of pain relievers when they go to the doctor. bill: our e-mail address is fire away. rick: you are taking a look at live pictures from the hudson river, the scene of a deadly mid-air collision. it happened over the weekend on saturday. we're waiting to see if search crews in the water are able to pull up any more wreckage. so far, seven of the nine victims have been recovered. good morning, everybody. jane: experts are saying that this air disaster, which is the deadliest in eight years could have been prevented. both of these aircraft are flying at low altitudes, where the faa does not regulate them. at this hour, there are new calls for the agency to tighten regulations.

laura, we have been seeing these divers all morning. what is the latest? >> the divers returned to the water this morning. as you mentioned, they are still looking for the wreckage of that small plane that collided with the torch helicopter. we have been monitoring these two rafts full of divers that have been circling this area. this area is just east and south of where the helicopter was recovered. we're keeping a close eye on the back of that boat, as well. that is the main staging area. when those divers bring something up, they move it to the back of the boat. yesterday, we watched bodies being pulled from the water and taken to the back of the boat position. we're waiting to see more of the same. we do not know if they have found anybodys. one of the things we have talked about is how dark and dangerous of these waters are. in this part of the river, it is

about 30 feet deep. this is 60 feet of water. this footage is giving me vertigo. they have to feel around. if they could find it, they are going to feel inside the plane. as we can see from the pictures on those photographs, we know that part of the plane broke apart. that is what they are doing down there. they are not giving us any indication that they have found it. they think that they have a positive hit from their sonar devices. jane: which should point out to people, the pilot and the italian tourists on board, his brother was on board along with his nephew what is the latest on the investigation? what do we know this morning about what exactly happened? >> they continue to look at

flight recorder data coming from both airports where the small plane had departed. we're also talking to people with liver detours, where the helicopter departed. as we know, there are no black boxes to be found. they are looking carefully at the radar. we did have a news conference last night with the ntsb. they were able to tell us what they could obtain by what they have so far. it looks like the small plane was coming south down the river and the helicopter, sort of like a car would merge into traffic, that is what it appears the helicopter was doing. as they gather that information, the other part they are doing is looking for witnesses to come forward. now that more people are coming back to work on this monday, the one people who have businesses on this side of new jersey, if

anybody has any security camera footage or any other photos that maybe people did not get to them over the weekend, they want them to call ntsb investigators. witnesses are important to that part of the investigation. jane: and we have images of the collision? rick: we have pictures of what happened right after the collision. you can see one of the wings from the small plane having already come off the plane at that point. the chopper lost its rotors. you can see it looking like a helicopter it looks like maybe it is upside down. we're told from witnesses who saw this that the helicopter broke into as many as three people and -- as many as three pieces. they both went very quickly into the water and immediately submerged under the water. jane: we will keep you updated if anything breaks.

rick: onta the health-care debate now, where a war is being waged in town hall meetings from maine to missouri. in missouri, there is a democratic senator who is holding a meeting in southeast missouri state university. some town hall meetings have even been canceled because of death threats. carl cameron is live in misery. that is where she plans another meeting today. is this the meaning of -- the beginning of a second week of disruptions at this meeting? >> not so far. there has been one of debt for senator claire mccaskill that was in fact canceled. it was going to be at a high school. she did not cancel it. it was canceled by school administrators to protect the students from any potential outbursts. there have been reports of just over a dozen very disruptive protests against these town hall meetings, sponsored by democrats

across the country. senator claire mccaskill will be here later today for a town hall meeting. it is invited guests who have to click on her website to come here. there is some concern about the possibility of health care reform opponents coming here as they have across the country. with dozens of towns -- town halls, there have been a few that have been particularly tense. democrats and law enforcement have become alert. rick: a lot of people in favor of health-care reform say that the people who are showing up at these meetings are part of an orchestrated attempt by the special interest groups. how much of that is actually true? >> there are some special interest groups and organizations that are opposed to various different proposals on capitol hill. there is an organization called freedom works, organized by former house majority leader dick armey.

they have encouraged people to go out. to argue that this is something that is particularly new and different, kind of forgets american history. town hall meetings have always had loudmouths people who make a big scene. both sides are very organized. they are organizing advertisements in order to push their agenda. opponents are answering back. those people are usually pulled out by the cops. rick: now the house speaker nancy pelosi candis steny hoyer are calling the people who are drowning out the debate with their shouting un-american. of our health care protesters display in un-american behavior or are they just exercising their first amendment rights as american citizens? we have a fair and balanced debate coming up in just a couple of minutes. jane: the dow is down about

eight points. where are you eating during the recession? mcdonald's is reporting same- store sales were up from last year. what are the numbers like, jenna? >> their up around the world. her mom -- his mother sounds like a pretty good deal as well. around the world, they are seeing sales higher, specifically in europe. in the united kingdom and france, that is where the sales are the highest. as far as the menu items, which are the ones that are really selling? the dollar menu, but also the mccafe. giving away some of these items -- there was a promotion earlier. their coffee sales are up. the stock of mcdonald's is up. they are kind of trading sideways year. after that better than expected unemployment report on friday, investors had to figure out

which direction the market was headed. it looks like they have not made up their minds. we will continue to watch. is it the stuffed cabbage? her rick: my mother's chicken parmesan is unbeatable. president obama is wrapping up what is being called the three amigo summit in mexico. he is meeting with the mexican president and the canadian prime minister stephen harper. this is in anticipation of the return of the h1n1 virus. we will have live coverage of the joint news conference. it starts at 12:30 eastern time. jane: nearly eight years later, a new sickness related to the 9/11 attacks. we will tell you who exactly is at risk. rick: crews continued to scour the hudson river between new

