skin for a day, to me, there are bigger problems in the world than that. >> there are, but, i mean, there's no way that you can pretend to know what it feels

like to be of a different race just by painting your face. and i think tyra should have known better. i think it was a desperate attempt for ratings. >> maybe she will know better next time. we'll have to all agree to disagree on that one. i want to get to another explosive controversy tonight. "seinfeld" creator larry david is taking major heat from the influential catholic league for offending catholics in a totally over-the-top moment on his show "curb your enthusiasm" where he is seen urinating on a picture of jesus christ. watch. ♪ >> yesterday, it was actually right after you left, a miracle happened. i went into the bathroom and i called my mother in, because there is a painting hanging up of jesus. it's beautiful.

and he's got a tear coming down on his face. >> really? >> a real tear that was never there before. >> okay, janell, does larry david owe catholics an apology or is this just comedy? >> if larry david made an apology to everyone he's offended, he would have no show. his show is about apologies. i found it somewhat funny. i think i would have been more offended had he purposefully urinated on the painting, but because it was larry david, it was one of those random moments that you often do but don't talk about. and i found it funny. >> but it's purposefully scripted. it felt it was sacrilegious, mocking christianity and completely demeaning. a.j., i know you're a big fan of "curb your enthusiasm." when you saw this episode, did you just think, oh, no? >> not even for a moment.

and as you said i'm a huge fan of larry david. i know there are some people who are more sensitive about religious matters, so i totally understand why some would protest. but as janell said if larry david apologized to everybody he ever offended on his show, that's all he would be doing. i don't think fans of his really were objecting to what was going on. >> let me let you take a look at what hbo told us today. anyone who follows "curb your enthusiasm" knows that the show is full of parody and satire. larry david makes fun of everyone, most especially himself. the humor is always playful and certainly never malicious. let's move on now. i have a big update that you know you want to hear. it's all about the absolutely wild sex in the series drama. here's the deal with this. cops arrested a pennsylvania woman who was allegedly trying to sell sex in exchange for tickets to the world series. the woman is this woman, 43-year-old susan finkelstein and she posted an ad on craigslist. the title was, desperate blond needs ws tix. well, instead of tickets, she

got handcuffs. today she spoke out for the very first time. she denies that she was offering sex. she says she was just flirting for a discount. listen to this. >> i was hoping to get cheap tickets and maybe meet someone and talk and bat my eyelashes and maybe gets some tickets, cheap tickets, cheaper tickets. discounted. some cheaper tickets. >> by the way, i didn't mention, she's married. carlos, are you like me when you're watching that saying, yeah right! >> this is the first time in world series history someone has offered to give up third base in the stands. i'm not outraged. have you seen the prices of world series tickets? they're outrageous. you have to do something new and original. in light of what's gone on on craigslist this year as far as the negative things, i think it's probably not the best venue. but listen. it gives a whole new meaning to stub hub. >> how about that, carlos diaz janelle. "american idol" runner-up

adam lambert is striking back. the cover of his new albalm raised a lot of eyebrows. now he's responding to all the criticism. now the "showbiz" news ticker. these are stories making news right now.

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hitting the jackpot in las vegas. yeah, taking on a different meaning this morning. what caused this massive water main break on the vegas strip. and live tv report catches a life and death drama unfolding on camera. amazing pictures of a woman being rescued from these floodwaters. utah teens now in trouble for a stunt they pulled at a mcdonald's drive through. but are they getting a bad rap. hi there. happy friday to you all. i'm brooke baldwin. welcome to hln news and views. boy, oh, boy. it's been one thing after another for the folks in the san francisco bay area. first we told you about the bridge. falling debris. now this ship leaking oil into the bay. if we can look closely here, see this mile-long sheen of bunker fuel. bunker fuel oil drifting from a tanker. now this leak has triggered an

emergency response by the u.s. coast guard. you can kind of see it. a coast guard helicopter was seen flying over this dropping at least one probe in there. and the bay bridge by the way is still closed. a big chunk of concrete and cable came crashing down on the bridge tuesday and crews are working on repairing that. crews also busy in las vegas. let's go there. take a look at some other pictures. water, water everywhere. what a mess. a water main broke this morning causing massive flooding. crews working to patch it up. more than a patch there. the water covering all but one southbound lane of the strip between sahara and circus circus hotels. the northbound lanes are not affected. we'll keep you posted on that watery mess as soon as we get more information there. the coast guard searching for possible survivors of this midair collision just off the coast of california. a marine helicopter and a coast guard plane crashed during a training mission last night. altogether, nine people were judge those two aircraft.

