we still do not know michael jackson's official cause of death, but some grim details are surfacing about the condition of his body. and you often hear about messy divorces. a connecticut woman's lucky to get out of her marriage alive. her ex-husband faces kidnapping and arson charges today. also what happens to your car after you drop it off for repairs? how a georgia mechanic may be enjoying his job a little more than he should. happy hump day on this wednesday. halfway through the workweek. at least it's monday through friday. i'm christi paul. so glad to have you with us here. let's get to our job, make sure you're informed as you're getting on with your day here because we're getting new disturbing details surfacing about the condition of michael jackson's body the day he died last month. here's what we know. a source involved with the investigation says the singer's

arms were riddled with marks and veins in both arms have collapsed. now, the source tells our sister network, cnn, those marks could be consistent with the regular i.v. use of a drug such as diprivan. a nurse who worked for jackson told cnn he begged for that powerful sedative a few months ago so he could sleep. another source says jackson was emaciated. his scalp was bald and his skin was paper white. jackson's death certificate has also been released, and the cause of death is listed as deferred. the coroner is still running a series of toxicology tests including some on his brain to determine what killed jackson. those results aren't due for at least another week, we understand. a day after jackson's memorial service, though, still no word on where he's going to be buried. his brother, jermaine, as you know, has said he'd really like him to be buried at neverland ranch. but the family needs special permission from state and local officials to do so. reportedly his maternal grandmother is buried at forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills

where that private memorial was held yesterday. for now the jackson family's keeping his final resting place, though, private. los angeles meanwhile set up a website asking jackson fans to donate money to help with the expenses of yesterday's memorial. the city's more than $500 million in the red, remember. we still don't know the exact price tag for yesterday's memorial. the mayor's office estimates costs from $1.5 million to $4 million. now, 3,000 officers which is almost one-third of l.a.'s police force, mind you, were on hand. and that compares to about 2,000 cops deployed for the l.a. lakers' championship celebration last month just to give you some perspective there. happy and dancing is how jackson's dermatologist described the singer's actions just days before his death. this is a stark contrast in reports the star was in pain and needed sleep. look here for yourself. dr. arnold kline says he diagnosed jackson with lupus years ago. and he was aware the king of pop

was taking various medications. he admits sedating jackson in the past due to painful procedures. but says he always followed guidelines. and he also says he found no signs that the star was addicted or being overmedicated. of course, this is video from one of his rehearsals just days before he died. dr. kline is not only a close friend, though. he's also rumored to be the biological father of jackson's kids. >> all i can tell you is to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. but i'm telling you if push comes to shove, you know, i can't say anything about it. but to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. >> dr. klein says people should know how much jackson loved his children and that he would never cause them harm. president obama is in italy for his first g-8 summit which brings together the world's most powerful economies, of course. italian prime minister silvio berlusconi is hosting this event. while the focus is primarily financial, the group of eight leaders will also discuss climate change, world hunger,

global security. the white house says it's unlikely the three-day summit will produce hard, fast agreements, though. world leaders are meeting in the mountain town of l'aquila. remember it suffered a lot of damage in the devastating earthquake three months ago where 300 people were killed. in fact, that town is still being hit by regular aftershocks. all right. how hard do you think it would be to sneak bombs into federal buildings? well, according to investigators, not very difficult at all. look at this video that shows them smuggling bomb materials through x-ray machines. undercover agents tried this at ten federal buildings. they succeeded each time. then they managed to actually assemble those bombs inside the buildings and carry them around to different offices. the federal protective service says it's already taken steps to improve security. and the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee is holding a hearing on that new report today, in fact. let's talk about a cyber attack, though, that started on

july 4th. it shut down several government websites, and some of them still are not completely back up. the associated press is reporting the unusually strong attacks hit websites for the treasury department, the secret service, the federal trade commission, the transportation department. u.s. officials are not discussing this attack, but "the washington post" reports some commercial websites were also targeted including its own site. south korea sites were hit, too. so south korean intelligence officials believe north korea may be behind the sophisticated attacks. house lawmakers, meanwhile, are discussing right now how to make sure your kid doesn't get bullied at school. they're holding a hearing to figure out how to prevent bullying, harassment and school violence. now, one of the witnesses was a woman whose son committed suicide because he was bullied. >> i did everything that a parent is supposed to do. i chose a good school. i joined the pto.

i went to every parent/teacher conference. i called the school regularly, and i brought the bullying problem to their staff's attention. the school did not act. the teachers did not know how to respond. after carl died, i could have stayed home and mourned, but instead i've chosen to get involved, to speak out about school bullying, and i have learned in a short time that the most important thing i've learned is that bullying is not an inevitable part of growing up. it can be prevented. >> government studies say one-third of students between 12 and 18 experience some kind of bullying. but victims apparently are now more likely to speak up than before. and parents are more likely to take action against schools. well, fans are paying their final respects to ex-nfl star steve mcnair at nashville's l.p. field. that memorial service will be held tomorrow night.

authorities say more evidence suggest it was murder/suicide that left mcnair and his girlfriend dead. the couple was found dead saturday. he had been shot twice. she died from a single shot to the head. investigators have learned she bought the gun just two days before, and it was found under her body. they still don't know why she might have pulled the trigger, though. detectives are waiting on ballistic tests before they issue their determination. those results could come in the next, oh, day or two now. and casey anthony's october murder trial has officially been pushed back and may not start now before next summer. a status hearing is scheduled for january 21st, and prosecutors have announced they are seeking the death penalty. and the judge agreed more time was needed for both sides here to get up to speed. now, the flrs mother's charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, caylee anthony. the little girl was missing for a month before it was reported to police. and after a month-long search for skeletal remains, they were found near the anthony family home in mid-december.

a former u.s. figure skating champion accused of being part of a meth drug ring. she could be in prison up to ten years if convicted.

well, the obama administration may be feeling some heat regarding its economic policies right now on capitol hill. lawmakers just got their hands on a report from government auditors that shows how the federal stimulus money is being spent. and apparently frequently it's not how it was intended. in many instances, this report indicates, the money is just helping states make ends meet. what's worse, unemployment is on the rise. everywhere except washington, d.c. >> the u.s. economy lost 433 net jobs in june bringing the unemployment rate to 9.5%. these job losses come on the heels of other declining economic indicators that bring

total american job loss since president obama took office to 2.6 million. mr. chairman, i might remind you all those jobs lost are in the private sector. in fact, the public sector, and particularly the federal government, has increased employment. we are, in fact, a job factory. >> now, the white house insists the report shows the stimulus is working on the time line promised. the issue of the stumbling u.s. economy has followed the president overseas. mr. obama's defending the recovery package calling it the right medicine at the right time. in the face of skyrocketing job losses and the soaring deficit, some say the president's economic recovery plan was a waste of money. others say it's actually time for a second stimulus. so what do you think about that? is it time to implement a second stimulus package into our economy, or is it just a waste of taxpayer dollars? give us a call right now at 1-877-tell-hln. that's 1-877-835-5456.

after all, whatever happens, this is your money. e-mail us, too, by heading to cnn.com/hln, click under your views. or you can text us. text the word "views" plus your comments to hlntv. standard text rates apply. we love that you take part. that's what this is all about, so thank you so much. you could call it a joint operation to cure california's budget woes. and i mean that in a literal sense here. look at this new ad from the marijuana policy project. it says it's a state legalized pot and taxed, it would bring in more than $1 billion. in the ad a retired state worker says california's ignoring people who want to pay their fair share of taxes. now, the state has a budget deficit, remember, of $26 billion. former olympic skater nicole boback has pleaded not guilty. she was arrested at her home in jupiter, florida, last week. new jersey police have accused her of being part of a drug ring and conspiring to distribute

meth. 20 people have been arrested in connection with the alleged drug ring. bobek is 31 now. remember she won the u.s. figure skating title in 1995. she was released on bond but could get up to ten years in prison if she's convicted. a woman was able to escape from her home and alleged captor just before that house went up in flames. look at this. police say her ex-husband who vowed that he would not be divorced until his ex-wife was dead tried to make good on his promise. he's accused of kidnapping the woman before setting the house on fire during a 13-hour standoff with police. this was in suburban hartford, connecticut. >> he was on the phone for an extended period of time. surprisingly the house burned for some 30 to 40 minutes. >> the mansur rendered around midnight as flames were destroying that house. the woman's lawyer says her client's ex-husband was bitter over the divorce and had been menacing and threatening. police say he'll likely be charged with arson and kidnapping.

i have new video for you, too, of a violent attack at a hotel in delaware. this is something to be aware of. the couple was just apparently coming back from a movie when they were assaulted. see one of the men there take the husband's wallet and then they were dragging and beating that woman. the good thing is the victims are okay here, but police say it looks as though the suspects jammed the key slot to the room so they could attack the couple at the door. so just something to be aware of. well, a guy left his jaguar at a repair shop, didn't have enough money to pay the bill. and his mechanic drove the jag home. hear why the mechanic says, hey, he's just doing the guy a favor.

well, that spring run-up in gas prices seems like history, doesn't it? they ran all the way up to an average high of $2.69 a gallon, much better than last year, right? oil has been dropping sharply ever since, though, and it fell again last night to 62 bucks a barrel which bodes well for gas prices. aaa says the national average is down a dime right now. and, of course, that's giving airlines a little bit of room to cut prices even further. some good news for you there in a bad economy. southwest, for instance, started cutting prices yesterday with a 48-hour sale featuring 30, 60 and $90 flights until midnight tonight. the $30 flights are pretty short hop such as from baltimore to boston, just so you know. but hey, 30 bucks. many of the major airlines are

following suit, apparently. one expert says these are the best deals you'll see all year. just so you're in the know there. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is stepping into the fray in honduras now. she met privately with ousted honduran president manuel zelaya yesterday and says she supports a possible diplomatic solution to the leadership tug-of-war there. specifically having coathe president act as a mediator. both zelaya and interim honduran leader, micheletti, have agreed. clinton says the mediation process will begin soon in costa rica. china will seek the death penalty for some people behind deadly ethnic riots there. that's from a communist party boss in the area that saw a lot of violence over the weekend, apparently. this is the scene there today, though. china flooded the area with security forces and says things are under control now. but over the weekend 156 people were killed in fighting between two ethnic groups.

it's summer, but the salvation army's red buckets are going up this weekend on new york's long island. one local coordinator says they're getting up to 400 calls a day for help. and in many cases the calls are from people who have never needed help before. >> our requests for service have gone up 200% when compared to this same period last year. you see the kettle, there's one thing to do, reach into your pocket, into your purse, make the best donation you have and put it in. >> this summer fund-raising drive starts this weekend, and it will last for a week. a georgia man thought his jaguar was in the shop. till he got a ticket in the mail, people. turns out the repair shop's owner took the jag home and didn't pay a highway toll. he had agreed to keep the car at the shop until the guy could pay the bill. apparently it was there for weeks. the shop owner says he wanted to make sure the jag was still running properly.

>> i'm not out sporting around in his car styling. i've got one of my own. >> i don't think any other dealership would have driven my car home. >> the shop owner did pay the ticket, by the way. he says if the man doesn't get the car and pay the bill soon, he's going to start charging a storage fee. well, the london premiere of "harry potter" looked more like a scene from a movie as rain and hail drenched stars and fans alike. look at this. it's the sixth film installment based on the wildly popular j.k. rowling book series. fans cheered the stars as they walked the red carpet there. harry's friend, ron weekley, showed up in spite of a recent bout of swine flu. "harry potter and the half-blood prince" opens worldwide july 15th. moms sometimes, you know, you have to remind your kids not to play with your food or their food. but a personal chef in georgia

says it's okay to let them play in the kitchen because it will make them eat healthier later. melissa long has this edition of "the health minute." >> reporter: they get to mix, measure, even wield a knife. >> perfect. perfect. see? then you can't get your fingers off. >> reporter: this personal chef is teaching these 3 to 5-year-olds how to cook. >> whisk together buttermilk. >> reporter: they can't read but they can follow directions and that means chopping, trying new spices, even separating egg whites. >> let the white go out. >> reporter: sometimes it's quite messy. >> my goal with the little kids is i want them to eat better. but i want it to be fun. >> reporter: she finds introducing young children to a variety of healthy food choices usually leads to better eating habits and less fast food. on the menu today, baked chicken fingers, baked zucchini fries and yogurt parfait. >> they are familiar with french fries, but we use sticks.

