bloom. millions of microorganisms form that gelatinous muck. on that note, goodbye, everyone. jane: good morning, everyone. this is the 40th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon walk. shuttle astronauts are getting ready to take part in their second space walk in three days. jon: what is happening on wall street this week? green arrows right now. the dow industrials up about 24 points. economic indicators rose for the third straight month. is the economy on the rebound? jane: an suv bursts into flames. this whole episode is caught on videotape as neighbors rushed to rescue the mother and two little

kids inside. jon: the battle over health-care reform shifts into high gear this week. republicans are coming out swinging, stepping up their criticism of the president's plan, calling it a risky and costly experiment. what many democrats outside of the cabal know that voters will not stand for these prescriptions for health care or for ourselves. jon: democrats are pushing ahead to passions -- to pass a bill sooner rather than later. that is mike emanuel live of the white house. the chairman of the republican party is coming out pretty strong against the administration's health reform push. what else did he have to say? >> calling on americans to call the white house and call their members of congress to basically fled their phone lines in the coming days.

he also passed, mr. president, what is the rush? >> congress is trying to do this in the next two weeks. they want to get a bill done in the next two weeks? this reckless approach is an ill-conceived attempt to push through an experiment that all of us should be scared to death. slowdown, mr. president. we cannot afford to get healthcare wrong. your experiment proposes to much too soon, too fast. >> you heard the word experiment multiple times. he used that throughout the press conference that he just did. jon: what about the president? he has been taking on some of his critics on some of these points. what is he saying? >> i lost the audio. i believe you were asking about

what the president is doing about it. the president has come out swinging in recent days, saying that he is not going to blow out the deficit or do anything that would basically ruined the american economy, which is one thing that has come up. we expect to hear a lot more from him, not only today, but throughout the course of the week. jon: mike emanuel, thank you. jane: less check out what is happening on wall street. the dow is up about 26 points. a new survey is giving us signs as to where we are in this economic crisis, how far along, jenna, is what everyone wants to know. >> the national association for business economics is a quarterly report that has been out since 1982. let me give you an example of what the report is saying. the time before winter and spring when you know most of the snowstorms are over, but you do not feel comfortable leaving your house without your heavy winter coat, that seems like the

time we're in right now that is what some of the economists are saying. some of them are saying that essentially, we're not seeing any major growth, but we seem to see cost cutting already happening. they see growth sometimes next year. this is an interesting part of the survey that i wanted to tell you about. this is only the second time in history that more firms are reducing pay to all of us, rather than raising pay. it is only the second time since 1982. still not spring, but hopefully the worst of the winter is over. jane: we will keep our fingers crossed jon: some new details are emerging about the u.s. soldier captured by the taliban in afghanistan. after his emotional and video aired on the internet, the 23- year-old is an only child from idaho.

his parents' home schooled him there. neighbors remembered that he danced at a local ballet school. he is serving it at a base near a taliban stronghold, when he disappeared nearly three weeks ago. jennifer griffin is live at pentagon. what is the pentagon saying about this video? >> essentially, they are saying by making his video, the taliban are breaking all international conventions, not being allowed to take these humiliating videos. so, there is a lot of anger that he is being used as a propaganda tool. even by airing these videos, it is playing into the taliban propaganda. we are taking a full string picture from the video, but we're not playing that video opera -- over and over.

it is very clear that he was forced to say it. it is very scripted, the statement that was made. jon: it will be heartbreaking for his family and friends back in idaho. >> that is right. he is from a small-town. the coffee shop where he used to work, they had a sign on their window at first, but they realized that family was trying to keep this low-key. it is a small town of 7000 people. they were very careful not to speak to the media at first. when the video came out, people wanted to show some sort of solidarity with the family. a lot of media are camped out outside the family's house. the family has asked for privacy there. they do not want to draw more attention to this case. they just want to bring their son home, obviously. jon: you said that he was forced to read this statement. does it look like he is under distress? >> he looks very concerned.

he gets very upset at one point. even cries. he talks about how much he misses his family. there is a voice that says, miss them? clearly, he is under arrest. this is not a statement that was made of his own free will. that is in violation of the geneva conventions. jon: thank you, jennifer griffin. jane: now to the tw u.s.o journalists who are jailed in north korea. there were sentenced to 12 years and a labor camp after they were found guilty of crossing illegally into north korea. today, hillary clinton spoke about what she hopes north korea will do. >> i want to reiterate what i said about a week ago that the united states wants to have these young women released and we would hope that the north korean government would provide

amnesty and would act to let them come home. i know how sorry they are for what they did. it is very regrettable it is really something that would be an important action for the north koreans if they would be willing to take it. jane: you can see more of the interview at 10:00 eastern time. jon: just west of baghdad, a car bomb exploded today, killing two police officers. eight civilians were also hurt in that explosion. this happened hours after another bomb exploded. at least nine people were wounded in that attack. jane: the only surviving suspect that we saw from the massacre in mumbai, india stood up in court and said this. sir, i plead guilty to my crime. 166 people were killed in a

three-day tour rampage that paralyzed the financial capital. hundreds more were heard. the gunman carried out killing sprees at two luxury hotels, a jewish center, and a train station. the attackers have all been linked to a militant group that originated in pakistan. jon: today, many of us are remembering a the one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. two americans, the first to walk on the moon 30 years ago today. >> that is great.

