a deadly accident at walt disney world in florida where two mono rails collided. there have been more than 1.5 million requests for tickets to michael jackson's memorial service. today is the day the chosen few get the knew they are waiting for. roger federer and andy roddick go head to head at wimbledon. who won this nail biting match? hi. you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. the monorail system that moves people around disney world is closed today after a deadly accident. one train crashed into another.

one driver was killed. five park guests were treated for injuries. the other driver was take on the a hospital but is okay. rick baldwin spoke to a witness. >> there was a family coming from the train -- the actual first train, the first car. >> were they getting off easily? did you see ems, emergency crews. >> when we got upstairs we were there for ten minutes, 15 minutes before police and fire rescue got on the scene. we got upstairs, we got the doors open and the family was able to come out. they were just shooken up. they didn't know what was going on because you can't see forward. they came out, the kids were crying. it was, i want to say a family of six, mother, father and kids.

>> disney officials in orlando are working closely with law enforcement to find out exactly what happened. former nfl star steve mcnair and the woman he was found dead with were in a dating relationship. mcnair's death was a homicide but police have not determined whether the woman was killed or committed suicide. >> as a result of the autopsies we know steve mcnair was shot four times, twice in the head and twice in the chest. ms. kazemi was shot one time in the head. at the scene, a semiautomatic pistol was recovered from underneath ms. kazemi's body. >> yesterday mcnair and the 20-year-old kazemi were found shot to death in mcnair's condominium. police say mcnair spent several hours in bars near the apartment bf he died.

kazemi was arrested for dui several days before. mcnair was married with four children. steve mcnair accomplished a lot in 36 years. >> reporter: steve mcnair was a small down boy and big-time dreams with a throeing arm to match. he was recruited to play football at several major universities but they wanted him to play on defense. determined to play quarterback mcnair went to alcorn state, a historically black university where he became one of the most prolific passers in college football and nicknamed air mcnair. in his senior year he was featured on "sports illustrated" and the third overall pick in the 1995 draft by the houston oilers. mcnair became the startest in 1997 the same year the oilers moved to tennessee.

in 1999 he led the team to the first and so far only super bowl becoming the second amp american quarterback to start on the game's biggest change. it was a thrilling game with the titans coming up just short of the goal line for the winning score. mcnair never would get back to the championship game but was the nfl's co-mvp with peyton manning in 1993. mcnair retired after the 2007 season with more than 30,000 yards passing, good enough for 28th on the all-time list. titans owner bud adams said of mcnair "he played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places we neve reached." steve mcnair was 36 years old. don lemon, cnn reporting. >> roger federer made history at

the men's final tennis match at wimbledon. he defeated andy roddick in a nail biting tie-breaking match. it was his sixth wimbledon title and 15th grand slam crown. federer has broken a tie with pete sampras for the most grand slam singles wins in history. alaskan governor sarah palin is giving some hints what she might do once she steps down later this month. she indicated on her facebook page she has a higher calling to unite the country on conservative lines, greater energy independence, stronger national security and fiscal restraint. some bloggers speculated she might be under investigation for criminal wrongdoings. her spokesman says there is no such investigation. she will be exploring possible

defamation lawsuits. sean parnell will take her place. one woman is dead and several people hurt after a tour bus plowed in a rock ledge in a adirondack mountains. the bus rolled on to its side and one women was killed. the bus crashed around 3:00 this morning in lake georgia new york. no word where the bus was headed. we have an update on deadly fireworks explosion on okracoke island. a third person has died from injuries when a truck carrying a load of fireworks blew apart. the truck suddenly exploded. two other people were critically injured in the blast. they were part of the crew setting up for the show.