witnesses say they saw a massive fireball just fall into the ocean near san diego. the coast guard says it is not giving up on finding survivors. >> absolutely, we are always hopeful. we are working very hard to make sure we cover any possibility. and the assumption is always that they are alive. we have not found any human remains at this point or survivors. >> the coast guard is smath that someone could survive that 60-degree water temperature for up to 20 hours there. and police now arrested an iraqi man accused of running over his daughter because she's become too westernized. u.s. marshals took the man into custody. his daughter is hospitalized in serious condition. police say he ran down his daughter in a parking lot because she was not living

according -- living her life according to traditional iraqi values. there's been another arrest in the gang rape of a california high school girl outside of her homecoming dance. this time we're talking about 18-year-old jose carlos montana now the sixth suspect in custody here. and his bond has been set for $1.3 million. four suspects were in court yesterday for the first time. three of them wore bulletproof vests. one suspect's aunt is saying he told her he only watched the assault and didn't do a thing to stop it because he was afraid he'd get beat up too. the juveniles are now being charged as adults and could get life in prison if convicted. police will not say whether any of the witnesses recorded the attack on their cell phones. they say as many as ten people were involved in the assault and another ten just sat there and watched. the victim was released from the hospital wednesday. and police in los angeles still looking for that man who shot those two people in the parking lot of this synagogue. that attack happened early

yesterday morning as worshipers arrived for service at the synagogue. the shooter ran away on foot and initially police detained the 17-year-old who matched what they were calling a loose description of the gunman. but they did later release him. both victims were shot in the legs and they say the shooter didn't speak or try to take anything from them. so far, police have not speculated on a possible motive in those shootings. and one man dead after his car hit a tree because it was toppled on the ground because of these thunderstorms. look at this mess. this is northwestern louisiana yesterday. in downtown shreveport, a large steeple was ripped off a landmark church. it landed on a car pinning the driver inside. rescuers were able to free the man who suffered broken bones. this line of storms is responsible for spawning three tornadoes on the ground. and in neighboring arkansas, the same storm system brought two

tornadoes and heavy rain there. although there was some bankrupt damage, as you can see, no injuries reported. and a floodwater drama unfolding on tv. live tv mind you. this is little rock. a reporter was talking about why people shouldn't be driving through the rising water and, guess what happened. a woman's suv went under the water. cameras you can see from affiliate kark caught this man jumping in after a woman and her son. then the fire department showed up and helped them finally get the woman out. >> as we was going into the water i'm like lord please don't let us die. please don't let us die. the water just kept rising up. and as the water was rising i said, lord please don't let us die. please don't let it take me and my son. so the water kept on coming up. so my son told me to come back where he was. i told my son to keep his head up, keep your chin up. like it was going in his mouth. i told him keep his head talking back and keep talking to me so we can talk communicate.

i didn't hear him no more. i felt the water took him out. so i just blanked out. i didn't even know i was at the truck. i didn't know they had broke the window. >> can you imagine the potential for flash flooding continues in southern arkansas with heavy rain still falling there today. live pictures. let's take a look from the white house. president obama extending a bill that helps people live with hiv and aids. the ryan white care act helps mainly low-income patients with little or no health insurance. it was first enacted in 1990 and is the largest federally funded program for hiv and aids patients. meantime the president doing more than just fact gathering on the situation in afghanistan today. a little more than an hour from now, the joint chiefs of staff are expected to sit down brief him on how a troop increase there will affect the military. what the president is essentially considering here is whether to approve the general stanley mcchrystal's request to send as many as 40,000 more u.s. troops there. secretary of state hillary clinton is not tipg her hand

about what the president might do. but she did say in a tv interview this morning that it won't be quote a repeat of the same old approach, end quote. and have you heard about this? this is what we're talking about today. an exposed breast shown on the local nightly news during the sweeps period. was this all a gimmick or was it needed to tell the whole story. why a washington d.c. tv station says the exposure was the right thing to do.