>> reporter: they're baked, not fried. she says hands-on learning helps kids become comfortable in the kitchen and more willing to try new foods and hopefully -- >> then they're not going to become picky eaters. >> reporter: class is over and now it's time for the taste test. for 5-year-old daniel moore, his first lesson seems to be a success. >> i like it. >> reporter: for today's "health minute," i'm melissa long. well, there are new clues in the michael jackson investigation today. what we know now about marks found on the singer the day he died, where exactly they were found, and what they could mean.

thanks for sharing your time with us today. we're learning more about the condition of michael jackson's body the day he died last month. randi kaye has some late-breaking details surrounding that investigation for us now. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help, and he's not breathing. >> reporter: cnn has now learned disturbing new details about what precisely police investigators found when they answered the 911 call from jackson's house 12 days ago. >> he's not conscious, sir. >> okay. >> reporter: a source involved with the investigation tells us jackson had, quote, numerous track marks on his arms and that those marks, quote, could certainly be consistent with the regular i.v. use of a drug like diprivan. diprivan is the powerful

sedative commonly used in anesthesia in a hospital. a nurse who had worked for jackson told cnn he had begged her for diprivan a few months ago so he could sleep. our source cautioned investigators can't say right now if a diprivan i.v. drip caused the track marks on jackson's arms. some of the marks, the source said, appeared fresh. others older. in fact, some of the newest marks could have been caused when emergency medical personnel rushed into the house and used their own i.v.s in an effort to save him. the source would not confirm if diprivan had been found with jackson. but he told us numerous bottles of prescription medication had been found in jackson's $100,000-a-month rented mansion. he described them as, quote, dangerous drugs similar to those found in a hospital setting. that's as far as he would go. as for jackson's body, the source said he had never seen anything like it in decades of investigative work. he described it as, quote, lily

white from head to toe. was it caused by the disease jackson said he had? we don't know. another source would knowledge of the case described jackson's body as having, quote, paper-white skin, as white as a white t-shirt. he also told me his scalp was bald, that the pop star had no hair. that may have been a result of injuries jackson received when his hair caught fire while making this pepsi ad years ago. this source also said jackson's veins were, quote, collapsed in both arms. suggesting frequent intravenous drug use. his final note, the body was emaciated. despite the vigor jackson showed on stage during his final rehearsal just 36 hours earlier. randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. >> now, jackson's death certificate has also been released, and the cause of death is listed as deferred. the coroner is still running a

series of toxicology tests including some on his brain to determine what killed jackson. those results are not due for at least another week, we understand. but a day after jackson's memorial service, still no word on where he'll be buried. remember, his brother jermaine has said he'd like him to be buried at the neverland ranch. but the family needs special permission from state and local officials to do so. his maternal grandmother is buried at forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills. that's, of course, where that private memorial for jackson was held yesterday. for now, the jackson family's keeping his final resting place, though, a secret. los angeles set up a website asking jackson fans to donate money to help with the expenses of yesterday's memorial. now, the city's more than $500 million in the red, remember. and we still don't know an exact price tag for yesterday's memorial, but the mayor's office estimates security alone cost anywhere between $2 million and $4 million. 3,000 officers, almost one-third of l.a.'s police force, were on hand. compare that to the 2,000 cops

deployed for the l.a. lakers' championship celebration last month, which should give you a good idea of how things went down there. happy and dancing is how jackson's dermatologist describes the singer's actions just days before his death. this is a stark contrast to reports the star was in pain and needed sleep. this, of course, is video from a rehearsal with jackson a couple of days before he died. but dr. arnold klein says he diagnosed jackson with lupus years ago, and he was aware the king of pop was taking various medications. he admits sedating jackson in the past due to painful procedures but says he always followed guidelines and says he saw no signs that the star was addicted or being overmedicated, but dr. klein isn't only a close friend here, he's also rumored to be the biological father of jackson's kids. >> all i can tell you is to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. but i'm telling you, if push comes to shove, you know, i can't say anything about it.

but to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. >> dr. klein says people should know how much jackson loved his children, and he'd never cause them any harm. moving to other news, president obama is in italy, of course, with the g-8 summit which brings together the world's most powerful economies. italian prime minister silvio berlusconi is hosting this event. and while the folk success primarily financial, the group of eight leaders will also discuss climate change, world hunger, global security. the white house says it's unlikely, though, the three-day summit will produce hard, fast agreements. world leaders are meeting in the mountain town of l'aquila which suffered a lot of damage in a devastating earthquake three months ago, remember. 300 people were killed. and that town is still being hit by regular aftershocks. think about this. how hard do you think it would be to sneak bombs into federal buildings? according to investigators, not very difficult at all. look at this video that shows them smuggling bomb materials

through x-ray machines. undercore agents tried this at ten federal buildings. each time they succeeded. and then they were able to actually assemble the bombs while inside and carry them to different offices. the federal protective service says it's taken steps to improve security. the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee is holding a hearing, in fact, on this new report today. and let's talk about that cyber attack that started july 4th. it shut down several government websites. some of them still not completely back up. but the associated press says the unusually strong attack-hit websites for the treasury department, the secret service, the federal trade commission, the transportation department. u.s. officials will not discuss the attack, but one internet company called it a massive outage. south korean sites also were sit. so south korean intelligence officials believe north korea may be behind these attacks. a short time ago house lawmakers finished a hearing about how to make sure that your kid doesn't get bullied at

school. they tried to figure out how to prevent bullying, harassment and school violence. one of the witnesses was a woman whose son committed suicide because he was bullied. >> i did everything that a parent is supposed to do. i chose a good school. i joined the pto. i went to every parent/teacher conference. i called the school regularly, and i brought the bullying problem to their staff's attention. the school did not act. the teachers did not know how to respond. after carl died, i could have stayed home and mourned, but instead i've chosen to get involved, to speak out about school bullying, and i have learned in a short time that the most important thing i've learned is that bullying is not an inevitable part of growing up. it can be prevented. >> government studies say one-third of students between 12 and 18 experienced some kind of

bullying. but victims apparently are now more likely to speak up than before, and parents are more likely to take action against schools. well, fans are paying their final respects today to ex-nfl star steve mcnair in nashville doing so today and tomorrow because a memorial service will be held there tomorrow night. authorities say more evidence suggests that it was murder/suicide that left mcnair and his girlfriend dead. the couple was found shot to death on saturday. he had been shot twice in the head and twice in the chest. she died from a single shot to the head. now, investigators have learned she bought the gun just two days before, and it was found under her body. they still don't know why she might have pulled the trigger, though. detectives are waiting on ballistic tests before they issue their determination. those results could come in the next, oh, day or two. some californians actually want to pay more taxes, but they want to do it while smoking pot. a new ad tackles the debate over

legalizing marijuana. is taxing it a billion-dollar idea or just a bunch of smoke and mirrors?

live pictures coming to you right now as the obama administration is feeling some heat about its economic policies on capitol hill. lawmakers just got their hands on a report from government auditors. and it shows how the federal stimulus money's being spent. apparently frequently it's not how it was intended. in many instances this report states the money's just helping states make ends meet. what's worse is that unemployment's on the rise everywhere except in washington, d.c. >> the u.s. economy lost 433 net

jobs in june, bringing the unemployment rate to 9.5%. these job losses come on the heels of other declining economic indicators that bring total american job loss since president obama took office to 2.6 million. mr. chairman, i might remind you all those jobs lost are in the private sector. in fact, the public sector, and particularly the federal government, has increased employment. we are, in fact, a job factory. >> now, the white house insists the report shows the stimulus is working, quote, on the time line promised. so tell us what you think about this. do you think perhaps that it's time for a second stimulus package here in the u.s.? which is what some people are talking about. or is it just a waste of taxpayer dollars? call us at 1-877-tell-hln. that's 1-877-835-5456. or e-mail us. go to cnn.com/hln, click under your views. you can text us, too. text the word "views" plus your

apply. but your opinions are important to us, and we want to give you a chance to share it. we'll air yew responses throughout the day. you could call it a joint operation to cure california's budget woes. and i mean that literally. take a look at a new ad from the marijuana policy project. it says if the state legalized pot and taxed it, it could bring in more than $1 billion. in the ad, a retired state worker says california's ignoring people who want to pay their fair share of taxes. now, the state has a budget deficit topping $26 billion, remember. a group of scientists in britain claim to have created sperm from human stem cells. they say could help them better understand the causes of male infertility. other scientists claim the sperm samples were abnormal and a long way from being authentic. the research is published in the journal "stem cells and development" if you'd like to see more. secretary of state hillary

rodham clinton's stepping into the fray in honduras now. she met privately with manuel zelaya yesterday in washington and says she supports a possible diplomatic solution to the leadership tug-of-war there, specifically having costa rican oscar arias act as mediator. both zelaya and alberto micheletti have agreed. the mediation process will begin in costa rica soon. utility workers in westchester county, new york, using snowplows to clean up that sleet and hail. yeah, that's what you're seeing there. a powerful storm dumped up to two inches of the stuff over the area. it was so strong, in fact, some trees and utility poles came down. now, police say falling debris damaged two homes in yonkers. and there are unconfirmed reports of a tornado in the area as well. so take good care there. what's cheaper, an airline ticket or an album download on itunes? believe it or not, the flight could be cheaper, folks.