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rick: we are back. this is the manhattan borough president in new york city. he and other elected officials are holding a press conference right now. they are talking about the need for the faa to get more involved regulating the air space over the hudson river. this is a corridor that we have learned has very little supervision. there are very few rules that, -- that pilots have to follow. if there is going to be a change, it has to come from federal officials at the edge -- at the faa. we have new york officials calling for the faa to do that. they continue to look for the small plane involved in that

collision along with two of the passengers, one of whom was the pilot. jane: nearly eight years after 9/11, a new study may have found in illness linked to the attacks. some of the law enforcement officers working at ground zero have come out with immune system cancer. the numbers are pretty small. only eight of the 28,001st responders have developed the condition. it is the dust that may have been a contributing factor at ground zero. it is really important for anyone who worked around the world trade center to continue to have their health monitored. rick: deadly violence is rocking afghanistan. at least five police officers were killed when taliban fighters wearing vests strapped with explosives attacked buildings just south of couplka.

as part of a growing surge in violence ahead of elections that are set to take place later this month. meanwhile, one of the toughest towns in all of afghanistan, about 300 u.s. marines are on patrol. they're working to hold off a taliban entrenched there. greg palkot is live. what can you tell us about the fight between the u.s. marines and the taliban where you are? >> it is impressive stuff. it is a gritty and a tough place. it has taliban all around. we have been into this town for the past couple of days. it is pretty much abandoned of civilians. they were here in the strength of about 10,000 just a couple years ago now they are living in surrounding villages. they say they want to come back.

they can't because the taliban is strong in this area here. marines say that they will try their hardest to allow them to come back, but it is a very difficult mission. two marines have been killed in action. seven have been seriously injured. it is really kind of a world war i style trench warfare. it is a deadly standoff with the marines holding the center of town and the taliban on the outskirts, sometimes within 100 yards or so. the marines tell me they could take out the taliban. that would be no problem, they say. they would have a difficult time holding the ground. they need more resources. they need afghan soldiers and police. they do not have any of that right now for their mission here. their mission is to make life as difficult as possible for the taliban.

120 degrees fahrenheit every day as a high temperature. rick: a daunting task for marines and for our team out there. jane: more town hall meetings on health care this week. some of them have gotten ugly. house speaker nancy pelosi and the majority leader have called people trying to drown out opposing views unamerican. do you think that is going to cool any tensions? ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®. my worst symptoms feel better, indoors and outdoors. with zyrtec®, the fastest... 24-hour allergy medicine, i promise not to wait as long to go for our ride.

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rick: we have been showing you some scenes from town hall meetings on health care reform taking place all over the country. take a look at this. >> we ain't gonna do anything.

> >whrick: is disagreeing with e government's plan to reform health care un-american? listen to what nancy pelosi and steny hoyer wrote in an op-ed piece today. these disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views, above the -- but of the facts themselves. drowning out opposing views is simply on american. drowning out the fact is how we felt at this task for decades. we're joined by a former senior advisor to al gore. nice to see you. also, a former communications director for the national republican committee. let me start with you. what do you make of these comments, as spelled out by the speaker, pelosi, and the majority leader? >> i actually think that there

were a lot of good points in this. at the point of trying to make is that we have to have a reasonable discussion these are complex issues. there are a lot of merit -- a lot of americans who are not insured. rick: to speak up and exercise your first amendment right? >> speaking up and having a conversation about the issues is one thing. disrupting a town hall debate, shutting it down -- i was listening to a reporter talking about a town hall meeting being cancelled because the school was afraid of having the meeting. having a conversation, freedom of speech is one thing. my freedom to swing my fist stops at the end of your nose. it is another thing to shut off debate. rick: it seems to me like comments like those made by speaker pelosi are making people even more upset. >> this is a really strange strategy.

it is like that press conference she held a couple of months ago where she said that the cia has been lying to congress. it put her in a-spotlight for weeks on end. i think that is what she has just done. more importantly, does president barack obama 4 -- he is the one out there pushing for health care insurance reform. does president obama think it is on american to dissent from the view of the government and to dissent from the view of himself and from nancy pelosi? they have their website where you can send in fishy information about health care debate. i think that is strange and frightening in and of itself. into policy is always going to appeal to the left wing of her party. the real question is -- i hope they reporter asks his press secretary, does president obama agreed that this is un-american

to dissent? does he think that nancy pelosi has simply gone too far? rick: do you think the president has to distance himself from the speaker's remarks today? is there a more constructive way for leaders of the democratic party to address those concerns that are being voiced by people at these town hall meetings? >> and there is a more constructive way. i think you'll hear from the president himself. we need to have a conversation about these issues. the need to be discussed. putting out misinformation and overheated rhetoric, trying to stay -- trying to scare people and telling them that the plan will lead to euthanasia, it is not constructive and it is not true. i would probably be pretty upset about it. rick: are your republican friends in washington doing a good job not as relaying their opposition to the plan, but also relating their own ideas about an acceptable health care

reform in this country? >> nah. i think there are some really good republican proposals to take their health care across state lines, to allow small businesses to come together and form these co-ops so that they can collectively purchase health care insurance from private insurers. there are some really good ideas. those good ideas get drowned out by people like nancy pelosi. in the past years even when george w. bush was talking about these health care savings accounts and ways to reform social security, those ideas were absolutely drowned out by scare tactics from people just like nancy pelosi and democrats on the left who for their own political gain were opposing those ideas. they did not want to have a real discussion. it is a little disingenuous and full of hypocrisy for them to say if you do not like this idea

-- as president obama said at a fund-raiser, if you voted for george bush in 2000 and 2004, you are part of the problem. rick: thank you both for coming on. we appreciate it. certainly not the last word on this subject. health-care reform affecting all americans. if you would like to read more about these town hall meeting -- meetings, you can check out fox nation and you can also leave comments. jane: quite an alarming statement from the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. he says the taliban is gaining the upper hand there. how did that happen? does this mean more american troops will be needed? general motors is turning to the internet to sell more cars. a partnership just announced with ebay. will this help the company? how about you as a car buyer?

