>r p a dead disnp disney world in flori two we'll hear from someone who pulled people from the train. there are been more than 100 requests for every available ticket to michael jackson's memorial service and today's the day the chosen few get the news they've been waiting for. and roger federer and andy roddick go head to head at wimbledon in a battle that put the crowd on the edge of their seats. hi. you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. the monorail that moves around disney world is closed today after a deadly accident. one train crashed into another at the magic kingdom around 2:00 this morning.

one driver was killed. guests were treated at the scene. the other driver was taken to the hospital but is oklahoma. rick baldwin spoke to a witness earlier. >> there was like a complete family from a train coming from epcot, the first actual train, the first car. >> were they getting off easily? did they see ems? emergency crews. >> when we got upstairs, we were there about 10, 15 minutes before the police and rescue got on the scene. when we got upstairs, like i say, we got upstairs and got the doors open. the family was able to come out. they were shooken up. i guess they didn't know what was going on because you couldn't see forward. they came out. the kids were crying. it was about i want to say a family of six, a mother and father and kids. >> disney officials at orlando

says they're working closely with officials to find out what happening. >> detectives want to find out more about the relationship between steve mcnair and the woman he was found dead with. they were shot in mcnair's nashville condominium. police say he was shot several times once in the head and kazemi had one gunshot wound. employees say he and his family often ate at the restaurant. mcnair was a passenger in the car. one woman is dead and several people hurt after a tour bus plowed into a rock ledge in the adirondack mountains. officials say the bus rolled on to the rocks pinning a woman underneath. the bus crashed around 3:00 this morning in lake george, new

york. no word on where the bus was headed. police haven't identified the woman who was killed. we have an update on the deadly fireworks explosion. a third person has died from injuries he sustained when a truck carrying a load of fireworks literally blew apart. they were unloading the fireworks for a professional fourth of july display when the truck exploded. two others were critically injured in the blast. they were all part of a crew setting up for the show. they're looking into causing the explosion. a lightning strike killed one man and injured more than a dozen other. a sheriff says the lightning came out of nowhere. >> we know that there was no rain at the time. there were a few clouds moving in the area, according to the preliminary information that we received. but obviously nothing at all would indicate to them that

there was a danger, and as a result, one man died. >> the injured people all had nonlife-threatening injuries. the authorities searched for damage to see where it hit but they haven't found any clues so far. a packed pedestrian bridge collapsed at an indiana park southeast of chicago as people were leaving a fireworks celebration last night. no one was killed but several had to be rescued from the waertd. a rescue helicopter flew above to shine in the water. 16 teens were taken to hospitals nearby. witnesses say the 90-foot wooded suspension bridge was very overcrowded. more than a million fans who registered for free tickets will find out in about an hour whether they were picked in a random drawing. the odds aren't great though. more than 1.5 million signed up for tickets for tuesday's

service but only 17,500 will get to attend. of that, only 11,000 will be in the staples center itself. the rest will be in the nokia building next door. each person will receive two tickets. >> michael jackson's death investigation intensifies. the singer kept a personal mini carolina iic including personal an is threatics. now ex-wife debbie rowe claims she wants her kids. nancy grace has the latest developments on hln. vice president joe biden says the obama administration mi misread the stimulus package.

>> did the economic package we put in place, is it the right package given the circumstances we're in? we believe it is the right package given the circumstances we're in. we misread how bad the kme economy was but we're now only 120 days into the recovery package. >> biden says it's premature to guess if they'll need a second stimulus package. >> taens a tense situation is getting worse. that after the north test fired seven missiles yesterday. south korea said they flew about 250 miles which means they have enough range to hit anymore inside south kia. meanwhile a shep appears to be heading ban.

the k it turned back. on its present course the ship will enter north korean waters on monday. former secretary of state colin powell says possible's agenda may be too ambitious and two expensive. in an interview. powell says he worries that the president is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offered some advice. >> i think one of the challenges that president obama has now is he's got so many things on the table, and these are issues that the american people find important. health care and so many other issues, but i think one of the indications that has to be given to the president, and i've talked to some of his people about this, is you can't have so many things on the table that you can't absorb it all and you can't pay for it all. despite his concerns he says he has a very good relationship

with president obama. the organization of mesh states has suspended honduras over the ousture of their president. he says several latin american leaders and reporters will be with him. he was forced to costa rica lat sunday and roberto micheletti was sworn in as interim president. he says he'll arrest zelaya if he returns. in washtds former d.c. mayor was arrested for smoking crack. now he's a washington, d.c. councilman and he's had another run-in with the law.