shocking testimony in the trial of a iowa mom ooh cuesed of killing one son and trying to kill another. they heard a 7-year-old boy's taped interview describing how his mother attacked him and his brother. she's accused of slaerk sons' throats a year ago. her 2-year-old son seth died. they were found in a family van parked near a pond. here is what shawn told his police as his mom listened in

court. >> when he pulled them off was mom there or still gone? >> she was hurting my baby brother. >> did you try to talk to mom or did you just -- what? >> i just hopped into the van and locked the doors. >> police say the boys' mother tried to kill herself but later she told police they had an abducted by a strange who tried to kill all of them. this mother has pleaded not guilty. her mothers plan to use insanity as her defense. let's talk about this story. washington d.c., tv affiliate breaking really what we're calling a tv taboo. wjal is airing two-part special on breast cancer awareness and showing an exposed breast during the broadcast. the program called touch of life includes clinical demonstrations on self-exams. and during those exams the breasts of the volunteers are not blurred. the special is airing during sweeps week but stations -- the station says they aren't just doing it for a ratings boost. the abc affiliate in d.c. says showing the breast provides a public service because many

people don't know the right way to do a self-exam. so a lot of people are saying the tv special really is pushing the envelope last night. a lot of people are talking about this and we want you to talk with us as well. we have a couple callers on the line including jane calling in from virginia. let me set you up for a second. i understand you have breast cancer. you are in pain. you are speaking from experience. do you think this is an okay thing to show an exposed breast on tv? >> caller: correct. i am in the virginia area and channel 7 has always done a lot for breast cancer. and i am sitting here at home on an oxygen machine and a morphine pump dying from breast cancer. and i think that anything that any station would do to help a woman discover breast cancer early should be applauded. >> so, jane you say you are

losing the battle, and i thank you for your bravery. >> no, i'm not losing the battle. >> you're not. >> no i'm dying, but i'm not losing the battle. >> you're not losing the battle. you say one reason that other women could not lose the battle is because this is -- >> i don't like losing the battle. we're not losing the battle. we're doing more to help those coming after us. >> great. jane, thank you so much for calling in. we will win the battle, she says, and all of that helps in exposing these breasts and showing self-exams. i want to talk to megan. megan, you are a nurse. what do you think about this? >> caller: yes i am. and i think it is so important that people who don't get a chance to either go to a physician or a breast surgeon to have a correct physical exam done. they should know how to do that. and i think it is just fantastic that they actually show the whole breast and not put a sticker over certain areas of

the breast so that it makes women feel that they almost should be ashamed to talk about breast exams or have breast exams. >> some people may say, you know what, that's best done in a doctor's office. is tv really the appropriate medium for doing this? you say -- >> caller: i think it is. until i started to work as a nurse for a surgeon here who is fantastic, i will tell you from experience i had never myself, actually seen a correct breast exam done until i started working with this particular surgeon. and i had had them supposedly done on myself before. so, i mean if you don't know the correct way to do one, you don't know if someone, a physician, is actually giving you the correct breast exam. >> and people would say this is helping. this is showing. megan, thank you. i apologize. i have to cut you off. i want to get to a couple e-mails. this is from mike in arizona. he says it amazes me that modern society is so concerned with something as small as a few

moments of a naked breast on tv which was for a great cause, but yet they have no problem watching extremely violent content on that same tv without raising any fuss about it. rich on facebook says this. if this is critical need to know information, why wait until november sweeps? jay michael says everything on tv is a gametic to get viewers, even if it is helpful. bruce, let me read what bruce says. when in the course of human history did the female breast become obscene or immoral to look upon. if the show depicted men feeling for lumps, would the reaction be the same? men also get breast cancer. great point. again, want to ask you this. what do you think here about this. is this must-see tv for every woman out there or are men or was this a gimmick to grab viewers. call us, 1-877-tell-hln. cnn.com/hln. also text us your views to hlntv. standard text rates apply. we'll be airing some of your responses and talking to some of

you throughout the day. this is a serious topic. we appreciate you calling in. we are following also here this oil spill in the san francisco bay. how it happened, next.