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[captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- rick: a new string of deadly attacks in afghanistan. could the taliban be gaining the upper hand there? when u.s. troops can do now you do not have to head to a general motors showroom when your car shopping. how ebay is now playing a role. entire hotel washed away by a typhoon. mudslides. hundreds of people live. look at this videotape. now a desperate race against

time to find the survivors. jane: human testing begins on the first vaccine for what is known as the h1n1 virus. the timing is critical. health experts say that the mild outbreak this spring could come roaring back this fall and really into the winter flu season. jonathan, explain to us how these clinical trials would be working. >> as we speak, the trials are beginning in this nondescript building. this is the hope clinic of emory university. volunteers are receiving injections. they're also doing blood work, checking for antibodies and throughout the course of the study, they will do more blood work to determine whether these people are developing an immunity to the disease. they will also be tracking them through the upcoming weeks and months and seeing if anyone

comes down with h1n1. what they are trying to determine is not only the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, but also what exact doses needed. it is entirely possible that many people, if not all will require not one, but to separate injections to receive full immunity to the disease. jane: who are the volunteers? who gives themselves off for something like this? >> the come from all walks of life. some of them are retirees. some of them are currently employed. they had shared his altruistic sense of wanting to do something for the greater good. listen to this. >> i hope they find the right vaccine and kids will be protected as well. >> of course, the volunteers also receive approximately $50 for their participation in the study. the three volunteers we spoke with earlier today said that the money really had nothing to do

with it at all and they would have volunteered even if no money was involved. jane: the woman mentioned her children. one of the concerns is how schools are preparing for the return of this virus. what are we hearing about what they are and are not doing? >> it is the first day of school for many kids in this area. you are going to see some different procedures this fall than you did in the spring. many schools closed nationwide when even one student was diagnosed with the h1n1 flu. officials are cautioning schools against this, saying that children in particular are contagious long before they start showing symptoms of the disease. it is entirely possible they could spread to other kids in their class even before they are isolated or sent home. health-care workers that have to stay home with kids, would not be able to report for shifts. kids would miss out on education.

health officials are optimistic by simply encouraging better hand washing, better overall hygiene and more frequent washing of common areas and schools. they can keep this outbreak under control without massive school closings. jane: i hope they have some serious air conditioning. thank you, john. rick: let's take a look how the markets are doing this monday morning. some down arrows on wall street. the dow is down a little bit over 17 points. general motors is teaming up with ebay to sell new cars, allowing customers and dealers to negotiate prices on the internet. jenna lee is reporting from the fox business network. the have already worked out a deal when they show up? >> is more of a traditional way that they are going to ebay. when it comes to general motors, which is good for general motors is good for us.

we want to get that $50 billion back. ebay, believe it or not, by the time we get done speaking, will have already sold a car. they sell about a car a minute. according to nielsen ratings, they are the most popular automotive site. general motors obviously noticed. they are teaming up with the day because of the popularity there. they will put new cars on ebay. the brands they will deal with is buick, chevy, and pontiac. there are some restrictions to this. it is only in california. it is only with general motors' partnership with ebay. it runs from tomorrow through labor day weekend. of course, that is a big car sale weekend. that is what will happen. you asked about pricing.

what they're most interested and -- it is the ebay form. they expect to see some really attractive pricing if you buy it now. that is only a click away. that is the aggressive price cutting and price negotiations that edmonds is expecting. if your in california, you can jump on, but if you live in other states, you will have to wait and see if general motors decides to expand this plan. >rick: i guess you have to get creative. jane: we want to go over to his deadly typhoon that is sweeping through taiwan and china. have you seen these pictures? look at that that is an entire hotel in taiwan that has washed away. these mudslides have engulfed

hundreds of people there. most of the victims are still unaccounted for. amy kellogg is in london for as. the death toll could actually be a lot greater than officials first thought, is that right? >> that is exactly right. you just mentioned the hundreds of people who disappeared in the mud slides. when i first thought that, the net -- when i first saw that, imagine if there were people inside. when you thought you had seen the most heartbreaking bit of video out of east asia in connection with these typhoons, something else comes across. dozens of people are dead. hundreds are missing and unaccounted for in many cases. it is a very frightening situation for those who are looking for loved ones in waiting for word of love ones. it is turning into a tropical storm. there is a fresh typhoon that has just hit ground in japan.

jane: even though it has turned into a depression, it does not mean that the water is not still coming. >> there was 8 feet of rain in taiwan. you can see the rivers swollen and crashing. some of the waves were 26 feet high. the winds were 75 miles per hour. many of the southern coastal towns have been evacuated. these fishing villages are very vulnerable to waves coming over the river bank and into homes. jane: look at the pigs. the animals are in dire need of rescue. amey will keep watching for pictures. rick: that video is unbelievable. tropical storm felicia is bearing down on hawaii. still, the storm could bring almost a foot of rain. that could trigger mudslides. people are busy on the islands.

they are trying to hold back some of the flooding. janice dean is live at the fox weather center. what is going on out there? >> felicia is losing some steam. the storm is looking into little wimpy on the satellite imagery. the storm was a category four and at one point, with 140 mile per hour sustained winds. here is the storm. there is honolulu. it is moving west at 12 miles per hour. taking a look at the watches and warnings, we have tropical storm watches for this area. we are going to see the possibility for gusting winds, possible flooding, and high surf. they love the high surf, but people are urged to stay out of the water as the storm moves

toward the west. here is the storm. 45 mile per hour sustained winds. it is projected to weaken to a tropical storm at this point. we're looking for the potential of heavy rain, gusty winds, and high surf. we are going to hit 90 degrees. the forecast is 90 degrees for the northeast. that would be our first 90 degree day since the summer began. look at these temperatures. we could definitely sets a record high temperatures up towards the northeast. 97 degrees in new york. one day of heat this summer for new york city. enjoy it, guys. back to you. jane: we are watching the aftermath of a bloody prison riot in california. nine other facilities were locked down. what led to the chaos here? more than 50 inmates sent to the hospital. rick: there could be a clunker

sitting right in your kitchen. we will tell you why these refrigerators are getting crushed. they are about to be crushed. we will show you when we come right back.