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spare parts to the outside of the space station. that space walk is set to begin about 50 minutes or so from now. just a side note, a space station crew is trying to fix a broken toilet. there are only two on board. they would like to get the second one up and running. jon: way before the internet, way before the age of computers and cell phones, 40 years ago today, the crew of apollo 11 made a pinpoint landing on the surface of the moon. for the first time ever, mannheim set foot on the lunar surface. brian wilson is joining us live inside the aaron space museum inside washington, d.c., where they are remembering this historic mission. what are they saying, brian? >> people are coming. they are taking pictures.

the astronauts on the left in this scenario would be neil armstrong. the guy coming down the ladder would be buzz aldrin. this is an actual lunar excursion model. this is one that was going to be used on the mission, but it got canceled. now it is here at the air and space museum. if you want to find out what the next big step is, should we go back to the moon? the big debate among today is, should we go back to the movies or reaching back to the moon or should we perhaps go to mars? sir, how are you? can i talk to you? where were you in 1969? >> probably watching tv. >> do you remember that day? do you think that we should go back to the moon? >> i think we should. just to explore some more. >> some people are saying, we skip the muni and go straight to mars. what do you say?

>> why not? >> people are walking appear to have their pictures taken. the real debate that is going on in the world today is, what should our next step in space the? as the shuttle system starts to come down and they -- and we contemplate our next moves, interestingly enough, the people of apollo got it right. many of the concepts from the apollo mission would be used to go back to the moon and under the current drawing board plans. jon: at this point, the next trip really is another moon launch, right? >> that is right. they would have to rebuild some of the technology that they have courte. a lot of work ahead. jon: cool stuff. thank you, brian. if you want to read more about the apollo 11 mission anniversary and other historic achievements that occurred that same year, visit our web site.

you will find video pictures and essays about events, including the apollo eleven lunar landing, woodstock, and the nixon presidency. i was not there. i was probably in my astronauts uniform. jane: we will bring you pictures of the space walk. we want to bring you to the breaking news debt -- the breaking news desk. a family was kidnapped? >> this is such a bizarre story, jane. they were in north carolina, not far from charlotte. a lot of people go there during the summertime. this man walked up with a gun, a grandfather and granddaughter were fishing. he took them, the mother, and the infant baby with them, by gunpoint, forced them into their car, and drove around for 12 hours.

just rambling, driving them around. finally, they were running out of gas. he pulls into a convenience store. that is how the family was able to get away. now we're learning the man on your screen, a convicted murderer, not once, but twice. his sentence was reduced in the 1990's after he killed a taxi driver. this guy got out in 1992 and went to this fishing hole over the weekend. this family was just terrorized by the man that you see on your screen. it is hard to believe, but the family is safe today. jane: thank you very much, harris. jon: democrats pushing for health care reform are running into stiff opposition. even some people like the plan in theory are clutching their wallets now because of one proposal.

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jane: an arkansas evangelists is accused of taking a -- taking six young girls across state lines for sex. all women have testified in the case. several women said that he married them when they were underage. jon: the heated battle over health-care reform is reaching a critical stage and voters are showing greater resistance now, with support for the president apparently slipping. a poll puts just 49% of americans approve of the way the president is handling the health care issue.

44% disapprove. in today's "wall street journal," there is a report that finds a group of democrats are opposing the plan. michael brown, former vice chair of finance for the democratic national committee joins us. if the president is getting votes against his plan by democrats, that is not good, is it? >> no one said this was going to be an easy trek. this is clearly a difficult thing when you are fighting the kind of battles that president obama is fighting. the american people want health care. the american people -- we're the only industrialized country in the world that does not have health care for all of its people. that is not right.

jon: he is fighting against a couple of congressional democrats. >> you have to take that out one ripple. obviously, the lobby of those insurance coverage -- companies are having influence over the members. jon: these democrats represent a lot of people who are over $350,000, people who are going to get nailed by taxes to pay for the president's's program . >> when you have blue dog democrats -- when you have congressional members from the suburbs of denver, u of a congresswoman from las vegas that is going against the president's proposal. i think it is going to be a big uphill battle. it is not the insurance lobby, michael. do we need health care reform? yes. are people out there suffering? yes. you have people from canada who

have universal health care there, coming here for surgery. i think it is a problem. you should do something about health care reform system. i do not think what obama is proposing is the answer. jon: i have another example for you here, michael. this is in today's "new york post." anyone who thinks a government takeover of the health-care system will improve quality of care has only to look at health care problems that the government already runs. it the veterans administration is overwhelmed with problems. medicaid is notorious for providing poor quality at a high-cost and medicare has huge gaps in coverage. if the government cannot run those programs particularly well, would you agree with that? >> i do not know anyone who would say the government is perfect. clearly, it is enough. when you're dealing with an economic downturn and dealing with people of not as lost their

jobs, but also lost their health care coverage, clearly it is going to pose some problems. i agree. it is an uphill battle. leadership is hard. tough decisions are hard. that is why president obama is working so hard for it. in any legislative members -- matter, you confined to certain people opposed to their own party. people have their own views. the republican party is the one that just march lockstep. >> come on, michael. that is not true. jon: i just heard angeles say that we need health care reform. i'm not sure that is going to fly. >> nancy pelosi and harry reid -- i have heard behind the scenes, if you do not vote party lines, certain memberships of certain committees can be -- i heard this scuttlebutt on the