a jury awarded more than $16 million to the family of a woman who died after a radio station contest. she died of acute water intoxication back in 2007. she drank more than a dozen bottles of water in three hours. the contest was called hold your wee for a wii. contestants had to drink water without going to the bathroom. >> very gratified with what the jury did. the number they determined was -- is by definition, a fair and reasonable number. the defense argued the woman's death was unforeseeable. they fired ten employees after this happened. the jury did not fine the parent company negligent but found its subsidiary liable for the actions of its employees. a company representative would not say if it plans to appeal,

but he did tell the sacramento bee it respects the jury's decision. the florida community where 7-year-old somer thompson lived is on edge here as halloween approaches. her killer is still on the loose. but the clay county sheriff is asking families to return to some sense of normalcy but to do so, of course with caution. last night somer thompson's father talked to nancy grace and told her he believes the person who killed his daughter just waited for his opportunity. >> what are cops telling you? i mean it all happened so fast. and you and your wife were doing everything right. she was not alone. it was broad daylight. she was with a group of little friends and she just ran ahead. that was it. boom. she's gone. >> you know whoever did this had to be watching and waiting for his moment because, like you said just briefly she ran ahead and was out of sight. so, what a two or three-second window of somebody to grab my

child and take her away from us and brutally murder her and throw her in the trash like she was nothing. so if this doesn't wake everybody up in america to know that when you feel secure that your children are okay you need to think again. and you need to protect your children. you need to watch your children. you need to know where they are. don't take anything for granted ever again. >> just to remind you of the story of the first grader. little somer was abducted a week and a half ago. her body turned up in a georgia landfill two days later. we want to get these phone numbers on the screen. anyone with information is asked to call the clay county tipline. 877-227-6911 or call crimestoppers, 866-845-tips. and be sure to watch "nancy grace" tonight. she'll be talking about balloon boy and his parents trying to turn the tables on the sheriff. a special prosecutor being brought in to hear their claims.

will accusing the sheriff of violating privacy laws bungling the investigation and jeopardizing the chance of a fair trial really work? watch "nancy grace" at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern time here on hln. consumer spending did slight a little last month. this is the first time in five months spending has taken a hit. but it was not a surprise. the half a percent decrease was in line with what a lot of economists were expecting. the main reason for the drop, the cash for clunkers program did expire. as ebooks rise in popularity, the prices of hard cover books are going in the opposite direction now. hln money expert clark howard tells you who is competing to offer the very best deals. >> well if you are a book reader, you got to love this three-way price war going on with target, walmart and amazon. it is all three of them are trying to compete for the crown of where you'll go when you are looking for a deal.

you aren't familiar, new, hot selling books are all going to be priced between $8.99 and 10 bucks. at least who knows what the price will be at the moment you go because this is such a severe price war. the most significant thing though, is that in the future it looks like ten bucks is going to be the key price point for books. a lot of this has to do with the way we're going to get books in the future which whether you like it or not, overwhelmingly is going to be electronically. the idea of book lovers having cases and cases of books, well there will still be people that collect that way but that will be the good old days. because the future is going to be electronic. i'm clark howard. for more of my opinion goes to cnn.com/clarkhoward. still to come here, following developing story. this oil spill in the san francisco bay area. we will tell you how it happened.