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casey anthony's october murder trial has been pushed back, and it may not start now until next summer. a status hearing is scheduled, though, but that's not until january 21st. prosecutors have announced that they are seeking the death penalty. so the judge agreed more time was needed for both sides to get up to speed now. the florida mother is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, caylee. the little girl was missing for a month before it was reported to police. and after a month-long search, her skeletal remains were found near the anthony family home in mid-december. former olympic skater nicole bobek has pleaded not guilty to drug charges. she was arrested at her home in jupiter, florida, last week. new jersey police have accused her of being part much a drug ring and conspiring to distribute meth. 20 people have been arrested in connection with the alleged drug ring. bobek is 31 now. she won the u.s. figure skating title back in '95, remember. she was released on bond, but if convicted, she could get up to ten years in prison.

a woman was able to escape from her home and her alleged captor just before that home went up in flames. but look what police were dealing with here. they say her ex-husband who vowed that he would not be divorced until his ex-wife was dead tried to make good on his promise, apparently. that's according to police. he's accused of kidnapping the woman before setting the house on fire during a 13-hour standoff with police. this was in suburban hartford, connecticut. >> he was on the phone for an extended period of time. surprisingly the house burned for some 30 to 40 minutes. >> the man surrendered around midnight as flames were destroying the house. the woman's lawyer says her client's ex-husband was bitter over the divorce and had menacing and threatening. police say he'll likely be charged with arson and kidnapping. new video for you, too, of a violent attack at a hotel. take a look at this. the couple was just coming back from a movie when they were assaulted. you see one of the men, too, take the husband's wallet. the good thing is the victim --

the victims are okay here, but police say it looks as though the suspects jammed the key slot to the room so they could attack that couple at the door. so just something to be aware of there. a georgia man thought his jaguar was in the shop till he got a ticket in the mail. turns out the repair shop owner took the jag home and didn't pay a highway toll. he had apparently agreed to keep the car at the shop until the guy could pay the bill. for weeks it was there. the shop owner says he just wanted to make sure that, you know, the jag was still running properly. >> i'm not out sporting around in his car styling. i've got one of my own. >> i don't think any other dealership would have driven my car home. >> the shop owner did pay that ticket, by the way, and says that the man doesn't get his car and pay the bill soon, he's going to start charging a storage fee. move over, windows and mac, o.s. google wants to put its operating system on your next laptop. google has developed a system

for smart phones called android. it put out its chrome web browser earlier this year. so it's not the chrome web browser earlier this year. it's not a big leap there. computer makers like this idea. they're looking for a cheaper, faster alternative for the hot selling netbooks. look for them in the second half of 2010. and instead of paying hundreds of dollars for a flight across the country, how does 9 bucks sound? clark howard has the scoop on a new airline that could help your savings take off. >> when i was in ireland, i took a flight within europe flying back to england for, are you ready for this? the equivalent of $17.0170 c $1. i was flying on ryanair. now someone in america wants to use the best form of flattery

anywhere, imitation, and there's starting an airline called jet america that will have nine seats on each flight for $9. the airline will start off small and find a lot of smaller communities that don't have a lot of jet service right now. this idea, i believe, has lags. the right operator in the united states can offer ultra cheap no frills services. the reason this is such a big deal in europe with easy jet and ryanair and could not be a big deal in the united states. it's not the idea, it's who operates it. good luck. i'm clark howard. for more good luck for your wallet go to my website, cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> watch clark every saturday and sauntd noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. rain and hail could not could the muzzles away from the premier of "harry potter and half-blood prince." look at this.

kind of dark magic the film promises to serve up in a moment. stay close.

we still don't know the cause of death of michael jackson officially, but some grim details about the condition of his body. feel safer walking through security scanners? maybe you shouldn't. what they're missing at federal buildings could kill you. you hear about messy divorces. a connecticut woman is lucky to get out of her marriage alive. why her ex faces kidnapping and arson charges. i'm chuck roberts. great to have you with us implts new disturbing details about the condition of michael jackson's body on the day he died late last month. a source involved in the investigation says the arms were riddled with marks and veins had collapsed. the source says the marks are consistent with the regular i.v.

use of a drug. a nurse who worked for jackson told cnn he begged for the powerful sedative a few months ago so he could go to sleep. another source says jason was emaciated and his scalp was bald and his skin paper white. his official death certificate has been released. the cause of death is deferred. the coroner is still running a series of tox contests including some on his brain to determine what killed the 50-year-old. those results are due in a another couple of weeks. a day after the memorial service, there's no word on where he'll be buried. they'd like him to be buried at the neverland ranch, but they need special permission. his maternal grandmother is buried at forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills. for now the jackson family is keeping his final resting place a closely guarded secret. l.a. set up a website asking jackson fans to donate money to help with the expenses of that

memorial. the city is more than a half billion dollars in the red. we don't know the exact price tag for yesterday's memorial. the mayor's estimates costs from 1$1.5 to $4 million, 3,000 officers and almost a third of the l.a. police force were on hand. that compared to 2,000 cops deplayed for the lakers celebration last month. happy and dancing is how the dermatologist described his action days before his death. it's a stark contrast with reports the patient was in pain and needed sleep. he diagnosed jackson with lupus years ago and he was aware he was taking various medications. he admitted sedates jackson in the past due to painful procedures, but he says he always followed guidelines. he said he saw no signs he was addicted and overmedicated. he's a close friend sxrurmed to be the biological father of jackson's kids.

>> all i can tell you is the best of my knowledge i'm not the father of these children. if push comes to shove, you know, i can't say anything about it. to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. >> in a primetime exclusive he talks with larry king live tonight at 9:00 eastern on our sister network, cnn. fans are paying final respects to steve mcnair at the lp field. there's a memorial service to be held tomorrow night. there's more evidence suggesting it was a murder suicide that left mcnair and his girlfriend dead. they was found shot dead saturday. he'd been shot twice in the head and twice in the chest and she died of a single gunshot to the head. investigators learn she bought the gun just two days before hand. it was found under her body. they don't know why she might have pulled the trigger. they're waiting to the ballistics test before they determine for sure that it was

the gun found under her body that was the murder weapon. those results are expected nin the next day or two. a cyber attack that began on the fourth of july shut down several federal websites. the unusual strong attack hit websites for the treasury department, the secret service, the federal trade commission and the transportation department. u.s. officials are not discussing the attack. "the washington post" reports some commercial websites were targeted including its own site. south korean sites were hit a lot of them. they believe north korea may be behind these sophisticated attacks. how hard would it be to sneak a bomb into a federal building? bombs, plural, according to investigators not difficult at all. here's video showing smuggling bomb materials through x-ray machines unchallenged. they tried this at ten ferm buildings and succeeded each time. they managed to assemble the bombs inside and carry them

around to different offices. the federal protective service says it's taken steps to improve security. the senate homeland security committee is holding a hearing on this today. here's one way to help pay for president obama's health care reforms. hospitals will give up medicare and medicaid payments, and that adds up to $155 billion back in the government's pocket over a decade. vice president biden announced the tentative agreement tonight from the white house. >> every day you see firsthand the impact of the skyrocketing health care costs on american families, and today they've come together to do something about those health care costs. folks, reform is coming. it is on track. it is coming. we have tried for decades, for decades to fix a broken system, and we have never in my entire ten years in public life been this close. we have never been as close as we are today, and things remain

on track. we've had these hospitals working with us, and we have the pharmaceutical industry working with you. we have doctors and nurses and health care providers with us, and we have the american public behind us. everyone sees that we need change, and in my view we're going to get that change and we're going to get it this year. >> it is not a done deal by any means. it depends heavily on legislative bargaining going on right now in the senate. a new survey may provide fuel for the health care debate. it found americans are more afraid of paying for cancer treatment than coming down with the disease. a nonprofit cancer research group conducted the study. less than half americans are confident their insurance policy would cover cancer treatments, less than half. 68% were concerned about dying from cancer, but 69% said they were very concerned about paying their medical bills. believe it or not some californians say they want to pay higher taxes. the catch? they want to do it while buying pot.

is taxing green a way to get the state budget out of the red or just a bunch of smoke and mirrors?

former olympic skater nicole bob bick has pleaded not guilty to drug charges. she was arrested last week in jupiter, florida. they accused of her being part a drug ring and conspireing to distribute meth. bobek won the u.s. figure skating title in is the 95. she was released on bond and could get up to ten years in prison if convicted. you could call it a joint operation to cure california's budget woes. take a look. a new ad from the marijuana policy project says if the state legalized pot and taxed it, it would bring in more than a billion dollars. in the ad a retired state worker says california is ignoring people who want to pay their fair share of taxes. they have a deficit of $26 billion. the obama administration may feel heat about economic

policies on capitol hill. lawmakers got their hands on a report from a government auditor that shows how the federal stimulus money is being spent five months into the program. frequently it's not how it was intended. in many instances the money is just helping statements make ends meet. what's worse? unemployment is on the rise everywhere except in washington, d.c. >> the u.s. economy lost 433 net jobs in june, bringing the unemployment rate to 9.5%. these job losses come on the heels of other declining economic indicators that bring total american jobs lost since president obama took office to 2.6 million. mr. chairman, i might remind you all those jobs lost are in the private sector. in fact, the public sector and particularly the federal government has increased employment. we are, in fact, a job factory. >> the white house insists the report showing the stimulus is

working on the time line promised. the issue of the u.s. economy followed him overseas. he's calling it the right medicine at the right time. in the face of skyrocketing job losses and soaring deficit, some say the plan was a waste of money. others say it's time for a second stimulus? would that be a waste of taxpayer dollars? what do you think? you can e-mail us at cnn.com/"hln." click under your views or text views and your comment and name to hlntv. the president is in italy for the first g-8 summit which brings together the most powerful economics. the italian prime minister is hosting the event, while the focus is mostly on the economy, they will discuss clilt change, world hunger and global security. it's unlikely it will produce hard and fast agreements.

they're meeting in the mountain town that suffered a lot of damage in the devastating earthquake three months earlier. 300 people were killed. the town is hit by regular aftershocks. sarah palin has said frivolousest thicks complaints cost the state money. her office z stz alaska spent $2 million dealing with those complaints. palin has more than a half million dollars in personal legal debts. she's faced 16 complaints, most have been dismissed. a woman about to give birth thought her husband were in iraq. wait until you hear his emotional reaction to his daughter's birth.

secretary of state hillary clinton is stepping into the fray in honduras. she met privately with the ousted honduran president yesterday, and says she supports a possible solution to the leadership tug-of-war there, specifically have the coast tariq can president acting as a mediator. both zelaya and the intermediate president agreed. china will seek the death penalty for some people behind deadly ethnic riots there. that's from a communist boss in the area who saw a lot of violence over the weekend. this is the scene today. china flooded the area with security troops anded things are now under control. over the weekend 156 people died

in fighting between two ethnic groups. a woman was able to escape from her husband and alleged captor before the house went up in flames. police say his ex-husband said he wouldn't be divorced until his ex-wife was dead tried to make good on his promise. he kidnapped the woman before setting the house on fire. this is in suburban hartford, connecticut. >> the house burned for 30 to 40 minutes. >> the man surrendered around nid night as flames destroyed the house. the woman's lawyer said his client's ex-husband was bitter over the divorce and was threatening. the man was taken to the hospital listed in stable condition. he's likely be charged with arson and kidnapping. casey anthony's october murder trial is pushed back. it may not be until next summer. a status hearing is set for 21st.

they agreed both time was needed for both sides to get up to speed. she's charged with first-degree murder in the death of her little girl, caylee anthony. she was missing for more than a month before it was reported to police, and after a month long search they found her skel tan remains in mid-december. a soldier in iraq rushed home for a special delivery. he got to see his daughter's birth on sunday at ft. campbell, kentucky. his wife didn't know he was coming. he described his thrilling reaction. >> it was awesome just seeing her come out and see her cry. definitely at experience. i was really glad i could just be there for my wife, because she's been doing it by herself for the last two kids. >> we can't show you his face. he's in special ops and going back to iraq. several large banks stopped accepting ious california is handing out. people need cash, so they're selling the ious to brokers and third party.

kteu report some are getting 80 cents on the dollar. they need the money. the state says it's perfectly legal to sell state ious. >> landlord will not going to accept, ious, you know. they want money. >> the vultures are going to, you know, come out of their nests and descend and try to take advantage of the situation. >> california issued 70,000 ious so far. it will pay them off in october. t. boone pickens is scrapping his plan to build the world's largest wind farm in texas. pickens says he isn't quitting his cam taken to cut america's dependency on foreign oil. he's promoting natural gas as an alternative for cars and trucks. he says he'll start a new tour around the country to remind people there's still an energy crisis, even though gas is

cheaper than than a year ago. >> if you feel your commute is a little better, you're probably right. the texas transportation institute says americans spent less time struck in traffic in 2007 than the year before. the difference in just one hour for the whole year, but that bucks the trend that it went on for 25 years. they attribute this to the recession, even though the recession didn't kick in until the last quarter of 2007. in the spring it ran up to $2.69 on average. aaa says the national average is down a dime right now. that's giving airlines, of course, some room to cut prices even further. that's some good news in a bad economy. southwest airlines began cutting prices yesterday with a 48-hour sale featuring 30, 60, and $90 flights until midnight tonight.