hill. i believe a certain democrats are jumping. that is what they have to do. their constituents are telling them that they do not like this plan. do we need health care reform? yes what we need is bipartisanship. i think a lot of people say that republicans have been obstructionist. we have had some democrats that have been bigger obstructionists on the hill. president clinton and newt gingrich -- they did a lot of things together to help create a better america. jon: 15 seconds each on the timetable. what does it have to be done so quickly? >> what we have to do is move in small steps. this is a problem that has been there for awhile. jon: michael, what about it? >> i agree, clearly that we need bipartisanship. i think people need to --

jon: when not wait until next year? >> it looks like it may get until next year. the goal is to get it done this year. when you get into the next election cycle, things always change. dynamics change. jon: because people might remember those votes. >> that is politics. you cannot avoid that. president bush had the same issue. jon: thank you, both. jane: the air you breathe -- the air your mother briefed before you were born. could it affect how smart you turned out? there are details about a new study on pollution and iq. have you seen this video? >> i am still shaken. just to see them deal with that, it was definitely an experience. jane: that is an suv that turned over. that entire dramatic rescue is on tape.

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jon: here is what is happening now. first, outer space. space shuttle endeavor astronauts are taking a little walk. this space walk comes 40 years to the day after the apollo moon landing. an suv bursts into a fireball. witnessed by some good samaritans who quickly sprang into action to try to get a couple of traps kids out. what happened next ahead. plus, paula's plans. why she might not be back in the judge's chair on "american idol ." jane: today's the deadline for cabinet cuts for each agency permit it is just a drop in the pocket, when we're looking at the federal government. he called for the cuts 90 days ago. did he get them? peter barnes has been working on

this. what exactly did the president promise? >> he promised on april 20 that his cabinet secretary would come up with $100 million in additional administrative budget cuts. he said later, the white house released a background document that these cuts would be present to the president within 90 days. it has been 90 days. the white house has not released any budget cuts announcement to us. they have technically until the end of the day. we're waiting on it. i have spoken to them. a spokesman says that the recommendations have been gathered by the cabinet secretaries who will be reporting them to the president shortly. i said, does that mean today? no comment on that we're still waiting. just to be clear about this, the president has proposed $17

billion worth of budget cuts for the 2010 budget. this $100 million in budget cuts was supposed to be for this year. with the president talking about cutting hundreds of billions of dollars in medicare and medicaid spending, it might be nice to see if he could deliver on at least $100 million in administrative costs. jane: i may have misspoken. it is not each department -- total, $100 million. that is why you are year, to make sure we know what we're talking about. jon: oil prices fell today, despite some encouraging signs about corporate profits. the price of crude oil falling 16 cents. gas prices also falling. hurry up and fill up. time to check on wall street. jane: we will see of the doubt

is doing. jenna is back to talk about word of the bailed out company, a company that got some tax dollars that was -- to keep it out of bankruptcy. >> we are still in positive territory after some gains last week. that is the good news for all of us looking to repair our 401ks. cit received $2.3 billion plus a little bit more of that. it was to provide a cushion so that ci couldt survive the financial crisis. it is a lender that is more than 100 years old. it provides financing to the faceless and oftentimes nameless small businesses that are out there across the country. it is a very important lender. the report we got is that cit has avoided bankruptcy. we heard reports of this deal. the stock rallied on the news,

of more than 100%. so, all of these reports came forward before trading even began. we have not heard any official word from the company or the bond holders that the $3 billion in financing has been supplied. the $3 billion of financing would help the cit bankruptcy, which would be worth more than $75 billion in assets. it would be the largest bankruptcy since the lehman brothers collapse. i have not been able to get a response. so far, very quiet coming from that company. what we found out is that the government was not predictable of trade groups, including the national retail federation, the national council of chain restaurants, the national council of textile organizations. all of these trade groups came

out and asked the treasury to get involved. the treasury said that they would not be involved. it looks like we're a little bit on the brink here as far as cit. it looks like the market is pricing in the fact that they are going to survive with their own financing. we do not have worked at this point. we will have to see what happens. jane: thank you. jon: in the arizona desert, rain is always a welcome thing. when the rains finally to come, they bring all kinds of problems like floods, lightning, and things that fall from the sky. the photographer just missed being hit by a tree that came crashing down. more stormy weather is expected today as the monsoons get under way there. dominican davis has a the forecast. >> the monsoon was delayed. now that the high pressure that was sitting to the south blocking it has moved far enough, we're going to see those scenes played out over the next couple of days.

phoenix today, you are going to look at 111 degrees. phoenix has been over the 100 degree mark since the beginning of july. this has been a long stretch with the heat. it continues. our heat warnings are getting a little fewer. that is the good news. we're going to see basically the hot temperatures staying in the desert southwest. we're not seeing them as expansive as we have over the weekend, which is certainly good news. these heat advisories will go into effect until it o'clock. it has been feeling downright chilly in the midwest. we had several morning lows broken into parts of the tennessee valley where people are war -- people waking up to 50 degrees. very chilly there. it is not feeling like july.