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they can help you live a better life. call the number on your screen. jane: coming up, prison riots in california. a four-hour uprising. dozens of inmates had to be sent to the hospital. what led to this and what the state is doing to keep the peace. check out this plush corporate jet. would you like to travel on that? some members of congress say that they need brand new private jets. guess who would be paying for them. why banks are set to make billions more in those fees and how it could hurt those who are the most financially strapped. rick: we have all heard by now about the cash for clunkers program, the effort to get gas guzzling cars off the road, but california is taking the idea

one step further. they are focusing on another energy guzzler. what are they doing with all of those nights refrigerators behind you? >> some of them are not so nice you could look at it this way. this is sort of like the original cash for clunkers, but in this case, they are hauling the big hunk of junk out of your kitchen. take a look at these rows and rows of refrigerators. southern california edison, the utility company, will pick them up from your house. they take them in here, clean them up, and get them ready to be crushed. they are paying homeowners $50 for these things. they pick them up and pretty much pulverize these things. they get ready to haul them to the junkyard. i have a spokesmen from southern california edison here. what is the goal here? >> do you see all of these

refrigerators? they are energy hogs. we are offering to come pick them up at our customers' homes and we will bring them back and crushed them. >> it is amazing. in many cases, these old energy hogs suck up 20% of the energy from a regular household. they are costing people more than $300 a year. the new refrigerators that people can buy, which they are getting a $50 rebates toward is going to save households a lot of energy. rick: i thought the state of california was going bankrupt. who is paying for this program to pick all of these fritzsche is up? -- these fridges up? >> this is a private utility company. you are paying for this program? >> we are an investor-owned

utility. we serve four 0.9 million customers. the program is administered by the california public utilities commission and paid for by them. >> even though this is only happening in southern california, across the country, people can check with their local utility providers because in many cases, those utilities are also offering similar programs. all of the jobs that you see here -- look at these people operating this equipment and heavy machinery. these are considered green jobs. this whole operation is helping to contribute to a healthier environment. rick: that looks almost exactly like my bachelor refrigerator. >> i do not want to hear about that, rick. thank you. jane: now to the fight in afghanistan. the top u.s. commander there is saying the taliban have gained

the upper hand. what does that mean for us and what does it mean for our troops? also, we're keeping our eye on some live pictures coming from the hudson river there. nine people were killed. they're also looking for the remains of two victims. we will keep you updated. fox you %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

rick: you can at the risk of obesity to the problems facing people deep in debt. a new study says that if you are overextend financially, you are twice as likely to be overweight. one theory, people in debt cut spending on more nutritious foods and switch to high calorie cheaper junk food. some research question whether the study applies to americans. were they already overweight?

jane: it is the taliban that now has the upper hand in afghanistan. that is what general has told "the wall street journal." he is then met -- in the middle of a troop buildup. july was the deadliest month for coalition forces in afghanistan. thank you for being here. i guess that raises the first question. does that mean more american troops will be needed? >> we have to be very careful about how we deploy troops. right now, general mccree still is walking a very fine line between how to use those troops and how to be successful in the deployment without jeopardize an the local people and how they respond to the war. jane: should we be preparing ourselves that a request could be coming? >> we have to be careful not to put on the appearance that we're an occupying armed force.

we are trying to regain ground that we lost over the past six years. do not expect miracles within 30 days. the idea is that we're going to have additional casualties one of the things that has been lost is the fact that the taliban does not recognize borders. when we talk about taking on the taliban, we're talking about a force that sits on the border. consequences of the failure afghanistan will reverberate into pakistan. jane: what about political considerations here? the obama administration does not want to receive a request for more troops. >> and rightly so. i think he is the right guy at the right place at the right time as opposed to the other individuals that had the wrong leadership with the wrong strategy. i personally briefed him and told him the intelligence indicated that we're going to have a full blown insurgency and he did not listen. that is one of the things that

the general is up against, balancing what is necessary with protecting the population. the taliban wants to jeopardize the population. currently, they are trying to be very precise in how they engage the taliban to ensure that we do not upset in interfere with the civilians. it is important to set conditions for success, not to allow the taliban to gain a propaganda and military victory. >> we have to understand that the taliban who have been making great gains in the swat valley are out to destabilize both countries. we have pakistan with nuclear weapons. we should be aware of the fact if the taliban was successful in subsuming the government of pakistan, you will have an radical islamist government with nuclear weapons.

it would make a 9/11 makepeanuts compared to what would happen. jane: they seemed to be focusing on these druglords, which are so prevalent there in afghanistan. have they been chipping away at it? >> we have recently. we have made gains. we neglected that. in 2003 and 2004, we were told not to worry about the drug lords. we did that with a great deal of consternation then. we allowed the british to take the lead. it is a decision that i think i had -- that have huge consequences. there were not able to do everything they should have to stop that drug trade. we're going up hill at a very difficult battle. i think we're moving forward. jane: i hope so. good to see you. thank you.

rick: we're waiting for president obama to hold a joint news conference. he is in guadalajara, mexico today. he is meeting with mexico's president. he is meeting with the prime minister of canada. jane: the sound and fury on health care reform all across the country. we will be speaking to a senator who has been right in the middle of all of this period. . ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for?