a tanker is leaking oil into the san francisco bay right now. you can see it. this is a mile-long sheen of bunker fuel oil drifting from a tanker. the coast guard says it happened when oil was being transferred from a fuel barge to the ship called the "dubai star." a coast guard officer i just talked to a couple of minutes ago here said a major containment effort is under way. we're following the story. as soon as we get more information on that we'll bring that to you. and from a whole lot of oil to a whole lot of water. let's go to vegas. take a look at these pictures. water everywhere on the las vegas strip. a water main just burst this morning causing massive flooding

as you can see. crews working to patch this thing up thp. the water covering all the southbound lane strip between the sahara and circus circus hotels. the northbound lanes are not affected here. if we have more on that we'll bring that to you as well. the coast guard is searching for possible survivors of a midair collision just off the coast of california. a marine helicopter and a coast guard plane crashed during a training mission last night. altogether, nine people were in those two aircraft. witnesses say they saw a massive fireball just fall into the ocean near san diego. the coast guard, though says it is not giving up on finding survivors. >> absolutely we are always hopeful. we are working very hard to make sure we cover any possibility, and the assumption is always that they are alive. we have not found any human remains at this point. or survivors.

>> here's some good news for the survivors potentially. the coast guard estimates someone could survive in the 60-degree temperature for up to 20 hours. police have now arrested this iraqi man accused of running over his daughter because she had become too westernized. u.s. marshals took 48-year-old falay amaliki into custody. he'd been on the run since the incident lapped last week out in arizona. his sdaurt hospitalized still in serious condition. he ran down his daughter in a parking lot because she was not living her life according to traditional iraqi values. there has been yet another arrest here in the gang rape of a california high school girl just outside of her homecoming dance. 18-year-old jose carlos montana now the sixth suspect police have in custody. his bond set for $1.3 million. four suspects were in court yesterday for the very first time. three of them were wearing bulletproof vests. one suspect's aunt did say he told her he only watched the

assault and didn't do a thing to stop it because he was afraid he'd get beat up. the juveniles are being charged as adults and could get life in prison if convicted. police will not say whether any of the witnesses recorded the attack on their cell phones thinking of video possibilities here. they say as many as ten people were involved in the assault and another ten watched. the victim was released from the hospital wednesday. and in los angeles police are still looking for that man who shot two people in the parking lot of a synagogue. the attack happened around 6:30 a.m. local time yesterday as worshipers were arriving at the service at the temple. the shooter fled the scene. initially police detained 17-year-old who matched a vague description of the gunman but they did later release him. both of these victims were shot in the legs. they say the shooter did not speak or try to take anything from them. so far police do not have a motive. and one man is dead after his car hit a tree that was down on the ground because of severe thunderstorms in northwestern

louisiana yesterday. take a look at this. in downtown shreveport, a large steeple was ripped off a landmark church, landed on a car and pinned the driver inside. rescuers were able to free the man but he did suffer broken bones. the liven storms is responsible for spawning three tornadoes on the ground. and in neighboring arkansas the same storm system brought two tornadoes there and heavy rain. there was, as you can see, massive property damage amazingly, there were no injuries to report. and a floodwater drama live on tv here in little rock. look at this. a reporter was talking about why people should not drive through rising water. guess what happened? a woman's suv drove through went under. cameras from affiliate kark caught a man jumping in after her and her son. then the fire department showed up and they did manage to get the woman out safely. >> as we was going into the water iam like lord please don't let us die.

please, don't let us die. and the water kept rising up. as the water was rising up i said, lord, please don't let us die. don't let it take me and my son. the water kept coming up. i told my son to keep his head up. keep your chin up because it was already by his chin like it was going in his mouth. i told him keep his head tilted back and keep talking to me so we can talk, communicate. so we kept talking. then i didn't hear him no more. i felt like the water took him out. and so i just blanked out. and i didn't even know i was at the truck. i didn't even know they had broke the window. >> talk about frightening. the potential for flash flooding continues with heavy rain still falling there today. state transportation officials hoped to reopen the san francisco oakland bay bridge for rush hour this morning but that didn't happen. it's been closed since tuesday when 5,000 pounds of steel came crashing down on to the road. crews had been working around the clock making these emergency repairs. more than 250,000 vehicles