today, a cold front moving through will push some of the warm air back in. the warm air will come in. with that, we will see an increased risk for showers and thunderstorms through the middle part of the country today. that is where the severe threat will be. again, off to the northeast, we have some tropical moisture coming up that will fuel some thunderstorms by later this afternoon. jon: dominican davis, thank you. jane: a family in wyoming got an unwelcome visit. a mountain lion showed up. the father of the family grabbed his chain saw. >> i hit it with the saw. that was enough. it had enough. i did not expect it was going to. i thought it would just circle around and try again. jane: he said that the mountain lion got a 6 inch gash on its

shoulder they did not see that land again. jon: an suv bursts into flames. a mother and children trapped inside. i witnesses are not going to wait for rescue crews. they jump into action on their own. this incredible story is next.

jon: a fox news alert. in less than 20 minutes, we're expecting to hear a news conference from the sheriff in idaho, where this american soldier has been held captive. 23 years old, identified over the weekend when the taliban put his image and others out there on a videotape on the internet. the sheriff told a weekly news conference. he has been able to read a statement on behalf of the family. they are said to be very private people. they probably do not want to address the media directly at this time. we will hear from the sheriff in

idaho in just about 20 minutes. jane: can you imagine the suv in front of you, turns over and bursts into flames? what would you do? good samaritan and got out of their cars, came out of their houses, raced over to try to save this mother and her two kids that were trapped inside? this entire thing was caught on videotape. >> hit it. >> i do not have any gloves. >> he is at the left hand portion of your screen. he was the one who was driving behind that suv. he saw this thing unfold. he jumped out, got the two year- old little girl out. a couple of off-duty firefighters were in the neighborhood. they were able to pull the mother to safety. you can hear the panic there. other people tried to smash the

windows and. there was still a 4-year-old boy right in the middle of the flames. jason joins us now. i cannot even imagine what went through your mind when you saw that happen. >> i could not imagine it myself. just seeing that, it will stick with me for the rest of my life. i could not forget the little boy in that fire. jane: once these off-duty guys arrived to help, they were able to get inside to break through and pull him out? >> yes. the window would not break. we tried everything we possibly could to get that window open. we finally got it open wide enough. we could see that the baby was on fire. we knew that he was trapped. we tried to cut the baby out. we tried to put water on him. firefighters went right in there. they cut him out. i was right there to get him out. jane: that is -- that is him on

the ground, the small child? >> yes. jane: where was he in the car? were both of the kids in the back seat? >> the mother was with the baby toward the front of the car. they were the easier ones to get out. the baby was in the back of the vehicle. maybe the seat belt at him strapped down. we needed to cut that seat belt off. that was a the key there. jane: did it cross your mind not to do anything? you just went for it? >> it was instantly. i was right behind them. before i could put the car in park, that is how fast i was out of the vehicle, attempted to get those people out. there were people coming from everywhere just to see my uncle, with a camera, that was another thing. jane: what went through his mind? why did he do it? >> i do not know.

he was standing outside walking the dogs. he always keeps the camera near the front door in case something would happen. he comes running up, he sees me trying to help the people he knew that we would get them out. he did his part. we did our part jane: it just happens that there were these off-duty guys in the neighborhood? how did they get word of it? >> i do not know. i'm not really sure. maybe they were just in their cars like i was and ran out of their vehicles. we did not even think about that. jane: when people look at this videotape, that little boy was inside that burning car for at least three minutes. we are told by the hospital that he had burns over at least 30% of his body. with that figure surprise you when you saw him? >> he was pretty burned.

the top of his year looked like it was folded over already. the side of his face looked like it was melted. it was a pretty bad scene. we got him out. the neighbors came with the hose. jane: was he conscious? >> yes. he was very conscious. it surprised me that he was not even really crying. he was just in shock just to see the little kid burning -- he was not even really screaming and crying. he knew that we were there to help him. jane: it sounds like the mother and a little girl were in better shape. >> definitely. they were toward the front of the vehicle. we got them out almost instantly. as fast as i could run over there, we got those people out right away. then we focus on the little boy in the back. we knew that we would have to do anything to get that kid out. jane: do you know why the vehicle crashed in the first place? >> i believe that she was up for

30 hours and veered right into the tree. she was directly in front of me. i looked at my navigation system. she was already flipped over. the car was on fire. jane: we will keep you updated on their condition. thank you for your time. jon: for all of those people not even to think about their own safety -- jane: they say the off-duty firefighters -- he had almost his entire body inside the carp and. jon: 40 years ago today, all 11 landed on the moon. we will take an in-depth look at what its historic mission men then and now -- and now.

she might be parting ways with "american idol." why paula abdul might be out.