they're short hops like baltimore to boston, and many of the major air carriers are following suit. these are the best deals you'll see all year. instead of paying hundreds of dollars for a flight across the country, how about paying 9 bucks? clark howard has the scoop a new airline that would really help your saveses take off. >> when i was in ireland i took a flight within your flying back to england the equivalent $1.70. this about that. getting on an airplane and paying a buck 70 to do it? i was flying on a big no frills european airline called ryanair. now someone in america wants to use the best form of flattery anywhere, imitation. they're calling an area called jet america that will have nine seats on each flight for $9. the airline will start off really small, find a lot of smaller communities that don't

have a lot of jet service right now. this idea, i believe, has lags. the rights operator in the state of iowa offers it. no reason this is a big deal in europe with easy jet and ryanair and could not be a big deal in the area. it's not the idea. it's who operates it. good you can. i'm clark howard. for more good luck for your wallet, go to my website, cnn.com/clarkhoward. what an airfare, right? don't miss clark's weekend advice every saturday and sunday at noon and 4:00 eastern right here on "hln." he'll help you save more and spend less. >> the london premiere of harry potter and of the half blood prince, and it looks like a scene from the movie. it's the fifth installment based on the wild les popular j.k. rollings' book series.

grint who plays harry friend showed up in despite with a recent bout of a mild case of swine flu. harry potter and the half blood pring opens worldwide. oscar g.meyer is dead at the age of 95. he was the third to head the family business famous for its wieners. who doesn't know the jingle? for years beyer himself toured the curt in the famous wiener shaped automobile. he was be missed by in. >> a lot of drivering in german maybe during a double take. a new bike that can go up to 50 miles per hour and the latest invention to take on soaring gas prigs. we'll take a look at the he heef rocket.

a senate committee is looking into security at our federal buildings, that it is inadequate. it's undercover video of plain clothed people smuggling in bomb components. a just released government report includes scary statistics. investigators made it through all ten sites they visited in four states. they then assembled the bombs in rest rooms and entered various government offices carrying the devices in briefcases. to show you what one is capable of, the gao videotaped the detonation of several divisions at a remote site. they weren't the only shocking revelations during the senate hearing on the report. >> we found that 62% of 411 of

the 6663 guards deployed at a federal facility had at least one expired firearm qualification, background investigation, domestic violence or cpr or first aid training certification that was missing. more specifically according to the most recent information from one contractor, we found over 75% of the 354 guards at a level 4 facility had expired certifications. >> all the buildings involved in the tests are level 4 buildings. they how's more than 450 federal employees and have a high volume of public contact. a cyber attack that began on the fourth of july shut down several major government websites and some are still dark. the associated press says the unusually strong attack hit websites for the treasury department, the secret service, the federal trade commission and the transportation department. u.s. officials will not discuss the attack at least on the record, but one internet company called it a massive outage.

south korean sites were hit. they believe north korea was behind the attacks. ballistics results are in, and experts say the bullet that killed steve mcnair and his girlfriend match the gun found at the scene. nashville police may announce today it was a murder suicide. when that announcement happens, we'll take you there. mcnair and his girlfriend were found shot dead saturday in a condo in downtown nashville. he was shot twice in the head and twice in the chest. she died of a single gunshot to the head. she bought the gun only two days before. it was found under her body. they don't know why she might have pulled the figures. mourners are heading to the nashville field today where, of course, he was a great football quarterback to pay their respects. a memorial service will be held tomorrow, and they're showing up at the field today and tomorrow. new details about the condition of michael jackson's body on the day he died last month. a source involved with the investigation says the singer's

arms were riddled with marks and veins in both arms had collapsed. the source tells our sister network cnn those marks are consistent with a regular i.v. use of a drug like diprovan. a nurse who worked for jackson told cnn he begged for the powerful sedative a few months ago so he could sleep. another source said jakeson was emaciated and his scalp was bald and his skin was paper white. his death certificate was releas released. here it is. the cause of death is listed as deferred. the coroner is still running a series of toxicology tests including some in his brain to determine what killed him. those results are not due for at least another week and probably a little longer. still no word on where jackson will be buried. jermaine wants him buried at neverland rarchl, but they need special permission to do that. his grandmother is buried at forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills.

his family is keeping his final resting place a closely guarded secret. los angeles set up a website asking jackson fans to donate money to help with the expenses of the memorial. the city is more than a half billion dollars in the red. we don't know the price tag for the memorial itself. the mayor's office said the security costs could run to $4 million. 3,000 officers, that's approximate a third of the l.a. police force, were on hand. that compares to 2,000 cops deployed for the lakers championship celebration only last month. happy and dancing is how jackson's dermatologist described the singer's actions days before his death. it's a sharp contrast that the star was in pain and needed sleep. dr. arnold kline said he diagnosed jackson with lupus years ago, and he was aware the king of pop was taking various medications. he admits sedating jack ston in the past do you to painful cosmetic procedures and always followed guidelines. he saw no signs the star was

addicted and was being overmedicated. >> i say they're criminals. i say that anyone who makes someone an addict or gives a person potentially dangerous substances directly to them to use like propofol is a criminal. nothing short of manslaughter or something worse than that. >> dr. kline will talk to larry king tonight on our sister channel, cnn. don't miss it. the obama administration may be feeling heat about the economic policies. right now on capitol hill lawmakers just got their hands on a report from government auditors showing how the federal stimulus money is being spent or not being spent. frequently is not how it was intended. in many instances the money is only helping states make ends meet. what's worse, unemployment is on the rise everywhere except in washington, d.c. >> the u.s. economy lost 433 net jobs in june, bringing the

unemployment rate to 9.5%. these job losses come on the heels of other declining economic indicators that bring total american job loss since president obama took office to 2.6 million. mr. chairman, i might remind you all those jobs lost are in the private sector. in fact, the public sector and particularly the federal government has increased employment. we are, in fact, a job factory. >> the white house insists the report shows the stimulus is working on a time line promised. the issue of the stumbling economy has followed the president overseas. he's defending the recovery package, but in the case of skyrocketing job losses and soaring deficit, some say the economic recovery plan was a waste of money and others say it's time for sakd stimulus. what do you think? is it time for a second stimulus lus pack cage? call us now. you can he will mail at

cnn.com/"hln." look for the your views icon. you can text us as well. some stores like to run christmas in july sales to drum up a little extra business. when these red buckets go out at this time of year, it means people are in desperate need.

tennessee titans and their fans remembering steve mcnair with a two-day tribute at lp field right on the river in nashville. regina of affiliate of wsmv is

at the stadium right now on the lab tests on the bullets that killed the couple. >> reporter: we're getting more information that leading to the fact that this could possibly be a murder-suicide. a lot of fans have joined here to remember the life of steve mcnair. a lot of people are signing books behind me. thousands are here right now. we want to speak with david for a moechlt. david, you're here. how does it feel to be here and remember steve mcnair? >> it's an emotional day. you hate to see this happen to such a great guy. it's a good chance for the public to go out and pay last respects to steve before the memorial today. >> reporter: david is one of many fans out here doing just that. >> it was a -- it was a real body blow for the city, wasn't it? it hit everybody very hard. >> reporter: absolutely. this was very unexpected. steve mcnair was an icon to a lot of fans. a lot of people care a lot about

the player. there's a board with photographs against the wall over there. a lot of fans tear up saying this was their here row out on the field and out community. he had a restaurant here, and a lot of people meet there and care about steve mcnair. >> there's no doubt now it's a murder suicide? is that official word from the coroner? >> no, it's not right now. there's a news conference at 2:45 to get more information on exactly what happened. we're getting more from some of the ballistic testing, but there's a lot of questions. we should get more record around 2:45 when metro police in nashville, tennessee give more information. >> what happens tomorrow at the stadium? is there a memorial service? what's the plan? >> it's the exact same thing that starts at 9:00 a.m. fans line up here. they're signing books. the gentleman wearing the mcnair jersey now, they're lined up to sign a book given to the mcnair

family. inside the stadium there's actually a show going on of all of steve mcnair's best moments here at lp field and during his entire football career, and that will go on throughout the day tomorrow at lp field in nashville. >> and he died only a few blocks away, am i right? >> reporter: yes. that's absolutely right. he died just on second avenue a few blocks away from where we are now, right downtown. >> thanks. great report. appreciate the update. michael jackson was laid to rest yesterday at a memorial fit for a king, and the outpouring of emotion was felt throughout the world. melissa long has more on the details with the online tribute to the king of pop. it's virtual in every regard. hi. >> you can find more information on our website. the investigation continues into exactly how he died, but the tributes continue to pour in on our website. go to cnn.com. find out more about some of the tremendous highlights from yesterday as well. perhaps you missed the memorial

service. perhaps you were so moved by one point in particular you'd like to see it dwen again. in particular this is a moment when his young daughter paris jackson stepped to the microphone fighting bacterias as she said her daddy was the best father in the world. a tearful farewell from this little girl and so many of his loved ones and friends. also people that didn't know him but were touched bim him, like our i-reporter yesterday and had the opportunity to be there inside the staples center. they're sharing the memories of music that touched them through the i-report program and we have an audio gallery that highlights some of the number one hits michael jackson had. he had 13 number one hits, earned 13 grammy awards and these are some of the very same songs the fans are snapping up and sales are through the roof as you know. again, if you want to get on the life and legacy of this pop icon, cnn.com.

>> people can't get enough. it's amazing how well that came off yesterday. they only had 36 hours to throw it together, and it was pretty well-done. >> it was very well orchestrated how last minute it was. >> appreciate it. cnn taking a look at what it means to be black in america. "black in america ii" appears later this month. we look at how two brothers built a vast business empire from a very humble beginning. >> you know you've arrived in the business world when your office looks like this. michael and steven roberts launched their business from a historically black neighborhood in north st. louis. they estimate their country when holds everything from hotels to tv stations to be worth a billion dollars. someone who says that's easy for these guys to say, they have millions and millions of tlars they can buy whatever they want, i have two quarters to rub together, what do you tell that person? >> we also had two quarters to

rub together. we weren't rich. we weren't poor. we never had any money either. >> we tell folks, learn it, get your hands dirty, a little sweat equity, and you know know it. it becomes yours. >> they say the key to success is putting ideas into action. they're relentless workers looking to make a deal. >> we're creatures and animals of the earth. what other animal retires? if a lion retired today, tomorrow morning he's breakfast, right? >> mike was selected first. >> reporter: they were both laektded to the st. louis board. they created an empire of 76 companies with 1100 employees. they run tv stations and hotels and own commercial real estate and telecommunications company. their name adorns every property. the roberts village, lot of and may flower hotel but don't try comparing them to donald trump. >> what may appear to be today

as ego will be legacy. black folks need legacy. we have to have examples of successes in order for us to be able to let the generations to come know that many of the successes that occurred by african-americans in this country can be seen and pointed out and can be emulated. >> reporter: the for fee yum theater in downtown st. louis symbolizes the roberts question for legacy. decades ago their mother and other black people could only sit in the highest balcony. now they own the theater. >> mom is in the balcony. >> she gets a front row seat, right? >> yeah, yeah. mom can sit wherever she likes. >> reporter: that is priceless. >> hey, mom. how are you doing? >> reporter: ed lavandera, cnn, st. louis, missouri. >> don't miss "black in america 2." it's on july 22nd and 23rd.