depend on the bridge every day to get in and out. and president obama doing more fact gathering on the situation in afghanistan today. in about an hour from now, the joint chiefs of staff are expected to brief him on how a troop increase there will affect the military. the president is considering whether to approve general sfanly mcchrystal's request to send in as many as 40,000 more u.s. troops. secretary of state hillary clinton is not tipping her hand about what the president might or might not do but she did say in a tv interview this morning that it won't be quote, a repeat of the same old approach. meantime, president obama has reviewed a bill that helps people living with hiv and aids. mr. obama signed the ryan white care act just moments ago. the bill helps mainly low-income patients with little or no health insurance. >> we can't give ryan white back to genie back to his mom. but what we can do what the legislation that i'm about to sign has done for nearly 20

years is honor the courage that he and his family showed. what we can do is take more action and educate more people. what we can do is keep fighting each and every day until we eliminate this disease from the face of the earth. >> the ryan white care act was first enacted back in 1990 and is the largest federally funded program for hiv and aids patients. how about this one. a washington d.c., affiliate breaking a tv taboo. wjla is airing this two-part special on breast cancer awareness and showing an actual exposed breast during this broadcast. now the program is called "touch of life" and includes clinical demonstrations on self-exams. during these exams, the breasts of the volunteers are not blurred. the special is airing during sweeps week. they are looking for ratings during sweeps but the station says it's not just about boosting ratings. the abc affiliate says showing the breast provides a public service because so many people out there do not know the right way to do one of these

self-exams. so we're talking to you about this. what we want to know is is this must-see tv for every woman or was this just a gametic to grab viewers? let us know what you think. call us at 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. text us. text views and your comments. don't forget your name. send it to hln tv. standard text rates do apply and we'll get to a bunch of your responses here throughout the day. somer thompson's grieving father describes the horror of losing his little girl. how he learned his daughter went missing.

i'm jane velez-mitchell. here's my issue. i've had people tell me jane you're wrong. there is no war on women.

i'm here to say you're wrong. a 15-year-old girl was gang raped for 2 1/2 hours after a high school dance and nobody tried to stop it. cops say ten people may have participated in this gruesome act. and another 20 men watched this girl being raped. let me repeat that. 20 men say police, watched this girl being raped and nobody did a thing. we can't treat this as business as usual. we're in a national crisis. it's time we do something to stop it. if this isn't a wake-up call when it comes to sexually charged violence, then i don't know what is. i'm jane velez-mitchell, and that's my "issue." >> coming up tonight on "issues," megabucks divorce. it's become a supernasty and pricey split for the l.a. dodgers owner. you'll never believe how much alimony his estranged wife is asking for. it's more than what most people make in a decade. watch "jane velez-mitchell" here

on hln. philip garrido former victim said seeing him in court brought back a lot of pain and awful memories. garrido served 11 years in prison for raping katie callaway hall. hall was at yesterday's court hearing for phillip and nancy garrido. they are charged in the kidnapping of jaycee dugard who was found alive after being held in the backyard of the couple's home for 18 years. when she locked eyes with garrido, everything he had done to her came rushing back. appearing on nbc's the "today" show, she explained why she feels partly responsible for what happened to jaycee dugard. >> i don't know because i wasn't vigilant enough to keep track of him after he was paroled or something. i just can't explain it. i feel on some level not responsible, but i just feel that i should have done more and i -- and, like i said, it's something i'm going to have to live with. i'm doing this for myself but

i'm also doing it to make sure this man is put away forever. i want to see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears. >> dugard was kidnapped while waiting for a school bus in south lake tahoe in 1991. phillip garrido fathered her two children during her 18 years in captivity. the florida community where 7-year-old somer thompson lived is on edge this halloween. her killer is still on the loose. but the clay county sheriff is asking families to return to some sense of normalcy but to do so with caution. last night somer thompson's father told nancy grace he believes the person who killed his daughter waited for his opportunity. he also described the moment he was told his daughter was missing. >> mr. thompson i know that your grief is overwhelming. especially because you were in another town. you weren't there right on the scene when everything happened. i remember when i became a crime victim, i wasn't on the scene.