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astronauts are outside the international states -- space station, bolting on what is called the porch. we will continue to watch this space walk high above earth. we will take -- we will bring you images of this. jane: we have been watching this story. a family that was kidnapped over the weekend and was able to escape. what do you know now? >> it was miraculous that they were able to get away from this guy. they may have been luckier than they now. this guy not only convicted once, but twice for murder. he was due in court today for dwi. he was due in court for august for an alleged hit and run. he drove this family around for 12 hours various roads after kidnapping them at gunpoint. they were running out of gas.

one of the people he kidnapped was an infant when he got out, that is when the family made its quick getaway. they may be luckier than they know. i am sure that they had no idea that this guy had killed twice. at one point, he had a 30-year prison sentence. i am learning from authorities in north carolina that the 30- year sentence was reduced. he got out. apparently, he is still committing crimes. he is hospitalized after that incident. jane: thank you very much. jon: there is competition to tell michael jackson's story. is paula out at "idol." >> it is a possibility. first of all, the reversal -- the of rehearsal footage could be sold for more than $50 million. the concert company and wants at

least that for distribution rights to 100 hours of video with the king of pop which could be used in a future documentary or feature film. four major movie studios were in a bidding war. now there are reports that sony is ready to make a deal. can you imagine "american idol" without paula abdul? that is supporting two -- his client has not gotten an official offer yet. she says that she has other opportunities. people are wondering, is this a negotiation tactic for more money? well speaking about it backfire? so, the deal for the fourth judge has not been announced

yet. the deadline is approaching fast. season nine on additions are underway. and we will see what happens with the production companies. they are not commenting on the situation. today, we have holly montag. and we will be checking in with her at and talking with her. you can check in. jon: thank you. jane: air pollution has been shown to lower iq scores in children. the results of a study from low- income neighborhoods. mothers were asked and to wear backpack monitors. those exposed to the most pollution before births scored an average of 5 points lower than kids that have less exposure.

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idaho. it is his weekly news conference. he is expected to speak about the captured american soldier who is in his area. the family lives there. let's listen in. >> we're not going to answer any questions specific to the family, but if you have something else you like to ask, i see where i can do in answering those. [inaudible] when you talk about this community, it is very close net. it is very supportive. i think you will find that from the family, thinking the support from the community. they're not going to do anything to jeopardize him. you are right. they kept quiet on it. that is just the respect that we

have here in this community. >> are you concerned that he might be in danger? >> what i am speaking of is, this community is very respectful of each other. that is probably why they kept quiet on it. they're only doing as well as can be expected in this situation. you have to think of yourself in this situation, how tough that would be. the focus is on him. yes. not specifically on the family. once again, i want to stay away from that.

yes? >> [inaudible] >> i was contacted by the military before hand. i did not know specifics prior to that. i was contacted that this was going to be coming out. that was last week. i am going to stay away from that to respect the family's wishes. >> [inaudible]

>> i anticipate, as this gets out in the media, certainly yesterday, a lot of people were calling in over the weekend because they were starting to hear this, asking us, what can we do to the family? is there a place that we consent flowers? that outpouring is already starting to happen. i anticipate, as this moves forward, we will see a great outpouring from this community. that is helpful to the family. as they see that support coming forward, that just helps to reinforce trying to stay positive in the situation. and i do not know at this point. mayor hailey is here.

i do not know if he has any plans for that. the coffee shop has been the focal point. there are a lot of flowers and things in support in that area. beyond that, i am not sure. >> [inaudible] >> i do not know if that has been set up or if it is going to be. as we get more information about those kinds of things, we will certainly try to get that out to everybody. anything else? >> [inaudible] >> i think what is happening

right now is, there are flowers and people in that direction. when they can see that, that certainly helps them with this whole situation. i think that will continue in this community. there locally the some organization or organized effort within the community. that does help the family. i can tell you that. any other questions? >> [inaudible] >> not schedule by us. >> the family is very private under any circumstance.

what would be the appropriate form of appreciation? >> a central location is what they would like to say. they can still get there and be able to see that. that central location right now, whether that changes, we will get that out into the community. i imagine, knowing this community, there will probably be more than one location. >> [inaudible] >> no. this is nothing you anticipate what happened. it has certainly happened in many communities across the country. we certainly did not want it to happen here.

that is really hard. you know so many people. >> i do not specifically want to get into anything about his background. >> [inaudible] >> i did not ask that specifically. in my conversation with them, i did not ask. >> [inaudible] >> which information? yes. what we may do is -- i will meet

with them and try to get some of that specific information. maybe we can relay that on our website and keep that rolling on the web site with any specific issues and little things that might come up. i have to ask them first. once again, they are private in this manner. they certainly want to -- the rest of the world to know what is going on. at the same time, being very careful. you can understand that. i want to thank you all for respecting their mushes in this manner. -- their wishes in this manner. we will post bits of information on our website. if the governor has contacted them, if some of the leaders have contacted them, or any specifics, we may be able to get those out there. that would be an area that you can go to.

they did not specifically ask me to do any of that. once again, this is a family's wish for their privacy. so, we are going to respect them. >> [inaudible] >> the military has not put any restrictions on what i can say. the military is working with the family. they are reaching out to the family and trying to keep them up to date of what is happening. so, they are doing their part. they're part is not specifically dealing with the media. that is why they have reached out and asked me if i would

speak for them. >> [inaudible] >> probably all of the above. when the family members just do not want to risk doing anything to inflame the situation of their captives -- you can see how easily that can happen. so, they want prepared statements. they want privacy. that is their wish. that is the direction they want to go on this. we are going to respect that. anything else? thank you. we will try to -- jon: a whole lot of heartache in

a small town where everybody knows everybody. he is the 23-year-old army soldier who now, it has been confirmed, has been held captive, probably by the taliban in afghanistan. on saturday, the taliban or whoever is holding him, but a video of their on the internet of him obviously being scared to death it is a propaganda video, really. that is why we're not running the video. the military for said that he wandered away from his post voluntarily. in this statement, he says that he was lagging behind a patrol and he was captured and held prisoner. at any rate, he is an american in our schweid.