federal investigators are looking into what caused the explosion. a lightning strike killed one man and injured a dozen others in lakeland, florida. a sheriff said the lightning came out of nowhere. >> we know there was no rain at the time. there were a few clouds moving in the area, according to the preliminary information 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 non-life-threatening injuries. authorities haven't found any clues to where the lightning hit. a spokesman for the los angeles police department confirms michael jackson's family is talked with the forest lawn cemetery about their plans. he would not confirm whether jackson would be buried in one

of the four locations, but the hollywood hills cemetery is a likely burial place. there are no plans for a funeral procession. nearly 1 million fans who registered for free tickets to the memorial service are finds out if they are picked. 1.6 million people signed up, 17,500 will be allowed to attend. 11,000 will be in the staples center the others will mr. be in the nokia center next door watching via satellite. each winner will receive two tickets. the winners are being notified right now by e-mail. the reverend al sharpton delivered a sermon honoring michael jackson in los angeles. he called for a national day of mourning for the superstar as well as the creation of a

michael jackson postage stamp. this is the second time sharpton led a memorial service for jackson. michael jackson's death investigation intensifies with sources making stunning claims the singer kept a personal miniclinic. did drugs ultimately kill the king of pop? now ex-wife debbie rowe claims she wants her kids. nancy grace has the latest developments on 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. vice president joe biden said the obama administration misread how bad the economy was when it created the stimulus package. >> did the economic package we put in place including the recovery act, is it the right package given the circumstances we are in. we believe it is the right

package given the circumstances are we're in. we misread how bad the economy was. but we are 120 days into the recovery package.pú >> biden says it is premature to guess whether the country will need a second stimulus package. it is an idea that went from the street outside their college bookstore to the marketplace. these three entrepreneurs are trying to do some good besides make money. stephanie elam has today's money & main street. >> we said, wow. there is value in those books and you have to get them and efficiently get them up on the internet. >> reporter: building and maintaining a successful small business in this environment is a challenge. one these three entrepreneurs know all too well. when they were in school the bookstore wouldn't buy back

their used textbooks so they sold them on half.com. with more than 2 million books at any time in this warehouse, the owners of better world books think they have a book for everyone and a small business plan anyone can follow. >> we bring about 50,000 pounds of books at once and put it in the bay and put it on the shelves. >> after funding for five years they got a small business backed credit line in 2004 and a $2.4 million venture capital investment in 2008 to build up the website and better world books. they have seen their revenues grow from $4 million in 2005 to a projected $31 million in 2009 and all the time helping others buy books at a cheap price. >> the cheapest is $3.48 with free shipping. >> reporter: the books are donated by libraries, bookstores

and college campuses from across the country. every day better world brings in 40,000 to 50,000 books and sending as many out. >> our average order is tree or four books. >> reporter: the better world founders built the company on the foundation of broke college students. textbook deals remain at the hat of the business. >> you may get a $100 book for $10. >> reporter: it donates 5% to 10% of its revenue to libraries and literacy programs around the world. stephanie elam, cnn, new york.

former washington, d.c.

mayor marion barry was arrested again. u.s. park police say a woman flagged down an officer complaining that barry was stalking her. in 1990 he served six months in prison after the fbi videotaped him smoking crack cocaine. he is now on the city council. a teenage girl is the fifth person to die in a string of shootings in a south carolina town. a local coroner says abby tyler who was 15 years old died in a hospital yesterday, two days after she was shot. a county sheriff says one man is believed to be behind all five killings. he is labeling the suspect a serial killer. the first shooting happened last weekend. many people in the town of gaffney are terrified including one man's young son. >> he was actually fearful and scared and asked me not to stay up late because he was afraid that something would happen at the house because of what he

hears. it is constantly in the news. people are talking. it is what they have been hearing for the last two days. he was fearful, scared and concerned for my safety. >> somebody has a firearm at all times for protection. >> do you always wear it? >> no. just working up here, i wear it up here working. it stays in my truck. >> the suspect is described as a man in his 40s with salt and pepper hair. federal investigators are trying to track him down. a 75-year-old nevada man who claims to be a prophet and church leader is in custody on child molestation charges. he is accused of sexual assault and lewdness with a child rnd the age of 14. he runs a church called the ministry out of his las vegas home. the coast guard rescued a kayaker making a trip around the

world. a chopper picked the man up from the coast of alaska yesterday. the french kayaker called for rescue after a few days in rough seas. he became too exhausted to paddle and was later treated to hypothermia. he tried to go around the world on a kayak and bike. russia is showing signs of warming up to the obama administration. things could get more friendly after president obama meets one-on-one with his russian counterpart. the issues he will be tackling when he heads to moscow. púpúpúpú