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jane: top of the hour now. we are waiting for a look at what is being called the summit of the three amigos. we are expecting a news conference from president obama meeting with the president of mexico and the prime minister of canada. the north american leaders talking about important things to all of us -- the economy, the war on drugs, and this age 1 in one flew -- this h1n1 flu scare.

there has been some news about what these three nations are pledging to do. >> that is right. it is not really enormously breaking news, but there is an important commitment from u.s., canadian, and mexican public health officials to cooperate fully across borders to keep track of the virus as it mutates or does not mutate in their three countries and to keep health officials in all three countries completely up to speed on what is happening and how it may affect what is happening in the other countries. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- remember -- 1 million legal crossings every year between the united states and mexico. 300,000 between the u.s. and canada. all three nations understand that. when the president was last here in april, that is when the virus first began its breakup, and the

united states and mexico have worked cooperatively since then. they want to keep that cooperation going. jane: do you see precautions there as you are in mexico to combat this flu? >> absolutely. at the airport, they are handing out these surgical masks and a newspaper supplement talking about ways to deal with h1n1. we went to a restaurant last night with several white house officials. before we were allowed in, each of us had to apply urell -- had to apply purell on our hands. same thing in a restaurant -- everything wearing surgical masks. not a panic, but clearly, in mexico, they have taken what health officials believe are necessary low-level precautions to prevent the spread.

jane: one more question about the war on drugs -- how is that shaping what we are going to see here? >> the headlines are basically not as dire and not as violent as they were on the interaction between mexican drug authorities and mexican police. we're not hearing about much violent interactions. the presidents of mexico and president obama posing with trainers from all three countries dealing with mexican drug authorities, but mexico would like more money from the united states brought down here faster. there are some concerns in congress about the human rights approach of mexican drug authorities dealing with the cartels. that is going to be a sticky issue, but the president is going to make a commitment to try to speed up the flow of money if he can't. jane: -- speed up the gold money

if he can't -- speed up the flow of money if he can. rick: the federal budget deficit hitting a record high. the deficit is now $1.3 trillion. it grew by another $181 billion in just the month of july. the congressional budget office also saying spending in the month of july has increased by $530 billion, 21% over the same time last year. development for freddie mac and fannie mae accounted for almost half of the spending increase -- the bailout money for freddie mac and fannie mae. jane: we want to get to what is happening in new york city. new developments in that deadly mid-air collision over the hudson river. five teams have been searching for the two remaining victims of

the crash -- dive teams. the single engine plane slammed into the sightseeing chopper over the river. nine people in all killed. the ntsb says seven of those bodies have been recovered. we go to new jersey just across the river from new york city. what is the latest? >> we have been monitoring the diverse and the -- monetary the diverse -- monitoring the divers. yesterday, we watched a large crane pull up the helicopter wreckage. we also saw bodies being removed. they are still looking for two victims. i want to take you over my shoulder now and show you that boat. that is the new york police department main staging post, at least one of two, circling the area where the helicopter was found.

just east of that is where these divers believe they may have a positive hit. they are still looking for two bodies. whether or not they are still in the plane, we do not know. the ntsb, our main point of information, simply will not tell us which bodies have been recovered. in the meantime, the investigation does continue. we have been talking about those photographs that were so dramatic that a tourist was able to capture of the moments just after the impact. investigators want to see more, so they are asking the public to come forward if they have any video or picture is of that day. jane: as this investigation does move forward, i know we heard last hour from some officials saying the federal government needs to act on this. what are they asking for? >> everybody has an opinion today, coming out and giving some recommendations or their thoughts on that.

as we have been discussing, there are no requirements for these pilots of the small planes and helicopters to communicate with each other. one city leader in new york state amateur hour -- saying amateur hour is over and we are playing russian roulette with people's lives. the new york city mayor came out melissa go with his thoughts. -- came out moments ago with his boss -- thoughts. >> i'm not going to pressure the faa. i assume there are going to wait for the national transportation safety board before they make their decision.

>> the ntsb chair person today told me that they are going to move through this investigation, and they always make recommendations after it is complete, but they reserve the right to make urgent recommendations if they find that there is something amiss and that the faa needs to be alerted to in their investigation. jane: let us know if anything develops. rick: devastating storms battering asia right now. dozens of people are dead, hundreds more missing. take a look at this graphic video. this is taiwan, china. floodwaters sweeping away an entire home. the massive storm triggering the worst flooding in taiwan in the last 50 years. toppling house, flooding entire villages, and sending nearly 1 million people flooding for safety. the storm is also very homes and schools and hundreds of people as well. at least 14 people have been

killed. the typhoon has been downgraded now to a tropical storm. this is a video of a second- pummelling japan's west coast, also triggered a -- this is a video of a second typhoon pummeling japan's west coast, also triggering flooding there. jane: at least 28 people killed in a bomb attack in iraq. police say al qaeda in iraq could be responsible. violence also is rocking baghdad. separate bomb attacks their left at least 20 people dead. one of the bombs exploded near a group of construction workers, who were standing there looking for day jobs. rick: new information on a prison riot in california that left hundreds of inmates injured. officials say it started as a racially motivated fight at the california institution for men in chino.

one of the dormitory buildings was set on fire during the fighting. 250 inmates were hurt. 55 had to go to hospitals. corrections officers say prisoners ripped metal from lockers, destroyed beds, and broke off pieces of pipes to use as weapons. the present and many others in california remain on lockdown at this hour -- the present -- the prison and many others in california remain on lockdown at this hour. jane: a passenger said she saw a man pull a grenade from a computer back on a bus, but the passenger could not positively notsodini and he was released. -- could not positively identify sodini. two of the victims from the shooting are still in the hospital. we're told one is in fair condition and the other in serious condition. rick: live pictures now from

california. that bank is a bank of america. it is now on total lockdown. police have been called in. they have locked down the bank and closed off surrounding streets. and manager are arrived at this branch, heard a noise in the fall, called the police, and that is where things stand right now -- a manager arrived at this bridge and heard a noise in the vaults.