-nobody wants to inflame the taliban. he is the only child of his parents. they are treasuring at their privacy. the sheriff said, continue to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. we continue respect for the privacy. we certainly do not want to do anything that could inflame his captors. we will keep you updated as the military tries to get him back to american safety. jane: some live pictures coming in live from nasa today. a space walk happening hundreds of miles above earth. astronauts are out for their second space walk. jon: one of the things they are doing is on packing from the shuttle some extra parts. as you might know, there are not

many shuttle missions left to fly to the international space station. the soviet ships do not have the size and the lifting ability that the shuttle bus. they are trying to get as many potential spare parts of their that they might need in future days. they are lifting those out of the shuttle cargo bay. and jane: it was the first moon landing. how can you experience a space voyage without leaving your home? that is next. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. but i did. you need to talk to your doctor about aspirin. you need to be your own advocate. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you take care of your kids, now it's time to take care of yourself.

jane: the clock is ticking. americans are watching as president obamas key policy objective hangs in the balance. we will see the president. he will be speaking out about the health care reform plan, trying to drum up support. there are serious concerns. he may have some of them, about the price tag of the versions of the bill we are looking at. shannon bream is there. i know that you have been looking at the numbers. break them down for us. what portion of the spending goes to health care reform, at least according to the f -- the congressional budget office? >> that is supposed to be a neutral, non-partisan body. it most -- both sides of the aisle have to look at it has something that is essentially neutral. they said over a 10-year period, health care reform would

be a -$239 billion impact. all weekend, members of the administration have been spinning the numbers, saying that there are other things that will come into account. it will end up becoming neutral. that number is $239 billion in deficit spending. jane: in the meantime, we're watching live pictures that we want to get to. jon: one of the greatest achievements of the 20th-century done on your tax dollar and a moment of pride for america. neil armstrong became the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon. >> that is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. jon: armstrong said th"one small

step for a man." most people of a certain age remember exactly where they were on the historic day. they all saw the astronauts bouncing around on the surface of the moon against the backdrop of the universe. fast forward to today and some new technology that could let all of us take a space voyage with the click of a mouse. a former astronaut and employee of google. he is at the museum -- the newseum in washington, d.c. >> as of today, you can go to google earth and explore the moon, just like you use google earth to explore your neighborhood and cities that you want to visit. you can explore the apollo

landing site, the locations of spacecraft that have landed, launched by the soviets, the americans, japanese spacecraft. you can fly down through the valleys. you can see all of these places on the moon yourself. jon: un flown just about everything that is still flying. you flew on a couple of shuttle craft. you flew on the international space station. you are working for google. do you get wistful about not being backed up in space? >> when i watch my friends up there, i miss it. it is good to see them up there. i get to do some pretty exciting things. now, i am getting to explore the moon, something that i wish i had an opportunity to do when i was at nasa. we all thought that we were going to be the ones to walk on mars and get back to the moon. that did not happen during my career. i am hoping that the current

crop of astronauts will get a chance to do it. the way i will get to do it is virtually right now. it is a really neat tool. jon: some neat stuff available from google. thank you for sharing it with us. jane: this health care debate going on on capitol hill can be confusing. you probably just want to know, what does it mean for you as a patient, what does it mean for you as a taxpayer? are we getting our money's worth with these plans on capitol hill? the president of the mayo clinic has some pretty strong opinions on that.

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care reform, critics are out there slamming the of $1 trillion plus price tag. the question is how it would affect the quality of the medical care we receive in this country. the president of the mayo clinic joins us. good to see you. the question is, what we're looking at on capitol hill, does it get to the root of the problem? are they actually solving those exploding health-care costs? >> good afternoon. they ask the key question. the issue about health care reform, i think, is much broader than the insurance coverage. it really means changing the way we provide care for patients so that we get better outcome and safety. to answer your question, i would say now. the idea of what they're trying to accomplish really is in the

right direction. it isn't a positive direction with regard to getting more people in short, but it does not go far enough. it does not get to the point really to recognize the value of health care. recognizing the need to get better outcomes and better safety and lower costs. we're hoping it will take it further to recognize that true reform has to affect the way care is delivered to people. jane: are they just adding more blow to the system? >> it is a possibility. it depends on how it all ends up at the end of 3 or four months. if the money is spent to get more people in short, which i believe is inappropriate thing to do, but we do not do anything to link payments for the care that is provided -- if we do not like the payments to the key outcomes that we want, better results and better safety, if we do not do that, we will

actually drive up costs with really doing nothing for any long term or intermediate term. we must change the delivery system. jane: i am going to read a quote from the president. he says under the proposal, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. with the proposals out there, is that true? >> i think what the proposals, that does seem like it is true. it depends on how they resolve this over the next two or three months, particularly on how they handle this idea of a new public plan. the heart of the issue, eventually, will be, of this idea of paying for the outcomes that we really want. when you look at the massachusetts experience where they have actually taken the first step to get more people in short, and i think almost 98% of

people do have insurance now, they are all insured in a delivery system that is quite an expensive one. they are finding -- they're trying to find a way to change the way payments are made to have the delivery system be rewarded for producing better value and lower costss. after all, the only way to band that kerf to reduce the rate of growth of spending for health care is to focus on getting value for what we are paying. jane: don't we all want that? we to spend another hour on that. we will continue to follow it. thank you so much. you can keep up on all the stories we're reporting, including when you are seeing today. we have something called our live shots page. it allows our camera crews to file breaking news. there are updates directly to their blogs is all on our