the number of americans who identify themselves as multirasht is up 33% over the last decade. that is the fastest growing demographic in the nation. so california lawmakers are pushing to expand state classifications of race and ethnicity for schools and other organizations. new federal data collection standards allow people to check more than one racial designation. the state does not. president obama leaves on a week long trip today that will take him to russia, italy and ghana, anchored around the g-8 summit in rome. he is going to swing by russia for some diplomacy. ed henry tells us why. >> reporter: the president

leaves sunday for his fifth foreign trip. the first stop in moscow is all about warming up the u.s./russian relationship. mr. obama wants to reset that relationship and his outreach to dimitri medvedev is bearing fruit. this week both sides will officially announce that russia has allowed to let american troops headed to after gab stan to fly over russian territory. the u.s. and russia are hoping to announce major cuts in nuclear arms on both sides. mr. obama is driving a edge between medvedev and putin. >> the old cold war is outdated. i think medvedev understands that. i think putin has one foot in

the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new. >> mr. obama is lobbying for russian cooperation in iran's nuclear cooperation. a topic in italy for the g-8 summit. other major issues will be the financial crisis, climate change and evidents to wipe out global poverty. he will have an appearance with pope benedict, sure to garner national attention. ed henry, cnn, washington. the coast guard rescued a kayaker who is making a trip around the world. a chopper picked the man up from the coast of alaska. the french kayaker called for rescue after a few days in rough seas. he became too exhausted to paddle. he tried to go around the world using a kayak and a bike.

new orleans musicians are paying tribute to michael jackson. the icons of the big easy music scene are talking about the difference he made in their lives.

a deadly accident at walt disney world in florida where two monorail trains collide in an early morning accident. hear from someone who helped res key people from the wreckage. there have been more than 1.5 million requests for tickets to michael jackson's memorial service. today is the day the chosen few get the knew they are waiting for. roger federer and andy roddick go head to head at wimbledon. in a battle that put the crowd on the edge of their seats. who won this nail biting match? hi. you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. the monorail system that moves people around disney world is closed today after a deadly accident. one train crashed into another. around the magic kingdom around

2:00 this morning. one driver was killed. five park guests were treated for injuries at the scene. the other driver was taken to the hospital but is okay. rick baldwin spoke to a witness. >> there was a complete family coming on the train from ep cot. the actual first train, the first car. >> were they getting off easily? did you see ems, emergency crews. were they able to walk away? >> when we got upstairs we were there for ten minutes, 15 minutes before police and fire rescue got on the scene. we got upstairs, we got the doors open and the family was able to come out. they were just shooken up. they didn't know what was going on because you can't see forward. they came out, the kids were crying. it was, i want to say a family of six, mother, father and kids. >> disney officials in orlando

are working closely with law enforcement to find out exactly what happened. a spokesman for the los angeles police department says the family is talking to the forest lawn cemeteries. the familied hollywood hills cemetery has been cited as a likely burial place. the police spokesman said there are no plans for a presession. over a million fans are finding out if they were picked in a random drawing. more than 1.5 million people signed up for tickets to tuesday's service, but 17,500 will get to attend. 11,000 will be in the staples center itself. the rest will be in the nokia theater watching the service via satellite. each person selected will receive two tickets t. winners

are being notified right now by e-mail. the reverend al sharpton delivered a sermon honoring michael jackson in los angeles. he called for a national day of mourning for the superstar as well as the creation of a michael jackson postage stamp. this is the second time sharpton led a memorial service for jackson. michael jackson's death investigation intensifies with sources making stunning claims the singer kept a personal clinic. did drugs ultimately kill the king of pop? now ex-wife debbie rowe claims she wants her kids. nancy grace has the latest developments on 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. investigator in tennessee say former nfl star steve mcnair

and the woman he was found dead with were in a dating relationship. mcnair's death was a homicide but police have not determined whether the woman was killed or committed suicide. >> as a result of the autopsies we know steve mcnair was shot four times, twice in the head and twice in the chest. ms. kazemi was shot one time in the head. at the scene, a semiautomatic pistol was recovered from underneath ms. kazemi's body. >> yesterday mcnair and the 20-year-old kazemi were found shot to death in mcnair's nashville condominium. police say mcnair spent several hours in bars near the apartment before returning to the apartment the night he died. on thursday, kazemi was arrested for dui several days before. mcnair was a passenger in the car registered in both of their names. mcnair was married with four children. steve mcnair accomplished a lot in his 36 years. don lemon looks back at his