secretary of state hillary clinton stepping into the fray in the matter of honduras. she mel with manuel zelaya yesterday and said she supports a possible diplomatic solution of the leadership tug-of-war there, specifically have the coast tariq can president act as mediator. both zelaya and the interim honduran president have agreed to the idea. it will begin soon in costa reek ka. president obama is winding down his first day at g-8 summit in italy. the world aets most powerful economies reached consensus on battling global warming. they agreed global temperatures shouldn't increase more than 3.5 degrees fahrenheit. the group of eight leaders will tackle the world economy, hunger and global security. this three-day summit is taking place in the mountain town of laquila hit by a devastating earthquake three months ago. he toured the damaged buildings

today. 300 died in the quake and the town is hit by regular being h by regular aftershocks. a woman was able to escape from her home and alleged captors just before the flames took over the house. police say her ex-husband tried to make good on the problem. he's accused of kidnapping the woman before setting the house on fire during a 13-hour standoff by police in suburban hartford, connecticut. >> surprisingly the house burned for some 30, 40 minutes. >> the man surrendered. the woman's lawyers says the ex-husband was bitter over the divorce and had been menacesing and threatening. the man is? stable condition. police say he'll likely be charged with arson and kidnapping. that spring run-up in gas surprises seems like history. oil's been dropping sharply ever since. it fell last night to $62 a

barrel. that bodes well for gas prices down the road. aaa says the national average is down a dime right now. that, of course, giving airlines a little breathing room to cut prices. that's good news in a bad economy. for example, southwest airlines began cutting prices yesterday with a 48-hour sale, feature 30, 60 and $90 flights until midnight tonight. the $30 flights are short hops like baltimore to boston, and many of the major airlines followed suit. one expert said these are the best deals you'll see all year. if you're a fan of tallships, you better head to boston. they're heading there for the challenge. 12 boats will be open for public tours thursday through sunday. the others will dock privately. the ships come from 17 different countries, they'll head to november scioscia after their stint in boston. before you scoff, the bike has been known to pass a car or two. we'll get a glimpse to the

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we still don't know michael jackson's official cause of death, but grim details are surfacing about the condition of his body. feel a little safer when you have to walk through those security scanners? maybe you shouldn't. what they're missing at some federal buildings could kill you. and reforming health care will take a pretty penny, but hospitals may help by out by pinching pennies. what they're willing to give up to help erase the massive burden. welcome to "hln news and views." i'm richelle carey. ballistics results are in, and the bullets that killed steve mcnair and his girlfriend match the gun found at the scene. gnashville police are expected to announce later this afternoon that tafs a murder/suicide h

that announcement happens, we'll take you there live. they were found shot to death saturday. he had been shot twice in the head, twice in the chest, she died from a single gunshot wound to the head. investigators have learned she bought this gun just two days ago. this gun was found under her body. they still don't know why she might have pulled the trigger. mourners have been heading to lp field today to pay respects. memorial service will be held there tomorrow. once they give us any information live, we'll bring that to you. disturbing details are surfacing about the michael jackson's body the day he died. a source involved withed investigation since his arms were marked with and the veins had been collapsed. we're told the collapsed veins -- a nurse who worked for

jackson told cnn he begged for dipry van two gloosh he was emaceated, his -- also his death certificate has been released. the cause of death is listed as deferred. the coroner is still running a series of toxicology tests, including some on his brain to determine what dilled him. those results are not due for at least another week. a day after jackson's mmmial service, there's still no word on where he' buried. his brother jermaine says they would like him buried eight neverland. his maternal gnd mother is buried at forest lawn cemetery in beverly hills, where the private ceremony was held yesterday. for now they're keeping his final resting place a secret. happy and dancing is how jackson's dermatology described

the singer just days before the death. dr. arnold klein says he diagnosed jackson with lupus years ago and was aware he was taking various medication. he says he always followed guidelines and said he saw no signs that he was addicted or overmedicated. dr. klein is rumored to be the biological father of jackson's kids. >> all i can tell you is, to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. i'm telling you, if push comes to shove, you know, i can't say anything about it, but to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. >> tonight dr. klein will talk with cnn's larry king live. do not miss this primetime exclusive at 9:00 eastern on our sister network, cnn. president obama is winding down his first day at the g-8

summit. so far it's been productive. the world's most powerful economies reached a consensus a battling global warming. they agree global temperatures should not increase more than 3.5 degrees fahrenheit. the group of eight leaders will also attack the world economy, hunger and global security. the three-day summit is taking place in the mountain town of l'aquila, which was hit by a devastating earthquake about three months ago. president obama toured the damaged buildings today. the town is still being hit by regular aftershocks. how hard would it be to sneak bombs into federal buildings? according to investigators, not very difficult at all. this video shows them smuggling bomb material through x-ray machines. they tried this at ten federal buildings. each time succeeded. then they managed to assemble the bombs inside and carry them around to different offices.

the federal protective service says it's taking steps to improve security. the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee is holding a hearing on the new report today. a cyberattack that started july 4th shut down several government web sites, and some of them still are not completely back up. the associated press reports the unusually strong attack hit web sites for the treasury department, the secret service, federal trade commission and the transportation department. officials are not discussing this attack. "the washington post" reports some commercial web sites were also targeted, including its own. south korean sites were also hit. officials believe north korea may be behind this incredibly sophisticated attack. several large banks have stopped accepting those ious california is handing out, because it can't pay its bills, but listen, people need cash, so they're selling those ious to brokers. affiliate ktvu reports that some

people are getting about 80 cents on the dollars, but people say it doesn't matter, because they need money. the state says it's perfectly legal to sell those ious. >> landlords will not accept ious, you know, they want money. >> the vultures are going to come out of the that you are nests and descend and try and take advantage of the situation. >> california has issued about 70,000 ious so far. it's promised to pay those off in october. you could call it a joint operation to secure california's budget woes. take a look at the new ad from the marijuana policy project. it says if the state legalized pot and taxed it, it would bring in more than a billion. this ad, a retired state worker says california is ignoring people who want to pay their fair share of taxes. the state has a deficit of $26 billion. it's summer, but the sal

army's red buckets are going up in long island. one coordinator says they're getting up to 400 calls a day. in many indications the calls are from people who have never needed help before. >> our requests for service have gone up 200%, when compared to this same period last year. when you see the kettle, there's one thing to do -- reach into your pocket, into your purse, and make the best donation you have and put it right here. >> the drive starts this weekend and will last for one week. billionaire t. boone pickens is scrapping his plans to build the largest wind farm in texas. what he's touting as the next big thing.

some unhappy lawmakers have pointed question foss administration officials about economic policies. they just got their hands on a report from government auditors

that shows how the stimulus money is being spent and frequently not how it's intended. in many instances it's just helping states make ends meet. the white house insists it's creating jobs, but some lawmakers aren't buying it. >> how do you justify saying that you're slowing the free fall? >> i think what we would do is look back at the job loss that we saw in the first quarter, which was approaching 700,000 jobs a month. we're not happy with the job loss. >> we're not happy, either, but the projection that the administration put forward and what would happen and not happen if we did or didn't do the stimulus are dramatic. they're unacceptable. >> we believe that the job loss is unacceptable as well. >> the president is quoted as saying the stimulus, quote, has done its job. is that true or not true? >> we believe the stimulus has had the impact we predicted, which is job creation. >> the economy has lost 2

million jobs since president obama signed the stimulus in february. some are saying now is the time for another stimulus package. tell us what you think. are they right? call us right now. you can text us as well. standard text rates apply. you can also go to my facebook page. we'll get some of your responses on air in just a little bit. the winds have changed for t. boone pickens, who planned to build the world's largest wind farm, his plans are blowing colder. poppy for a time, that's all we

saw, were he ads on tv. >> and you're going to continue to see them. i think the big issue here is financing and the plan down but certainly not out, according to oil man and renewable energy advocate t. boone pickens. the plan is growing for the massive wind farm in texas, but it could have power 1.3 million homes, and it may, but they're looking at alternate locations. he had hoped to build transmission lines from texas across the country for transmittal of the energy, but it's expensive to build those new lines. and he's finding it difficult to tap the credit markets right now to get financing for that. he talked about that for a long time. he also told us this isn't a new story, but it's getting a lot of attention at this point. also not helping things out are declining energy prices, because when t. boone pickens came out with the plan about a year ago, oil was about $130 a barrel. right for you it's less than half of that. just to be clear, this project

is not disappearing. he has already bought 667 wind turbines from general electric for $2 billion. he's looking at states like oklahoma, we hear, kansas, also possibly canada for locations to put the turbines, and he's still going to work on the project in texas, it just won't be as quick as they hoped. the main point they need funding and help from the government. >> poppy, isn't there money in the stimulus bill specifically set aside for renewability energy? could he tap into that? >> you know, great question. there are billions set aside. here's the problem. the programs, the guidelines for those, they haven't been outlined yet, and it's hard for them to be able to tap that when they haven't been outlined. i want to give you two examples. the first is 30% cash incentive for renewable projects. the issue there not outlined. what will the tax credits be in the future for these projects?

when you don't know that, it's hard to utilize them? those are two of the obstacles he's running into. >> his plan was big. i know it also talked about cars that run on natural gas. what is he saying about that? >> he is a huge advocate. part of that is when, part of it is natural gas vehicles. part of it is calling for 50,000 heavy-duty trucks to be converted, the idea getting a boost in congress today. what happened just a few hours ago is the senate introduced legislation it would extend and increase credit for natural gas vehicles and for refueling stations. the reason we haven't seen natural gas vehicles catch on, one big reason is a place to fill them up. that's been a big concern, but what he said today is it's a monumental day for the united states, saying we have plenty of natural gas in this country, we just need to tap it. just some roadblocks that he's

dealing with right now, richelle. >> i do believe you when you say that's not the last we're going to see of him. poppy, thank you so much. you can get much more of today's business news all on cnnmoney.com. it's a great website. check it out.

health care reform that is deficit-neutral. as part of this agreement, hospitals are committing to contributing $155 billion in medicare and medicate savings over the ten years to cover health care cost reform. >> not completely a done deal, the agreement depends heavily on some legislative bargaining going on right now in the senate. a new survey may provide some fuel for the health care debate. it found americans are more afraid of pay fog cancer treatment than coming down with the disease.

a nonprofit cancer research group conducted this study. it found that less than half of americans are confident their insurance would cover cancer treatment. 68% said they were very concerned about dying from the disease, but 69% said they were very concerned about paying the medical bills. we are hearing disturbing revelations about michael jackson's body and possible conclusions about drug use that might be drawn from these details. "showbiz tonight's" a.j. hammer is in new york. we got one side of him at the memorial yesterday. now this other side is slowly coming out, a side people don't want to hear, but we're going to hear it nonetheless. >> these are the two sides of michael jackson that truly define his entire story. yesterday, as we saw, there was a lot to celebrate, but let's not forget he was a controversial superstar. it was terrific yesterday at the memorial, getting to see the

humanity in michael jackson in a way we kind of learned more about his humanity in death than he was able to have us fully understand in life. of course that stands? stark contrast to the findings of this cnn investigation where it has been revealed, as you've been reporting, his body had numerous needle marx, several veins had collapsed, emaybated, his scalp was bald and dangerous drugs were found in his home. a lot of people really do only want to celebrate his life, and that's okay. but as berry gordy said yesterday, michael jackson made some questionable decisions in his life and a lot of people wants answers and now we'll be looking for those answers. >> a.j., once we do get answers and get the complete picture, how dough reconcile that with his legacy? how do you think it will hang over his legacy? >> i don't think it will hang over his legacy. i think it will be a part of his story, the whole big picture. you look at elvis presley who

died some 32 years ago he's remembered as a great artist and enter tainer. the drug use and trouble part of the story, but not part of his legacy, just the whole picture. obviously coming up tonight on "showbiz tonight," we have an awful lot to talk about. the two signs of michael jackson, and who was the real michael jackson? was it wrong to allow his young daughter to speak publicly at his memorial with the whole world watching? a lot of developments tonight. that will be right here on hln. >> you can debate legacy all you want, but it's one of those things that time will tell, you know? >> time will tell, and people will make their own choices. >> a.j., thank you. well done as usual. >> you got it. a congresswoman wants to honor michael jackson on capitol hill. shielda jackson lee yesterday

said she would get a resolution passed to recognize the late singer, claiming him as a icon, but congressman peter king says he'll do whatever it takes to stop her. that probably doesn't surprise you. remember he posted a youtube video this week calling him a pervert. karl rove was questioned yesterd yesterday by the committee investigating the firings of nine attorneys under the bush white house. the bush white house refused to allow him to testify. sarah palin has said frivolous ethics complaint cost her state a lot of money. palin says it has cost her about half a million in personal legal

debt. she's faced 16 complaints, many of them have been dismissed. are you seeing the impact of the stimulus plan that's supposed to jump-start the economy? some are calling it a waste of money. your thoughts ahead.