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about how talking robots are making a lot of money for a lot of people. jane: it is only the six month mark for the obama administration. if a presidential election were held today, how would president obama stack up against some republican heavyweights? take a look at this. the president would be locked in a tie with former massachusetts gov. mitt romney. scott rasmussen joins us. were you surprised at that? >> not really. at this point in time, it is all about barack obama. it is not so much about the republicans. i put it -- i could put your name in that match up, and you would end up with probably the low 40's. republicans are geared to vote against this president right now. democrats are going to vote for him.

jane: tell me about what you are hearing from the independent voters. >> if mitt romney is a candidate -- remember he was a candidate who had some economic background. he would lead among candidates against president obama. people are getting less and less confident about the president's handling of the economy. not a big surprise. the numbers for the president will change according to how the economy is doing. if the economy is doing great, his numbers will be a lot stronger than they are in this poll. jane: the other name is sarah palin? where does she come in? >> she trails by six points in this. the numbers among republicans and democrats, almost identical. however, among independent voters, barack obama will beat sarah palin at this point. what is interesting and particular -- potentially

troublesome for republicans is that 21% of all voters and nearly a third of republicans said that if she did not get the nomination, she should run as an independent. if that happens, barack obama has a wide lead. jane: she obviously split the party. we hear a lot about sarah palin. we heard a bit about mitt romney. who else is out there? what other phases are bubbling up when you talk to republicans? >> there are three people at the top. mitt romney is on the top of our latest polling, followed by sarah palin and mike huckabee. there is nobody else close right now. newt gingrich gets about 14%. what you are seeing here, very early numbers in the republican primary. four years ago, we were talking about democratic primary polls.

jane: that is fascinating. thank you, scott. >> thank you. jon: i want to see your name in one of those polls. jane: a newspaper did a poll and they said, who do you like and who do you hate? they both loved me and hated me. i was still remembered eight years ago. jon: just not possible. jane: no poles for may. -- no polls for me. jon: the national governors' association has been wrapping up their annual meeting. issue number one on the agenda, concerns over health care reform. some state leaders are saying that the federal government is issuing what is basically an unfunded mandate, telling the states what they have to do, but

not providing any money. jane: they were all disagreeing over the weekend. hello, john. >> it has been very interesting. you even have democratic governors joining republicans in their chorus against unfunded federal mandates in what they were predicting what happened with a new health-care proposal. our sources tell us that there was a heated closed-door session yesterday. we are told she was able to offer some assurances, at least to the democrats, that the current bill before the house would have the federal government taking care of any new costs. today, we have seen the democratic governor's backing off of some of that initial criticism of health-care spending. jon: what about the economic stimulus? has that come up? >> yes.

when you ask the governors to write the stimulus, it falls along party lines. governors will say that it has injected some much-needed money into state budgets. one thing that you will see them in agreement on his there is bipartisan support here for holding off on a second stimulus. the governors here say that they want to wait and see what the current package does before they even talk about spending more money on stimulus. jon: homeland security is one of the issues they are talking about as well. >> the governors are calling on congress to ease up on some of their uniform requirements for improving the security of state ids. the current program, they say, is too restrictive and too expensive. it takes a one-size-fits-all approach that is putting an undue burden on states. the governors here are endorsing a proposed legislation called pass id.

supporters say that it would give states more leeway in developing a more secure way of state identification. jane: we showed you this incredible videotape in the last hour. that is an suv that turned over and burst into flames. these good samaritans came out of the woodwork and were able to get them out. the mayor is holding a news conference and is recognizing some of the people. it just so happens -- there is the mayor there -- a couple of off-duty firefighters were there. one member of the milwaukee police department was there as well. they all joined in with those good samaritans to help. they seem to be ok. the little boy was pinned in the back, according to the good samaritan we talked to. he had burns over about 30% of

his body. he is still hospitalized. city officials in milwaukee saying that it is a job well done. jon: you have the gas tank burning. can you imagine what you are thinking about as you are trying to smash through the windshield and get into that car? did for them. >> the neighbors to come out with iron rods, trying to break through. they came out with some water and finally, the fire department got there with fire hoses. if not for that quick action, i am sure that this -- the injuries would have been more significant. jane: those are the two firefighters. they both have arms bandaged because they were in the flames to get that little boy out. jon: harris will keep an eye on

it. we will bring you updates as they become available. in the meantime, the vandals promoting "harry potter" rake in the green. >> that is right. it killed the competition at the box office this weekend, taking in $80 million. the sixth installment is off to the fastest start in franchise history. in the first five days, the movie has made more than one under $60 million in the u.s. and almost $400 million worldwide. number 3 was "transformers." i wanted to tell you guys about another story. this is kind of funny. these stop signs have been popping up all over the place. some. potter -- some harry potter fans have taken as a little far.