football career. >> reporter: steve mcnair was a small down boy and big-time dreams and a throwing arm to match. as a star quarterback in mt. olive, mississippi. he was recruited to play football at several major universities but they wanted him to play on defense. determined to play quarterback mcnair went to alcorn state, a historically black university where he became one of the most prolific passers in college football and nicknamed air mcnair. in his senior year he was featured on the cover of "sports illustrated," finished third in the heisman trophy voting and the third overall pick in the 1995 draft by the houston oilers. mcnair became the starter in 1997 the same year the oilers moved to tennessee. in 1999 he led the team to the franchise's first and so far only super bowl, becoming only the second african-american

quarterback to start on the game's biggest change. it was a thrilling game with the titans coming up just short of the goal line for the winning score. mcnair never would get back to the championship game but was the nfl's co-mvp with peyton manning in 2003. he left the titans after 11 seasons and played two more with the baltimore ravens before injuries took their toll. mcnair retired after the 2007 season with more than 30,000 yards passing, good enough for 28th on the all-time list. titans owner bud adams said of mcnair "he played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places that we had never reached. steve mcnair was 36 years old. don lemon, cnn reporting. >> roger federer made history at the men's final tennis match at wimbledon. he defeated andy roddick in a nail biting tie-breaking match. it was his sixth wimbledon title and 15th grand slam crown.

the victory means that federer has broken a tie with pete sampras for the most grand slam singles wins in history. alaskan governor sarah palin is giving some hints as to what she might do once she steps down later this month. she indicated on her facebook page she has a higher calling to unite the country on conservative lines. she wants to focus on less government interconvenience, greater energy independence, stronger national security and fiscal restraint. when she abruptly announced her resignation, some bloggers speculated she might be under investigation for criminal wrongdoings. her spokesman says there is no such investigation. she will be exploring possible defamation lawsuits. whulg when palin steps down, lieutenant governor sean parnell will take her place. one woman is dead and several people hurt after a tour

bus plowed in a rock ledge in a adirondack mountains. the bus rolled on to its side and hit the rocks pinning the woman underneath. nine people were taken to the hospital but authorities say their injuries are not serious. the bus crashed around 3:00 this morning in lake georgia new york. no word where the bus was headed. police haven't identified the woman who was killed. we have an update on deadly fireworks explosion on okracoke island in north carolina. a third person has died from injuries when a truck carrying a load of fireworks blew apart. the workers were unloading the fireworks for a professional fourth of july display when the truck suddenly exploded. two other people were critically injured in the blast. they were part of the crew setting up for the show. federal investigators are looking into what caused the explosion. a lightning strike killed one man and injured a dozen others in lakeland, florida. the crowd was celebrating the fourth of july. a sheriff said the lightning came out of nowhere.

>> we know there was no rain at the time. there were a few clouds moving in the area, according to the preliminary information 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 non-life-threatening injuries. authorities searched the area for damage to find out where the lightning hit but haven't found any clues so far. a packed pedestrian bridge collapsed at an indiana park as people were leaving a fishworks celebration. no one was killed but several people had to be rescued from the water. a rescue helicopter flew above to shine lights in the water. 16 people were taken to hospitals nearby. witnesses say the 90-foot wooden

suspension bridge was very overcrowded. michael jackson's death investigation intensifies with investigators saying he kept dangerous drugs. now ex-wife debbie rowe claims she wants her kids. nancy grace has the latest. vice president joe biden said the obama administration misread how bad the economy was when it created the stimulus package. >> did the economic package we put in place including the recovery act, is it the right package given the circumstances we are in. we believe it is the right package given the circumstances we're in. we misread how bad the economy was. but we are 120 days into the recovery package.