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>> there is some movement in that bank of america situation we are watching out in sherman oaks, california. let's get you right away to the pictures brought to us live by our fox affiliate down there. this is along ventura boulevard. a very population-enriched area, shutdown. ventura boulevard close

completely. what we have been hearing is that a search team and a swat team are getting ready to get ready to go into that bank of america through a side door, not the front. as i watched, i will let you know what happened. the manager thought he heard something inside the bulk -- inside the vault. jane: the white house today taking its battle for health care reform to the new front, the internet. it has launched a web site called reality check. the administration says it will help set the record straight about the rumors that may have floated along capitol hill. i do not have to tell you what the critics are saying about this web site, that potentially the white house could compile an enemies list and that you are attempting to intimidate those who have opposing views. your thoughts. >> nothing could be farther from the truth. we get tens of thousands of e-

mails from people. the list is being kept. no amount of information is being compiled -- no list is being kept. we get e-mails from people who are afraid. we are putting out a video, putting out information to let people know that that is absolutely not true. nobody is going to touch medicare benefits. nobody is going to do many of the things that the disinformation campaign is tallied. we are giving people the truth and telling them how to share the information with their families and friends. jane: do you acknowledge that it is a valid point to make? that this is a slippery slope, asking people to turn their fellow americans in to the white house. >> did you think it is a slippery slope that americans should be able to communicate with their government -- jane: this is a little bit

different, asking people to report something that they have seen that someone else has written. >> we got communication from someone who was concerned about rationing, which is not true. those are the kinds of e-mails we are getting, where somebody is worried about something they heard that is very scary and is frequently not true. we look at that and say there is a rumor going around out there. maybe we should address it, and we put the information in very clear, transparent form on the web sites are that people can get the facts for themselves and make -- on the website so that people can get the facts for themselves and make decisions. >> we have multiple committees and multiple voices and no coherent message, so i talk back to my friends at the white house to say, "you have got to explain this in simple, core messages.

even if you restate the principles you thought you had in debating -- in the beginning, but which have long since been forgotten." jane: with your time be better spent on going back to >> the basics > i think there has been a coherent and consistent message that health insurance is going to lower costs, protect you from unfair insurance regulations that deny your coverage when you are sick. it will let you keep what you have eight you have employer- sponsored insurance -- if you have employer-sponsored insurance. that has been the president's message throughout. it continues to be his message, and we want to make sure people here that and are not drowned out by the voices of disinformation that are trying to scare people. jane: thank you. rick: angry crowds shouting and screaming, outraged over the massive health care plans floating around congress.

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jane: want to show you some first pictures we are getting in to the newsroom. we talked about the president being in guadalajara, mexico. he is there with the leaders of canada and mexico. they have a whole lot plan for this summit -- climate change, the economic crisis, flu, and the battle against illegal drugs. we are waiting for a news

conference. we are told it may be backed up a little bit, but as soon as it gets under way, we will take you straight there. rick: from coast to coast, outrage over health care reform seems to be growing. this is what town hall meetings looked like over the weekend -- furious crowd showing up venting their anger over the massive overhaul plans that are being debated. town hall meetings are going on right now all over the country, and some of them needed to be beefed up with security guards, and others are flat out being canceled. democrats are blaming republicans and interest groups are hoping to stage the protests. joining us is senator cornyn from texas. what do you make of these charges that republicans are behind some of the protests taking place? >> i remember when president bush was in office, code pink and moveon.org states 30

boisterous protests. -- staged pretty boisterous protest. i think these folks are respectfully but loudly proclaiming their concern and expressing their rights that are protected by the first amendment of the constitution. rick: an opinion piece this morning, the speaker of the house, writing an editorial saying that those people that show up at these meetings and try to drown out the other views are in effect an american -- unamerican. >> i think that is really a pretty harsh statement about americans who are concerned about losing the health insurance coverage they have now, seniors worry about drastic cuts in medicare, which as you know is on a path to bankruptcy in 2017. people are worried and expressing their concerns.

my hope would be that they would be respectful and allow discussion and not try to shout each other down, but i think people are worried, and that is why we are seeing this manifestation of that concern. rick: we just interviewed linda douglass and asked about the idea of the white house inviting people to send them information they think is wrong or fishy about the health care reform plan. you are on the record saying that you think the white house is doing nothing less than compiling an enemies list. >> i think it is a dumb idea. i wish they had admitted that when i wrote them a letter asking what they are doing with the information, asking people to turn in their neighbors and friends and others who may have questions or disagree with what the president is proposing, but instead of that, they denied collecting names when, in fact, we know under the law they cannot just dispose of that

information. they have to retain it. rick: what did they say >> > -- what did they say? >> i'm still waiting on an answer. initially, when these things rolled out, we knew various associations -- the drug industry was basically intimidated into silence. unfortunately, i think this is one of those areas where people cannot afford to remain silent. they need to be heard because this is going to touch all 300 million of us in the country. rick: when the president goes out and says that if you like your doctor or your health insurance plan, you can keep the doctor and health insurance plan that you have -- people do not seem to be believing it. >> they have a credibility problem because we have health care analyst that's a 119 million people will lose their current coverage if a public auction or a government plan is embrace -- health-care analysts

that say 119 million people will lose their current coverage. they have a credibility problem. people realize that what they are hearing in this wonderful, eloquence speeches is not consistent with the facts. they expressed their concern and have every right to do so. rick: you were part of a town hall that took place over the weekend. what are your constituents telling you they want to see? >> they are saying slowdown. take a good look at this, make sure you read the bill before you vote on it, things that are very common sense, but unfortunately, the crazy political environment in washington seems somewhat serial. -- somewhat surreal. they want to make sure we get it right. we want to do away with pre- existing exclusions, which prohibit you from getting coverage if you change jobs, and

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jane: just wanted to keep you updated on what we are waiting

for. our first live pictures of the venue where we see president obama with the leaders of canada and mexico. talking about several different issues concerning north america. we have climate issues, the swine flu epidemic, the battle against illegal drugs, you name it. we will hear more from those three leaders. it is expected to start any minute. president obama will go last. they will each take questions from reporters from all three countries. as soon as they get underway, we will take you there. rick: many of the nation's seniors are speaking out against health care reform. we are getting word that some aarp members are so upset about the proposed changes that they are ripping up their membership cards. we know that plenty of people have objections, that they are going to these meetings and speaking out, but what has seniors even more fired up?