welcome back. cnn has now confirmed nashville police officially consider the death of ex-nfl star steve mcnair and his girlfriend a murder/suicide. bligsic results say the bullets that killed the two match the gun found at the scene. authorities will be holding a news conference in a little more than an hour. when that begins, we'll take you there. they were found shot to death saturday. he had been shot twice in the head, twice in the chest. she died from a single shot to the head. investigators have learned she bought the gun just two days ago before and the gun was found under her body. they still don't know why she might have pulled the trigger.

mourners have been heading to lp field to pay their respects. and a memorial will be held tomorrow night. authorities have seized hundreds of dogs in dogfighting raids across six states and dozens of people were also arrested. these are the states involved -- missouri, illinois, iowa, texas, oklahoma, and arkansas. this is one of the locations raided. this is followy, missouri. this operation is being called the largest dogfighting raid ever. of course, dogfighting is banned in the united states. the humane society apparently helped federal, state and local authorities in this particular rescue. new disturbing details are surfacing about the condition of michael jackson's body the day he died. a sort involved with this investigation says the singer's arms were riddled with marks, and veins in both arms had collapsed. and also telling our sister network cnn says the marks could be consistened with regular use

of an iv drug like diprivan. another source says emaceated, his scalp was bald and his skin was paper white. his death certificate has been released. the cause of death is listed as deferred. the coroner is still running a series of toxicology tests, including some on his brain to determine what killed him. and a day after his memorial service, there's still no word on where jackson will be buried. his brother jermaine as said he would you say like his body to be buried at neverland, but permission has been to happen to make that happen. for now, the jackson family is keeping his final resting place a secret. happy and dancing is how jackson's dermatologist

described the singer just days before his death. that's a stark contrast. dr. arnold klein says he diagnosed jackson with lupus years ago, and he was aware of king of pop was taking various medications. he admits to -- he also saw no signs that jackson was addicted or overmedicated. dr. klein is also rumored to be the biological father of jackson's kids. >> all i can tell you is to the best of my knowledge i'm not the father of these children. i'm telling you, if wush comes to shove, i can't say anything about it, but to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. >> tonight dr. klein will be talking with cnn a larry king live at 9:00 eastern on our sister network cnn. well, president obama is winding down his first day at

the g-8 summit. so far it's been productive. the world's most powerful economy has reached consensus on global warming. the group of eight leaders will also tackle the world economic, hunger and global security. the three-day summit is taking place in l'aquila, that was hit by devastating earthquakes three months ago. president obama toured the damaged buildings today. 300 people were killed in that quake, and the town is still being hit by regular aftershocks. how hard would it be to sneak bombs into federal buildings? according to investigators, not very difficult at all. this is video that shows them smuggling bomb materials through x-ray machines, undercover agents tried this at ten federal buildings. each time they succeeded. ten they managed to assemble the bombs inside and carry them around too different offices. the federal protection service

says it's taking steps to improve security. the committee is holding a hearing on this new report today. here's a way to help pay for the health care reforms. hospital say they'll give up a decade. vice president biden announced a tentative agreement from the white house this morning. >> savings to be applied to the president's firm goal, firm gold of enacting health care reform that is deficit-neutral. health care reform that is deficit neutral. as part of this agreement, hospitals are committing to contributing $155 billion, $155 billion in medicare and medicaid savings over the ten years to cover health care cost reform, over the next ten years. >> it's not a done deal completely. the agreement depends heavily on some legislative bargaining

going on right now in the senate. listen to this, a new survey may provide fuel for this health care debate. it found americans are more afraid of paying for cancer treatment than actually developing the disease itself. a nonprofit candler research group conducted this study and -- 68% said they were very concerned of dying from cancer, but 69% said they were very concerned about paying for the actual medical bills. it's a new way of thinking about higher taxes. here marijuana advocates pitched to help relieve california's budget crisis.

some unhappy lawmakers had pretty pointed questions. they got their hands on a report from government auditors that shows how the federal stimulus money is being spent. in many instances the money is just helping states make ends meet. the white house insists it's creating and saving jobs, but some lawmakers are just not buying it. >> how do you justify saying you're slowing the free fall? >> we would look back at the job loss in the first quarter, approaching 700,000 jobs a month and look at where we are now. we're not happy with the job loss now. >> we're not happy, either, but the projections that the administration put forward and what would happen and not happen if we did or didn't do the stimulus are dramatic. they're unacceptable. >> we believe the job loss is

unacceptable as well. >> the president is quoted as saying the stimulus, quote, has done its job. is that true or not true? >> we believe the stimulus has had the impact we predicted, which is job creation. >> the economy has lost 2 million jobs since president obama signed the stimulus in february. several large banks have stopped accepting the ious in california. but people need cash, so they're selling to brokers. folks say, hey, it doesn't matter. they need the money. the state says it's perfectly legal to sell those ious. >> the vultures are going to come out of their nest and descend, and try to take advantage.

>> it's promised to pay those off in october. take a look at a new add from the marijuana policy project. it says if the state legalized pot and taxes, it would bring in more than a built on. the state has a budget deficit of $26 billion. los angeles has set up a website asking jackson fans to donate money to help with the expenses of yesterday's memorial. the city has more than half a billion in the red. we still don't know the exact price for all the security surrounding the memorial yesterday, but the mayor's office estimates from $1.5 million to $4 million. 3,000 officers, almost a third of l.a.'s police force, were on hand, comparing to 2,000 cops for the l.a. lakersful

celebration last month. michael jackson was honored yesterday in a memorial hey, reggie. >> we were actually talking on our facebook initiative as we were streaming this live, so i know you were watching it. millions were watching it, and the biggest moment, by far, was when paris, michael jackson's only daughter, got up on stage and paid tribute to her father. it was an unexpected moment. you see her right there. you can watch it again by going to cnn.com and clicking on our special michael jackson area. it was only about 30 or so words, just a few sentences, but really touched the world. no matter what you thought of michael jackson, you really had to have a stone heart not to be touched by what this young lady had to say.

initial, we had fans remembering michael jackson through their i-reports. they're sending in videos, but my favorite part are the photos they're sending in. some of these fans have had personal encounters with michael jackson over the years. my favorite one of all is this one where a girl is seen at disney world sitting in one of those elephants. you can read her story. she had no idea that he would get into her vehicle. he did, and he ended up sending a note to her family thanking her for allowing him the three minutes or so the ride was on, along with a picture. she's kept it ever sin. since. >> people readily want to know what people are saying. that's good stuff. tell me about this young recycling entrepreneur. >> i don't know about you, but

at 13 years old, i didn't have it together like this, okay? >> we still don't, reggie. >> you're right. he started recycling at a really young age. that's great, he was collecting aluminum cans, but now he has a business all based on the recycling, so of course it's great for the environment and great to teach other kids and adults about recycling, but so far he's made more than $6,000. he recycles plastic bags, all sorts of stuff, and then used the materials to make things like purses and rugs, then sells them for a profit. he's received recognition, got an environmental youth award from president obama, and a 5,000 from a disney going green contest. what do you do with the money you receive? he says some of it, and he is a businessman, he reinvested into his business, but some he uses to buy video games.

>> just to remind us he is actually 13. >> you got it. >> great stuff. i hope people absolutely go to dot-com and check that out. great stuff, reggie, thank you. i'm moving on. a former u.s. skating champion is accused of being part of a meth drug ring? find out how long she could be in prison if convicted.

house lawmakers trying to figure out how to make sure your kid doesn't get bullied at school. they held a hearing on how to prevent bullies, harassment and school violence. one of the victims was a woman whose son committed suicide because he was bullied. >> i did everything a parent is supposed to do. i chose a good school, i joined the pto. i went to every parent/teacher conference. i called the school regularly, and brought the bullying problem to their staff's attention. the school did not act.

the teachers did not know how to respond. after carl died, i could have stayed home and mourned, but instead i've chosen to get involved to speaking out about school bullying, and i have learned in a short time that the most important thing i've learned is that bullying is not an inevitable part of growing up. it can be prevented. >> government studies say one third of students between 12 and 18 experience some kind of bullying, but victims are now more likely to speak up than before and parents are more likely to take action against schools. a cyberattack that started july 4th shut down several government web sites and some still aren't back up completely. at the hits the treasury department, the secret service, federal trade commission, and the transportation department. its officials are not discussing the attacks. "the washington post" reports some commercial web sites were also targeted, including its own.

south korean sites were also hit. south korean intelligence officials believe north korea may be behind the sophisticated attacks. nicole bobeb has pleaded not guilty. she was arrested inup terr florida last week. the police have accused her of being part of a drug ring. 20 people have been arrested in connection with this alleged drug ring. bobek won the title in 1995. she's 31 now. she was released on bond. she could get up to ten years in prison if convicted. it is the summer, but the salvation army's red buckets are going up this wreakend. one local coordinator says they're getting up to 400 calls a day for help. in many cases these calls are coming from people who have never needed help before. >> our requests for services have gone up 200% when compared to this same period last year. when you see the kettle there's one thing to do.

reach into your pocket, into your purse and make the best donation you have. >> summer fund-raising drive starts starts this weekend and lasts for a week. try to help if you can. the spring run up in gas prices seems like it's history. they ran all the way to an average of about $2.69. but oil has been dropping sharply ever since. and fell again last night to $62 a barrel. aaa says the national average is down a dime right now. >> instead of paying hundreds of dollars for a flight across the country, how about $9? clark howard has the scoop on a new airline. >> when i was in ireland i took a flight within europe, flying back to england for the equivalent of $1.70. think about that, getting on an airplane and paying $1.70 to do

it. i was bying on a big no-thrills airline. now someone in america wants to use the best form of flattery anywhere, imitation. they're starting a line called jet america that will have nine seats on each flight for $9. the airline will start off really small. run through smaller communities that don't have a lot of jet service right now. this idea i believe has legs. the right offer can offer ultra cheap no thrill services. no reason that this has become such a big deal in europe with easy jet and ryan air and could also be a big deal if the united states. it's not idea. it's who operating it. good luck. i'm clark howard. for more good luck for your wallet go to cnn.com/clark howard. >> get more great consumer advice from clark howard saturday and sunday at noon and 4:00 p.m. central here on hln

news and views. a grisly accident at a chocolate factory in new jersey. why police and emergency crews had to rush to that facility.