>> biden says it is premature to guess whether the country will need a second stimulus package. a tense situation on the korean peninsula is getting worse this weekend. north korea says it could impose merciless punishment on any country that provokes it. they have range to hit anywhere in south korea. a north korean ship allegedly carrying illegal weapons is heading back to north korean waters. on its present course the ship will enter north korean waters on monday. in 1990 washington, d.c. mayor marion barry was arrested and vaul served jail time for

smoking crack. now barry is a washington, d.c. city councilman and he's had another run in with the law. púpú

former secretary of state colin powell says president obama's agenda may be too ambitious and too expensive. on cnn powell said he worries 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. i think one of the cautions that has to be given to the president and i've talked to some of his people about this, you can't have so many things on the table you can't absorb it all and we can't pay for it all. >> despite his concern powell says he has a very good relationship with president obama. former washington, d.c. mayor marion barry was arrested again. u.s. park police say a woman flagged down an officer complaining that barry was stalking her. in 1990 he served six months in prison after the fbi videotaped him smoking crack cocaine. he is now on the city council. a teenage girl is the fifth person to die in a string of shootings in a south carolina town. a local coroner says abby tyler who was 15 years old died in a hospital yesterday, two days after she was shot. a county sheriff says one man is believed to be behind all five killings.

he is labeling the suspect a serial killer. the first shooting happened last weekend. many people in the town of gaffney are terrified including one man's young son. >> he was actually fearful and scared and asked me not to stay up late because he was afraid that something would happen at the house because of what he hears. it is constantly in the news. people are talking. it is what they have been hearing for the last two days. he was fearful, scared and concerned for my safety. >> somebody has a firearm at all times for protection. >> do you always wear it? >> no. just working up here, i wear it up here working. it stays in my truck. >> the suspect is described as a man in his 40s with salt and pepper hair. federal investigators are trying to track him down. a 75-year-old nevada man who claims to be a prophet and

church leader is in custody on child molestation charges. he is accused of sexual assault and lewdness with a child rnd the age of 14. he runs a church called the ministry out of his las vegas home. the coast guard rescued a kayaker making a trip around the world. russia is showing signs of warming up to the obama administration. things could get more friendly after president obama meets one-on-one with his russian counterpart. the issues he will be tackling when he heads to moscow. púpúpúpú

the number of americans who identify themselves as multiracial is up 33% over the last decade. that is the fastest growing demographic in the nation. so california lawmakers are pushing to expand state classifications of race and ethnicity for schools and other organizations. new federal data collection standards allow people to check more than one racial designation. the state does not. a new bill to change that has passed the state assembly and

headed to california's senate. president obama leaves on a week long trip today that will take him to russia, italy and ghana, anchored around the g-8 summit in rome. russia and ghan. it is anchored around the g-8 subject in rome. first, he will swing by russia for diplomacy that is every bit as important to his agenda as the economic talks in rome. ed henry tells us why. >> reporter: the president leaves sunday for his fifth foreign trip since taking office. the first stop in moscow is all about trying to warm up the u.s./russian relationship, which got downright chilly in the bush years because of tensions with then-president vladimir putin. mr. obama has said he wants to reset that relationship and so far his outreach to current russian president dimitri medvedev is bearing fruit. this week both sides will officially announce that russia has afreed to let american troops and weapons headed for afghanistan to fly over russian territory. it's a big deal as the u.s. ramps up efforts to finally finish that war. the u.s. and russia also are hoping to announce major cuts in

nuclear arms on both sides. mr. obama appears to be trying to work through the sticking points this week by driving a wedge between medvedev and putin, who is still in the mix, of course, as prime minister. >> the old cold war approaches to u.s./russian relations is outdated. it's time to move forward in a different direction. i think medvedev understands that. i think putin has one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new. >> mr. obama is also lobbying for russian cooperation in dealing with iran's nuclear program. a subject that will also be a major topic in the middle of the week at the president's second stop, italy, for the g-8 summit other major issues there will be the financial crisis, climate change and efforts by the industrialized nations to wipe out global poverty. next friday before leaving italy, the president will have his first audience with poen pope benedict for heading to ghana. that will sure garner international attention.

ed henry, cnn, washington. a new orleans tribute to michael jackson. the icons of the big easy music scene are talking about the difference he made in their lives. ♪