i was a couple hundred miles away. and i felt so helpless. there was nothing i could do. nothing i could do to change anything. how did you learn somer was missing? >> about 6:25 that evening, i got a call from the clay county sheriff's department. and the first thing he said was, mr. thompson, don't freak out, but your daughter is missing and we're going to find her. so at that time, that's when i realized my daughter was missing, and i can't tell you the wave of pain and fear that runs over your body and through your mind. you feel like your heart is just going to stop at that time. >> the first grader was abducted a week and a half ago. her body was found two days later in a georgia landfill. anyone with information is asked to call the clay county tip

line. 1-877-227-6911. or call crimestoppers. 1-866-845-tips. be sure also to watch "nancy grace" tonight. balloon boy's parents try to turn the tables on the sheriff there. a special prosecutor is being brought in to hear their claims. will accusing the sheriff of violating privacy laws bung ling this investigation and jeopardizing the chance of a fair trial really work? watch nancy, 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. here on hln. think about this. moms out there would you be furious? one mother says her ex-husband showed her young daughter's hard core porn. why prosecutors say they can't do a thing about it.

want to get you an update on the massive oil leak in the san francisco bay. a tanker started leaking oil this morning creating this slick at least a mile long there on the water. now the coast guard says it all happened when oil was being transferred from a fuel barge to the "dubai star." a coast guard officer i spoke to earlier said a major containment effort is under way, but he also

said no one knows exactly how much fuel was spilled there into the water. we're following the story. we'll bring you information as soon as we get it out of the bay area. meantime a texas woman accuse her ex-husband of showing their young daughters hard-core porn. but prosecutors say they can't do a thing about it because of a state law that was meant to protect parents who want to teach their kids about sex education. the slaw from the 1970s and said parents can show, quote, harmful material to their kids. a state lawmaker is looking into trying to change that statute. the dad not charge with anything and has not come forward to comment. and we're getting all kinds of cool pictures from our i-reporters, literally here. cool as in snow. they are getting an early taste of winter in colorado. snow practically covers the front of this home. this is ft. collins. will sackman says he n his friends wanted to make a huge snow fort. there they did.

they made a snow cave around the balcony. they used three laundry baskets and a trash can to form the walls. imagine trick-or-treat with the kids in this. this photo taken by jimmy and jacob taylor in highlands ranch, a denver suburb. brr. put on a lot of layers. also capturing this picture of a yard stick. can't really tell deep deep in the snow. at least 17 inches of snow fell on the area. can we say ski season! the snowstorm that hit colorado utah and wyoming making its way to nebraska and kansas. always a reminder. if you have really cool pictures, video of the snow or even of the ice in your neighborhood go to ireport.com and click on the upload now link. you'll find all kinds of details on how to submit your ireports. you can do that with any stories or breaking news from anywhere in the world. consumer spending slid a bit last month. this is the 1st time in five

months spending has taken a hit. but they say it wasn't a huge surprise. the 0.5% decrease was in line with what many economists were expecting. the main reason for the drop? cash for clunkers program expired. and four utah teens got a ticket for rapping their order at a wrapping ingrapping their order on drive through. >> the song repeated. he rapped it again. stop playing games. if you're going to order order. at that point the manager came out and she said to stop acting like children and if we were going to order something than order or to leave. >> the manager also apparently said they were cursing and disrupting business. the teens say not true. they think an employee called in their license plate number as they were leaving. an officer wrote them a ticket for being disorderly in public. this response was received from mcdonald's. the employee in question felt her safety was at risk as a

result of the alleged actions of these individuals in the drive-through not as a result of them rapping their order. ♪ saturday i said i'm sorry ♪ ♪ sunday came and trashed it out again ♪ >> boss and piano man shared a stage at madison square garden last night. both taking part in rock and roll hall of fame 21st celebration. a five hour concert featuring stevie wonder and john legend. later stevie wonder cried. he was performing michael jackson's "the way you make me feel." the celebration will continue tonight with another amazing concert. most of you get an extra hour of sleep this weekend. thank goodness. sunday, 2:00 a.m. we'll set the clocks back to 1:00 a.m. that's back to standard time. in the u.s., hawaii and most of

arizona, will not change because they never set their clocks ahead in the spring. many people may be dressed as ghosts or goblins this halloween but one hotel says ghosts are real and around all the time. a place where some who check in may never check out. we'll have the spooky story coming up.