still no official cause of death. disturbing new details have emerged about the condition of michael jackson's body. when investigators answered the 911 call. same sex marriage at the se center of a federal lawsuit. feel safer walking through the security scanners? maybe you shouldn't. what they're missing at federal buildings that might kill you. hln news and views. hi, everybody. welcome. i'm chuck roberts. cnn has confirmed that national police officially considered the death of nfl star steve mcnair and his girlfriend as a murder/suicide. results say the bullet that killed the two match the gun found at the scene. the associated press reports the

assistant medical examiner is also confirming the gun powder residue found on the hands of kazemi was found after the incident. authorities will hold a news conference in about 45 minutes. we're going to take you there live in nashville. around 3:45 eastern. mcnair and his girlfriend were found shot dead on saturday in a con do. he was shot twice in the head and twice in the chest. she died of a single gunshot in the head. investigators learn that had she only bought the gun two days earlier. it was found under her body. they still don't know why she might have pulled the trigger. a memorial service will be held tomorrow night. we're getting word that authorities are seized hundreds of dogs in dogfighting raids across six states. dozens of people were arrested. missouri, illinois, iowa, texas, oklahoma, and arkansas. here's a raid that occurred just this afternoon in missouri,

about an hour north of st. louis. it's being called the largest dogfighting raid in the u.s. in history. dogfighting is a felon in all 50 states. the humane society helped federal, state, and local authorities in the coordinated rescue and raid. new disturbing details have surfaced about the condition of michael jackson's body on the day he died. a source involved with the investigation says the singer's arms were riddled with mark es and veins in both arms had collapsed. the source tells our sister network, cnn, the marks could be consistent with a regular iv use of a drug like diprivan. a nurse said he begged for the medicine a few months ago so he could sleep. his scalp was bald and his skin was paper white. his death certificate was released, but we don't learn much from it. the cause of death is listed as deferred. a coroner is still running a series of toxicology tests including those on the brain to determine what killed the 50-year-old entertainer.

results are due in a couple of weeks. a day after jackson's memorial service still no word on where he'll be buried. his brother jermaine said he would like him buried at neverland ranch but the family needs special permission. reportedly his paternal grandmother is bury fld the hollywood hills where the private memorial for jackson was held yesterday before the public memorial at staples center. p for now the jackson family is keeping his final resting place a closely guarded secret. los angeles set up a website asking jackson fans to donate money to help defray the expense. the city is more than a billion and a half dollars in the red. we still don't know the price tag for yesterday's memorial. the mayor's office said it could run to $4 million. 3,000 officers, about 1/3 of the l.a. police force were on hand. that compares to 2,000 cops deployed for the lakers' championship celebration last month. happy and dancing is how jackson's dermatologist described the singer just days

before his death. quite a stark contrast to the reports that he was in pain and needed sleep and was emaciated and was lethargic. he diagnosed michael jackson with lupus in the past. he says he's always followed guidelines and saw no signs jackson was addicted or being overmedicated. he's not only a close friend, he's also rumored to be the biological father of jackson's kids. >> i can tell you to the best of my knowledge i'm not the father of these children. if bush comes to shove, you know, i can't say anything about it. but to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of the these children. >> and tonight dr. klein will be talking to larry king on cnn. a prime time exclusive interview at 9:00 eastern. house lawmakers tried to

figure out how to make sure your kid doesn't get bullied at school. they had a hearing about how to prevent bullying, harassment and school violence. one witness was a woman whose son committed suicide because he was bullied. >> i did everything that a parent is supposed to do. i chose a good school. i joined the pto. i went to every parent/teacher conference. i called the school regularly. i brought the bullying problem to their staff's attention. the school did not act. the teachers did not know how to respond. after karl died i could have stayed home and mourned, but instead i've chosen to get involve involved to speak out about school bullying. i've learned in time that the most thing i've learned is bullying is not an inevitable part of growing up. it can be prevented. >> government studies say 1/3 of students between 12 and 18 experience bullying of some

kind. victims are now more likely to speak up and parents are more likely to take abs against schools. some government websites are not backed up from a cyber attack that began on the fourth of july. the associated press says it hit websites for the treasury department, the secret service, the federal trade commission and the transportation department. u.s. officials are not discussing the attack in public. the "washington post" reports some commercial websites were also targeted including its own site. south korean sites were also hit. south korean intelligence officials believe north korea may be behind a sophisticated attack. so how hard or easy would it be to sneak a bomb into a federal building? not very difficult at all according to investigators. here's video showing them smuggling bomb materials through cry machines. they tried at ten federal buildings and each time succeeded. they assembled the bombs inside the restroom.

here's the destructive power. the detonation of these devices at a remote site. right there. the federal protective service says its taking steps to improve security. several criticized the performance of the federal protective service h which oversees securities at thousands of government facilities. massachusetts is suing the government over a federal law that defines marriage as thed n union of a man and woman. massachusetts was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. the lawsuit claims the 1996 federal defense of marriage act interferes with the rights of massachusetts to define marriage as it sees fit. an earlier suit by a boston-based group claims the law discriminates because it denies same-sex couples benefits that married couple sels. t. boone pickens is trying to build the largest wind farm in texas.

former olympic skater nicole bobek has pleaded not guilty. police have accused of of being part of a drug ring and conspireing to distribute meth. 20 people have been arrested in connection with the drug ring. she won the u.s. figure skating title in 1995. she's 31 now. she was released on bond and could get up to ten years in prison if convicted. house republicans slammed the president over what he's doing with the economic stimulus money. lawmakers held a hearing about it. republicans say the stimulus fund isn't creating as many jobs as promised and the money isn't being spent right. >> the u.s. economy lost 433 net jobs in june. bringing the unemployment rate to 9.5%. these come on the heels of other declining economic indicators that bring total american job loss since president obama took office to $2.6 million.

mr. chairman i might we mind you all those jobs lost are in the private sector. the public sector has increased employment. we are, in fact, a job factory. >> the white house said the stimulus is making life easier if many americans. the government accountability office said many states aren't spending the money the way it was intended. some congressional democrats are suggesting a second stimulus plan is advisable. the issue the stumbling u.s. economy is following the president overseas. he's defending the recovery package, calling it the right medicine at the right time. in the face of skyrocketing job losses and a soaring deficit, some say the plan was a waste of money. others say it's time for a second stimulus. as we just told you. so your thoughts on this? time for another stimulus package? another round of government money? is that a waste of taxpayer dollars? call us now or e-mail us at

cnn.com/hln. click under your views. our just text views to hln tv with your comment and name. we'll air your responses shortly and throughout the day. cnn, our sister network, is once again taking a look at what it means to be black in america. the documentary "black in america 2" premiers later this month. today ed lavendera looks at how two brothers built a vast business empire from a humble beginning. >> reporter: you know you've arrived in business world when yo office can look like this. >> this is my stuff. >> michael and steven launched their business empire from a historically black neighborhood in st. louis. they estimate their company to be worth almost a billion dollars. >> so someone watching this who says that's real easy for these guys. they have got millions and millions of dollars. they can buy whatever they want. what do you tell that person? >> we also had two quarters to

rub together. we weren't rich. we weren't poor. but we just never had any money, either. >> we tell folks, learn it, get your hands dirty, a little sweat equity. then you will know it. it becomes yours. >> the brothers say the key to success is putting ideas into action. they are relentless workers, always looking to make a deal. >> we're creatures, we're animals of the earth. what other animal retires? if a lion retired today? tomorrow morning he's breakfast, right? >> mike was elected first. >> reporter: both were elected to the st. louis board of alderman. they created an empire from 76 companies with 1100 employees. they run tv stations, hotels. they own commercial real estate and telecommunications company. the name adorns every property. the roberts village. the roberts loft. don't compare them to donald trump. >> what may appear to you today

as ego 40 years for now will be legacy. black folks need legacy. we have to have examples of successes in order for us to be able to let the generations to come know that many of the successes that occur by african-americans in the country can be seen and pointed out and emulated. >> reporter: the theater in st. louis symbolizes the quest for legacy. decades ago their mother and other black people were only allowed to sit in the highest balcony. now the roberts brothers own the theate theater. >> mom can sit wherever she would like. >> hey, mom. how you doing? >> mom gets a front row seat. they step up, they take charge, they create solutions. don't miss it july 22nd and

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summit. they reached consensus on battling global warming. agreeing the temperatures should not climb more than three and a half degrees fahrenheit. they will tackle the world economy, hunger and global security. it's taken place in a town hit by a devastating earthquake three months ago. 300 people were killed in the quake. the town is still being hit by regular aftershocks. alaska governor sarah palin has said frivolous ethics complaints have cost the state a lot of money. she's releasing numbers to back it up. they spent almost $2 million dealing with complaints. she's also having to pay more than half a million dollars in personal legal debt. she's faced 16 complaints. most of which have been dismissed. secretary of state hillary clinton is stepping into the fray in honduras. she met with ousted honduran president manuel zelaya yesterday.

specifically, having costa rican president act as mediator. both zelaya and micheletti have agreed to the idea. the mediation process will begin soon in costa rica. casey anthony's october murder trial has been pushed back quite a lot. it may not start until next summer. a status hearing is scheduled for january 21st. prosecutors announced they're seeking the zdeath penalty. the florida mom is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her little girl, caylee anthony. she was missing more than a month before it was reported to police. after a month-long search her skeletal remains were found near the anthony family home in mid-december. as if packing all your possessions, forwarding the mail, cleaning out decades of junks isn't stressful enough, wait until you see the mover's bill. across the street or across the country, there are ways to cut

costs. smart money.com's kelly grant is here to help us. you just moved. you have life lessons. >> i did. i moved a month ago. you really do need to shop around. estimates will vary widely from moving company to moving company. get at least three estimates. one site i really like is citymove.com. a free site where you list the details of your job and have movers registered with the site bid on it. you can get good deals there. of course once you find that you want to check the reputation with the better business bureau to make sure you're not hiring a mover who has a reputation for showing up late, damaging furniture or road movers. they load everything onto the truck and suddenly demand more money. >> being a pack rat im sure takes a toll when it comes time to move. >> it does, the more you pack, the more you're going to end up paying there. resist the urge, which hits everyone that moves, to dump everything in boxes and really go through it slowly and make

sure you are weeding out things you can sell, donate or throw out. i sold a whole bunch of books second-hand and ended up with $150. >> a yard sale? >> through the strand. here in new york. >> okay, cool. obviously doing it yourself is not an option for most of us. but a little elbow grease can't hurt, right? >> it can't. even just doing minor things yourself. disassembling your bed or taking the unpackable items like floor lamps, house plants, things down to the truck yourself. you can save money. the movers spend less time in your home. if you're really looking to do a lot. just load up your car once or twice and take over a few boxes yourself. the less time the movers have to spend the more you'll save. >> i saved about 50% on the move because i did most of it myself. i had the movers do the heavy stuff. >> t. boone pickens is scrapping

his plan to build the largest wind farm in kansas. he started about a year and a half ago. the plan lost steam when oil prices took a dive. he's not quitting his cam pan to cut america's dependence on foreign oil. he's pro moting natural gas as an alternative for cars and trucks. he'll start a tour around the country to remind everybody in is still an energy crisis. >> call it a joint operation to cure california's budget woes. this is a new add. if california legalized pot and taxed it it would bring in more than a billion dollars. they're ignoring people who want to pay their fair share of taxes. are you seeing the impact of a stimulus plan that's supposed to jump start the economy? some are calling it a waste of money. another stimulus package is needed. hear your views on this.

cnn has confirmed police officially consider the death of ex-nfl star steve mcnair and his girlfriend sahel kazemi as a murder/suicide. the bullets that killed the two do match the gun from the scene. the assistant medical examiner confirms that there was gun powder residue found on the hands of kazemi, the 20-year-old woman. authorities plan to hold a news conference in about 15 minutes. when they step up to the mike we'll carry it live. mcnair and kazemi were found shot dead on saturday at a con do in downtown nashville. he was shot twice in the head, twice in the chest. she died of a single gunshot to the head. investigators learned she bought the gun two days before. it was found under her body. they don't know why she might

have pulled the trigger. mourners heading to l.p. field, not far from the murder scene, just a few blocks away, to pay their respects. a memorial service will be held tomorrow night. new disturbing details have surfaced about the condition of michael jackson's body the day he died. a source involved with the investigation says the singer's arms were riddled with marks and veins in both arms had collapsed. the source tells our sister network the marks could be consistent with the regular i.v. use of a drug like diprivan. a nurse said he begged for the sedative so he could sleep. another source says jackson was emaciated. his scalp was bald and his skin was paper white. his death certificate was released. it doesn't reveal a lot. the cause of death listed as deferred. results are due in another week or two. a day after the jackson memorial service still no word on where he'll be buried.