>> if you look at the numbers, seniors are more concerned and more upset as a group than the average american out there that has concerns about what is happening with health care reform. 93 percent of seniors who have health insurance now, according to our poll, say that it is good or excellent. they do not want to mess with it. also, when you bring up the issue of a public auction, which there is objection to across the board, those seniors again popped out as an even bigger number. 56% of them oppose this. many feel that the aarp is getting too cozy with the president and capitol hill. they are submitted a resignation letters, writing letters to the editor of a lot of major papers, saying that the group is too liberal, not serving the interests of seniors, and they are trying to make a break as public as they can. rick: i hear there are opposition groups encouraging seniors to tear up those cards. >> we absolutely are.

remember, these are groups in competition with the aarp, but they say they are hearing some seniors who are very upset. one of the groups is saying that if they send uthem a torn up card, they will give them a two for one deal. >> we get letters every single day from people who are very upset about this bill and with aarp supporting it. i do not blame them for saying they are going to tear up their cards. >> they are hoping to meet those folks with open arms, offering them a different kind of membership. rick: as the boomers age, we are talking about a whole lot of people. how is the aarp responding? >> we have been trying to get a direct response some them. we have not heard back from them directly, but they did announce today they have launched a

multimillion-dollar national ad campaign to bust up what they say are the myths about what they are doing, the scare tactics that they say folks -- urging folks to put on the brakes or who have the questions, they say those folks are using scare tactics. they are launching their own web ads to get their information out there. they will also tell you they have not specifically endorsed any piece of legislation that has come out, but it is clear they do agree with some of the ideas that are floating around from the white house, but they have not yet officially endorsed anything. jane: want to check on wall street to see how the dow is doing. banks across the country set to make more than $38 billion this year just from your overdraft fees. a lot of that money will likely come from the most cash strapped customers out there. >> this is just a great example

of the times. go ahead and check your credit line right there because the credit crunch did precisely that -- it crunched down on the amount of available credit out there. if you have a credit card that you think has a buy thousand dollar credit line, you should check it because they could say that much is not available to you anymore. so you go back-to-school shopping, you charge a computer or a couple of other things for your children, and you come back and you have this overdraft at the -- overdraft fee. that really adds up for the banks. you were mentioning that "the financial times" was saying it is more than $38 billion. they believe that would go back to u.s. banks just on overdraft fees alone. it is the most common fee. again, this is the time to check to make sure you know how much credit is available to you.

one question you might be asking is if you only have $2,000 available to you and you go in charge something that is over that, why does the credit card company allow that? that is a question that many are asking, and american express was speaking the other day, and they say they do agree that that may not be the best practice for them, so in the fall, they are going to eliminate their overdraft fees. they say they allow some of those charges to go through because if they believe you will be able to pay that, they will let you charges. that is again something to keep in mind. you have to do some self policing, but discover financial and american express are going to eliminate that, but not until february. that is when those new credit card regulations go into effect. check your credit card regulations before that because if they are eliminating one s t -- one fee, if you are probably seeing another one go up.

back-to-school shopping is the second biggest shopping season after the holidays. rick: it maybe the dog days of summer, but it is finally beginning to feel like summer in a lot of parts of the country. scorching temperatures on the east coast, where it has really been mild until now, but the end of summer also means storm season, and the pacific tropical storm to lisa -- storm felicia is expected to hit hawaii. >> i do not think we are going to have much of a storm, which is great news in the next 12 to 24 hours. there is the track. is expected to weaken considerably. on satellite, it looks worse than that. the good news is it is weakening. we could still see the impacts from this storm, including heavy rain, some gusty winds, and high service. across the atlantic, we have not

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>> we are learning in that bank situation, bank of america in sherman oaks, calif., that they have widened the area they are locking down. a manager heard noises from

inside the vault as he opened the bank this morning, and they decided to shut the whole thing down. what we are hearing from our crew there -- this is in los angeles, about 16 miles north of los angeles -- what we are learning is they have shut down major thoroughfares. ventura boulevard in both directions. that affects a lot of people in this section of los angeles as they try to figure out what might have happened inside that bank vault. we are working to confirm exactly who went in and what section of the bank they are focusing on. they are keeping everybody in the neighborhood and media back quite a ways from this bank of america. jane: thanks very much. take a look at this -- it is the state of the art g-5, very nice.

the house of representatives wants to buy eight brand new planes to fly lawmakers around the globe. they set aside $550 million in the latest pentagon spending bill for the purchase, but that, as you can imagine, is causing a bit of controversy. after members gave ceo's such a hard time when they flew their private jets to come testify on capitol hill. talk to me about where the opposition is to this plan. obviously, members of the house supportive of it, but the senate, not so much? >> i would say the opposition of the plan is probably everywhere. i wish i could pull members of the house of representatives on both sides of the aisle to find out how many people knew that they were voting for this. i do not really think this is going to go too far because i think the senate will probably put the brakes on it, particularly at a time when americans are being told to save money, not overspend, when

corporations have been getting a tongue lashing from washington over their practices over the last 15 years or so. i just do not think this is going to sell well, even if it makes some sort of common sense based on the kind of money congress spends two move members are around the globe or around the country -- the kind of money congress spends to move members around the globe. jane: do they have a point? >> they may very well have a point, but it is not about what makes sense. it is about politics. six months or so ago, the president told people not to spend a lot of money taking employees to vegas for junkets and conventions because right now, they need to tighten their belts and the wise with shareholder money. of course, it probably made good common sense for a place like vegas that has been hit so badly by this economy, but it