the fourth of july is a time for celebration. and for firing up the grill. according to georgia state university nutritionist trish rosen bloom there are certain things to keep in mind. start with two cutting boards to keep meat and veggies separate and watch how the food is handled. don't pit your raw chicken on it. you can cross-contaminate the meat. >> she suggests finishing the meat on the grillch that can help prevent cancer-causing come pounds from forming. grill with a meat thermometer as

it's not accurate to use color or test as a signs of done and when it's time to clean up -- >> there ooh's two-hour rate. that changes to one hour when it's 90 degrees. if it's hot and humid get the food to the refrigerator. for today's health minute, i'm melissa long. a postal worker who defied a bank robber got shot in the face. robert norman was at an indianapolis bank when the gunman walked in. norman tried to run but found himself face-to-face with the robber. he then tried to grab the gun and the robber shot him. >> god protected me. you know, i could have died. all he did was break some bones and my jaw. and the bullet has to stay in my neck. they don't want to take the risk of damaging anything. so i've got a souvenir, the doctor said, of this experience. >> now, you notice his eye

looked pretty bad there by he says it's actually oklahoma and he can still see out of it. even after being shot he tried to get the license plate of the getaway car. he tracked the suspect down after he crashed his car. former washington, d.c., mayor marion barry was arresteded again. a woman flagged down an officer and claimed barry was stalking her yesterday. in 1990 he served six months in prison after the fbi videotaped him smoking crack cocaine. he's now on the city council. the unemployment rate hit 9.5% in june. job cuts are affecting people across the board. if you look more closely at the numbers, you're going to find the rate is even higher among african-americans. christine roman breaks it down in our special black in america report. >> reporter: a bitle recession

has laid bare some ugly statistics. here they are. asians have the lowest unemployment rate. only 6.7%. whites are next. 8.6%. his spank unemployment to top 1/2.8%. the black, almost 15%, the highest since the '80s. >> when you look at the numbers it translates into money to pay the mortgage, food, their ability to get health care, provide child care. all these things are really -- these are the things that are behind the numbers. >> so there's been a recession for these groups long before this recession? >> yes. >> how long? since that started keeping records. black unemployment tops since the recession. the only time it narrowed was during the huge job boom of the

1990s. william rogers was chief economist in the clinton labor department. >> there's been a chronic two-to-one difference for several decades. >> economists have long been troubled by the question why. >> your rates are higher for a variety of reasons from having lower levels of education, receiving less training, facing more challenges since getting to the jobs. add then another issue is g getting early job experience. >> when we look at the reasons to this we have to look at issue. we can look at the high levels of incarceration for black men. black men not being allowed access to jobs with opportunities for career advancements, jobs that have, you know, pay higher wages. >> over the past decade millions of manufacturing jobs have been

lost, eliminating one rung of the ladder. >> there's a lot more coming up. "black in america 2" premieres.

alaska's lieutenant governor is giving insight as to why sarah palin is stepping down. she told him that the ethics investigations against her had taken their toll. he said that she talk bd the

millions of dollars being spent on document requests and legal fees. parnell also said palin realizes she does not need to be governor to help people. >> i have to tell you, when she went to koes voe and visited our guard members and the wounded soldiers this and in germany she saw she doesn't need a tight toll effect change and brick hope to people who need it. >> 13 of the 15 complaints were dismissed. she'll step down after serving 2.5 years in office. president obama spent his fourth of july hosting a party at the white house for military families. at that party the president spoke about iraq's future. last week u.s. combat troops withdrew from iraqi cities as part of a stuart pact.

the president said that move is the first step toward iraq taking control of its own destiny. because the courage and capability of every single american in iraq, a sovereign and united iraq is taking control of its own destiny. iraq's future now rests in the hands of its own people. as extraordinary an accomplishment as that is, we know that this transition won't be without problems. we know there will be difficult days ahead. that's why we'll remain a strong partner to the iraqi people on behalf of their security and prosperity. >> the obamas also took time to celebrate their eldest daughter malia's birthday. she turned 11 on the fourth. the president said when malia was younger, he would tell her the july 4th fireworks were for her. he told the crowd he's not sure she believes that anymore. former president bush spent his fourth of july in oklahoma.

he spoke in a small town of woodward as part of festivities celebrating the renovation of a local park there. bush joked with the crowd saying he appreciated them giving a retired guy something to do. he also told them what he missed most about his old job. >> i'm often asked what do i miss the most about being president of the united states. well, i can get by with the traffic jams. i sure miss air force one. but i really miss being the commander in chief of such fine men and women. bush drew thunderous applause when he declared u.s. the greatest nation on the face of the earth. the woodward city manager said it was the first presidential visit to the town since dwight eisenhower who made a brief stop in the 1950s. the british cyclist

outsprinted to win. lance armstrong finished safely in the pack, maintaining 10th in the overall standings. yesterday's winner maintained the overall leader's jersey. armstrong returned to professional cycling after a 3.5-year break. this is his first tour de france race since finishing in 2005. "showbiz tonight" has expanded coverage of miebal jac's life at 6:00 p.m. eastern and again at 11:00 p.m. watch the special report, "the life of michael jackson," right here on hln. the rock band creed broke up five years ago but now they're back with a new adam. what they have to say about their upcoming tour. ññññ@ñ@