police said it is vandalism. look at these stop signs. he is the villain. it looks like they are saying "stop voldemort." officials in wisconsin found 50 to 75 stop signs there. they're getting kind of tired of cleaning them up. it costs $80 to replace them. they are worried, more importantly, about safety, saying that the vandals are picking the most important sign to scribble on. rick leventhal got mad at me for not talking about this earlier. we are hosting "strategy room." jane: he is desperate for fame. thank you.

jon: wildfires scorched thousands of acres in western canada. some gusty winds and dry conditions are feeling three major fires. nine homes completely destroyed there. flames forced about 17,000 people out of their houses. luckily, no word of any injuries yet. will the fire fighters there get a break from mother nature? let's check in with dominican davis. what do you think? >> unfortunately, not really a big break here. we have this ridge of high pressure that is not only affecting parts of british columbia, but going all the way down through the west coast to the southwest. it is going to stay hot and dry. the only good news for these firefighters will be that the winds will not be bad. we will see fairly light winds throughout the week.

we have been talking about the heat in the southwest. today is no exception. we have to keep warnings that will stay in effect for parts of arizona and southern california high temperatures will be well over the 100 degree mark. you will be coming in and around the 120 degree mark. death valley is typically the hottest place across the nation. it is 83 degrees in albuquerque. the hot weather in that part of the country is going to stick around for the better part of the week. on the converse side, look at what is happening here. they are waking up to 52 degrees in crossbilville, tennessee. finally, we will get back up to almost july temperatures. we are monitoring some coastal range. we have this tropical wave.

it is unsettled weather for the southeast so -- the southeast coast. jon: thank you. jane: did text messaging on a cell phone play a role in that really devastating train crash in boston that we saw in may? prosecutors say, more than 60 people were hurt because the trolley operator was texting his girlfriend just before that crash. what is being done to make passengers safer?

jon: it seems there has been a rash of train accidents in this country as of late, computer -- commuter trains and eventually. the trolley operator who crashed his train hit in double -- in boston is pleading not guilty. prosecutors say that he was texting his girlfriend just moments before the crash. as a result, more than 60 people were injured. what is being done to keep those people who ride commuter trains safe? let's talk about it with the general manager of the massachusetts bay transportation authority. are there rules against texting his girlfriend? >> we have had rules for many years against the use of cell phones or other electronic devices that can distract a driver. as was seen in this instance, the rule was not abided by. within a few days of the

accident, and instituted a new policy which says that no bus operator, trolly, or train operator can bring an electronic device aboard the vehicle they are on. >jon: how do you enforce that? >> our own personnel have witnessed a couple of people who have done it. they have been disciplined. our customers have been very industrious with their own selfless, snapping pictures, videos, are calling in. jon: have you taken heat for that? there are trained people saying that it is a safety thing. >> we have several different ways that operators can actually get in touch with the operation control center in the event of an emergency. there are radios on board and devices that they can depress. that does not fly with me.

when i saw on may 8 at a government station was a nightmare where you had $10 million in damage, 60 people sent to the hospital, all for the convenience of a couple seconds. we have taken the next step. we have been forced this new policy. first offense, 10 days suspension. if you are caught using it on board, you are fired on your first offense. jon: it seems like a common- sense measure. everybody safer. thank you. jane: hollywood is taking over the holy ghrail of comic-book of bentz, comic con. despite the higher head count, some of the vendors say, we preferred the good old days. they would like to see tinsel town hit the road. . (announcer) roundup extended control

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jon: take a look at some old pictures coming in from our airspace. one of the astronauts, who is outside the international space station, doing a space walk. there mozer -- moving some supplies from the space shuttle, bernie and aboard the space station. things that day believe they may need in the future. that is at the top of the screen. they are underneath the earth, or so it would seem. from the camera positioned, it looked like that was the case,

but i was incorrect. today marks the 40th anniversary apollo 11. those three astronauts will be meeting with the president today. we expect that they will talk about this on the "the live desk." jane: once a fringe event for hard-core comic fans, comicon has become a huge business. fans turned out for the most anticipated movies and comex. the event has gotten so big, they may need to relocate. now some are asking hollywood- type vendors to go back so that they can go back to their showcase.

>> more than four years ago, the convention started these comic books, but now we see that it is attracting hollywood and video game companies. according to a retailer and collector for many years, this is hurting his business. is this correct? >> yes, there is a huge impact at the convention, but this is not comic-book people. membership at the show is pretty huge, but the majority of people are there for the video games and hollywood, said there are comic-book fans who cannot even get in. >> quickly tell me what kind of prices the original "star wars"

or "iron man"went for. >> star wars is not worth that much. right now, for this one, spider- man, i am asking seven dozen dollars. >> even if you do not have $7,000, most of these, books are under $10. jane: jon is salivating over that one. jon: we are getting word that robert gates intends to ask the army be expanded by 20,000 soldiers in response to a request from senator joe lieberman of connecticut.

we will hear more from the defense secretary in keep you updated. -- can keep you updated. -- and keep you updated. ?7

jane: lot of news to come, including the president speaking on health care. jon: and he will also be speaking with the astronauts from apollo 11, as well as the possibility of a bigger army. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org