was about politics and a message that was trying to be sent by the administration at that time to. it is the same thing with this. it may make a lot of sense financially for the government to buy the plans and use them, but it does not look well, and i do not think any member of congress wants to go home and explain why they need to be ferried around on a g5, while everyone else has to fly coach. jane: the spokesman from the house appropriations committee says it is not whether or not the planes will be bought but when. >> that may be the case ultimately, depending on what kind of bill they attach this to. i just feel like right now, it is going to be hard to get the senate to sign onto this unless they can explain this in a different way. there are prominent democrats who are opposed to this. i just think it is going to be a

tough sell, given that they have so much big stuff to deal with, including health care and climate change and everything else, the fall -- everything else come the fall. jane: you said the house members who voted for this, you do not think a number of them knew what they were voting for, and that is scary. >> i know that when bills are passed for appropriations, there is so much in there that congressmembers read about what is important to them, but they often do not read every last bit, but they may not have realized there were voting for something like this as opposed to everything else they are aware of. jane: well, they certainly know now. thanks. rick: we are about 45 minutes or so away from a news conference with the new york city mayor ed

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rick: the pentagon is now

pushing back on a report on the in today's "wall street journal ," coding the commander oversees saying that the taliban was gaining the upper hand in afghanistan -- closing -- quoting the u.s. commander overseeas. >> the headline was not exactly what general mcchrystal warned about there. he said the taliban is winning. if you read the article, he says the taliban has the momentum, and they have to disable the momentum. in "usa today," he is not categorize it as winning or losing, the pentagon immediately pushed back. however, he has made it very clear that the taliban is a very difficult enemy to defeat and that they need as much resources as possible. rick: are we expecting any new

information from general mcchrystal anytime soon? >> he has said that he has not made those recommendations yet. the pentagon being very tight- lipped about when that recommendation, if there is a recommendation for more troops, could be. a week ago, it was rumored that he could ask for 30,000 more combat brigades. there are no comments on that. rick: thank you. we take you now to guadalajara in mexico. president obama and 50 two other world leaders of north america speaking at a joint press conference -- and the two other world leaders of north america speaking at a joint press conference. >> i want to thank the people of guadalajara for the incredible want -- warmth they have shown us. here in mexico, the word is juntos, but no matter how we say

it, we come here today, three nations, one continent, because of the challenges and opportunities that we will be facing together. like our magnificent surroundings today. this city could not be a more sitting venue. we see all the richness of mexican heritage -- its arts, architecture, vitality. we also see all the possibilities of mexico's future -- innovation, high-tech industries, entrepreneurship that makes this one of our nation's most dynamic cities. we also see our continent coming together. mexicans, canadians, americans, as tourists, neighbors, educators, business partners, each bringing their unique traditions, each bound by mutual respect. in the 21st century, north america is defined not simply by our borders but buy our bonds,

and that is the spirit that the fund the very productive summit that we are here for today. first, we agreed that we had to work together to restore our common prosperity. the global recession has cost jobs from toledo to tijuana. we agreed to continue to take aggressive, coordinated action to restore economic growth and create jobs for our workers, including workers in the north american automotive industry. because so much of our common prosperity and millions of jobs depend on trade that flows across our borders, billions of dollars worth of trade every day, we recommit ourselves to the infrastructure investments and common-sense regulations and intellectual property protections upon which trade thrives. we are among each other's

largest trading partners as we work together towards lasting prosperity. we need to expand that. i would note that our common prosperity also depends on orderly, legal migration. all three of our nations have been enriched by our ties of family and community. i think of my own brother-in- law, who is canadian. i think of many mexican americans who found a home in los angeles, in texas, and in my home town of chicago. at the same time, mexicans, americans, and canadians all expect the board is to be safe and secure, and that is why my administration will work to continue to fix america's broken immigration system. because our future prosperity also depends on clean energy economies, we build on our bilateral efforts to invest in renewable energy and green jobs. we committed ourselves to the historic goals announced in

italy last month. we will take the lead by reducing emissions by 80% by 2015, and we will work with other nations to cut global emissions in half -- 80% by 2015 -- 2050. i again want to come in mexico for its leadership in curbing greenhouse gas emissions and president calderon for his innovative proposals for developing -- helping developing countries build clean, sustainable economies. second, we reiterated our commitment to the safety of our people. in response to the h1n1 pandemic, our three governments have worked closely, collaborative like, and responsibly. with signs as our guide, we resolve to take all necessary preparations and precautions to prepare for the upcoming fall season -- with science as our guide. this challenge transcends borders, and so must our response. we also resolved to continue confronting the urgent threat to

our common security to the drug -- from the drug cartels causing so much death in our countries. as i have set on so many occasions, i heartily commend president calderon and his government for their determination and courage in taking on these cartels. the president reaffirmed his government's commitment to transparency, accountability, and human rights as they reach -- wage this difficult but necessary fight. united states will remain a full partner and make sure mexico has the support it needs to dismantle and defeat the cartels, and the united states will also meet its responsibilities by continuing our efforts to reduce the demand for drugs and continuing to strengthen the security of our shared border. not only to protect the american people but to stem the illegal southbound flow of american guns and cash that helps fuel this extraordinary violence. third, we reaffirm our commitment to common values including peace, democracy, and

human rights. in particular, we discussed the coup in honduras. our three nations stand united on this issue. for the sake of the honduran people, democratic and constitutional order must be restored, and we will continue to work with others and especially the organization of american states to achieve a negotiated and peaceful solution. finally, we pledged to continue all these efforts. i look forward to welcoming prime minister harbor to washington in september. i look forward to welcoming both my friends at the g-20 summit in pittsburgh, where our hope to reciprocate president calderon's hospitality. our common aspirations can only be achieved if we work together, and that is what the nearly 500 million people in north america expect from us, so that is what we will do. thank you very much.

>> thank you. >> [speaking spanish] >> [speaking spanish] >> perdone