his brother jermaine said he would like him buried at neverland ranch. the family needs special permission from state hean local officials. his maternal grandmother is buried in hollywood hills where the private memorial was held for jackson the other day. for now it's being kept a closely guarded secret. happy and dancing is how jackson's dermatologist described the singer days before his death. dr. arnold klein says he diagnosed jackson years ago with lupus and he was aware the king of pop was taking various medications. he admits sedating jackson in the past due to painful procedures. we're talking cosmetic procedures, but he always followed guidelines and saw no signs the star was addicted or overmedicated. he's also rumored to be the

biological father of jackson's kids is. >> i'm not the father of the children. if push comes to shove -- i can't say anything. but to the best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. >> tonight dr. klein will be on "larry king live" on cnn, our sister network. prime time exclusive, 9:00. "larry king live" on cnn. massachusetts is suing the government over a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and woman. this lawsuit claims it interferes with the rights of massachusetts to define marriage as it sees fit. massachusetts was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. an earlier suit says the law discriminates by denying same-sex couples access to the same federal benefits that married couples enjoy. l. how hard would it be to sneak bombs into federal buildings?

according to investigators, not difficult at all. this is video of them smuggling bomb materials through x-ray machines. undercover agents tried it at ten federal buildings in several states. every time they succeeded. they went into the restroom, assembled the bombs and carried them to different offices. they video taped a detonation of devices. here's the best shot. the federal protective services is taking steps to enhance securities. several senators criticize the performance of the federal protective services which oversees security as thousands of government facilities. a sweeping cyber attack that started on the fourth of july shut down several government websites and some are still completely dark. or not completely back up. the unusually strong attack hit websites for the treasury department, the secret service, the federal trade commission, and the transportation department. u.s. officials are not discussing the attack at all. the "washington post" reports some commercial websites were also targeted, including its own

site. south korean sites were also hit. south korean intelligence officials believe north korea may be behind the sophisticated attacks. president obama is winding down his first day at the g-8 summit. so far it's been productive. the world's most powerful economy reached consensus on battling global warming. it should not increase more than three and a half degrees fa fahrenhe fahrenheit. they will tackle world security and global hunger. president obama toured the damaged buildings today. 300 people were killed in the quake. and the town is still being hit by regular aftershocks. here's one way to help pay for president obama's health care reforms. hospitals say they'll give up medicare and medicaid payments. that adds up to $150 billion back in the government's pocket over a decade. vice president biden announced a

tentative agreement from the white house today. >> savings that will be applied toward's the president firm goal, firm goal of inacting health care reform, that is deficit neutral. health care reform that is deficit neutral. as part of this agreement hospitals are committing to contributing $155 billion, $155 billion in medicare and medicaid savings over the ten years to cover health care costs reform. over the next ten years. >> it's not a done deal. the agreement depends heavily on legislative bargaining going on right now in the senate. it's a new way of thinking about higher taxes. hear marijuana advocates new pitch to relieve california's budget crisis.

the non-profit environmental working group say consumers know less about the water they pay for than the free stuff that comes out of the tap. the groups are asking congress to make bottled water labeled with the same information municipal water agencies provide consumers. until then they're recommending people drink tap water that's purified with a commercial filter. unhappy lawmakers have pointed questions for officials about how the stimulus money is being stepent. government auditors show it's not being spent as intended. many instances show the report is helping desperate states make ends meet at the expense of broader, longer term goals. the white house insists the stimulus is creating and saving jobs. some lawmakers aren't buying it. >> how do you justify saying

that you're slowing the free fall. >> we would look back at the job loss we saw in if first quarter, approaching $700,000 a month and look at where we are right now. >> what would happen and not happen are dramatic. they're unacceptable. >> we believe that the job loss is unacceptable as well. >> the president is quoted saying that the stimulus has done its job. >> we believe that the stimulus has had the impact that we predicted. which is job creation. several large banks have stopped accepting the ious california is handing out because it can't pay bills. but people need cash. so they're selling their ious to

brokers. not for 100 cents on the the dollar. some people are getting 80 cents on the dollar. it really doesn't matter. they need the money. the state says it's legal to sell ious. california has promised to pay those off in october. >> the winds have changed for oil man turn t. boone pickens. poppy harlow has more. what did he have to say? >> even though billionaires run into trouble, t. boone pickens slowing down plans for a wind farm in the panhandle but not putting a stop to them. the hope was to build the transmission lines toic that the energy lines to build the expensive -- he's been trying to tap the credit markets for

funding. he's already purchased 667 wind turbines for a total of $2 billion. the plan is definitely not going away. they are moving forward. what they're doing now, chuck is looking at different locations for the wind farms. some possibilities they told us oklahoma, kansas, also possibly some areas in kan the. and they also do want to push forward with that project in texas. it's just not going to go as quickly as they expected before, chuck. >> how about cars and municipal vehicles that run natural gas? is that part of his plan? >> it's part of the pickens plan. today it got some movement in congress. the pickens plan had called for 350,000 heavy duty trucks to run on natural gas. pickens has been huge supporter of this in exchange for traditional gas sources. today the senate reduced legislation to extend and increase tax credits for natural gas vehicles and the refueling

stations. t. boone said it will help end the addition to morning oil, which he calls a threat to u.s. national security. take a quick listen to him. >> you're going to go to natural gas as a transportation fuel. it's going to work. there's no question. and i think it's a monumental day for the united states. >> so what do you think? weigh in on facebo facebook/poppyharlow. chuck? >> good to see you, poppy. a lot more of the businesses at cnnmoney.com. looks like the end of an era for an iconic american brand. oscar g.meyer is dead at 85. twho doesn't know the jingles? my bologna has a first name. for years he toured the country in the famous weiner mobile handing out hot dog shaped

whistles to kids. a former figure skating champion accused of being part of a meth drug ring.

house lawmakers tried to figure out how your kid doesn't get bullied at school. one of the witnesses was a woman whose son committed suicide because he was bullied. >> i did everything that a parent is supposed to do. i chose a good school. i joined the pto. i went to every parent/teacher conference. i called the school regularly, and i brought the bullying problem to the staff's attention. the school did not act. the teachers did not know how to respond. after carl died i could have stayed home and mourned. but instead i've chosen to get involved to speak out about school bullying. and i have learned in a short time that the most important thing i've learn sd that bullying is not an inevitable part of growing up. it can be prevented.

>> government studies say 1/3 of students between 12 and 18 experience some kind of bullying. victims are now more likely to speak out than before. parents are more likely to take action against schools. casey anthony's october murder trial has been officially pushed back. it may not start before next summer. a request to push it back was granted tuesday by a judge. a status hearing is now set for the 21st of january. prosecutors have announced they're seeking the death penalty and the judge agreed that more time was needed for both sides to get up to speed. the florida mom is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her little girl, caylee, after a month long search her skeletal remains were found near the anthony family home in mid-december. former u.s. ice skating champion nicole bobek has pleaded not guilty to drug charges. he was arrested in jupiter, florida last week. she's accused of being part of a drug ring and conspireing to distribute meth. 20 people have been arrested in connection with the alleged ring. she won the u.s. figure skating

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cnn.com/clarkhoward. national lis are announcing their determination of the determination of the death of steve mcnair, the titans quarterback who was shot over the week along with his girl. we'll hear from the national police chief. >> lieutenant pat taylor, captain david imhoff, the sergeant, and two investigators assign to this case, detective charles robinson. >> thank you for being here. aid chance to be with mrs. mcnair and share with her an update on what wetz the investigation tell to us this point. it happened nearly -- nearly four days of investigation that included laboratory results and other investigative thoz, the police department has concluded that steve mcnair was murdered by kazemi and she in turn killed herself with a gunshot wound to

her head. we may never know what drove her to make that decision on that saturday morning, the totality of the evidence clearly points to a murder-suicide. it is also important to note briefly that widely publicized media diagrams of the exact body of kazemi and other information about the shooting sequences are in fact in error. based upon the appearance of the crime scene, evidence collected, autopsy findings, laboratory results, and an incredible amount of work by our investigative team, there is no doubt, we believe now at this time that mcnair was seated on the sofa and likely was asleep. and we believe that kazemi shot him in the right temple, then shot him twice in the chest, and then shot him a final time in the left temple. she then positioned herself next to mcnair on the sofa and shot herself once in the right temple and expire.

today we received preliminary information that the five shell casing recovered matched the weapon that was purchased by kazemi last thursday. that the five bullets have been recovered, and they, too, were all fired by the barrel of that weapon. gunshot residue evidence, trace evidence was on the left has not. not enough for a conclusive result. and there was no gunshot wound, or gunshot residue evidence on mr. mcnair's hands. because of the lack of any evidence of a struggle or defensive woonz to mcnair, his physical position on the sofa, the trajectory of the bullets and the wound pattern, we still believe it was likely that kazemi shot mr. mcnair and he didn't know. over the last five to seven days of kazemi's life, our investigation is learning that she had become very distraught and on two occasions, told friends and associates that her life was all messed up and that she was going to end it all. miss kazemi had a vehicle that

she own, while the escalade was purchase mr. w mr. mcnair, we believe she was paying payments on it. she was paying payments on a kia and her roommate was about to leave, which was going to effectively double her room, her mortgage, or rent payment, i should say. we have reason to believe that she recently learned before this day that she believed mcnair was involved with another woman. and that, too, participated in her state of mind, we think. as it relates to the discovery of the bodies in mr. wayne neely's action, analysis of the cell phone records and a reenter view with mr. neely, indicates to our detectives that he has been in fact truthful. while it is unusual that there was a 44-minute delay between the discovery of the body and the first phone call, it is not unheard of. and again, i would caution, there is no evidence whatsoever that any of the crime scene and the bodies had been tampered

with, removed or altered in any way. at this time the police department still has remaining issues to look at. there are videos of the area around the condo that we're looking at and the videos we've seen so far did not give us any information that would contradict these murder-suicide conclusions. we also want to remind anyone in the community if they have any additional information to please contact our detectives and we'll provide that information. finally, any debt is tragic. and the death that's we're talking about today are tragic to the families of all involved and tragic to our community. with that, i have concluded my formal comments. are there any questions? >> was there anything that you've been able to determine that pushed her to violence on that particular night? >> as we discuss, we think in the last 5 to seven days of her life, many thing were stressing

her. one of the stressors was whether or not her relationship was unraveling with mr. mcnair. we can't put ourselves in the mind of people who do these terribly irrational acts, but we do believe there is evidence that she was spinning out of control. >> have you made promised to her about a future relationship? -- had he made promises? >> we do not know that. [ inaudible ]. >> given all the investigation, all the statements taken and the physical evidence on the scene, he is no longer a suspect. >> what about the purchase of the gun? we belief it was her and the person she purchased it from. she knew from the prior vehicle purchase, and quite by sarin dip at this, he said he had a gun when she asked if there was anyway of getting a gun. they transacted the deal and that pretty much is where that

ends. i know that the atf has commented on that issue and that has left it there. [ inaudible ]. >> i don't know any of that. >> we found no drugs at the scene of the crime. [ inaudible ]. >> we have reason to believe that kazemi saw someone leaving where the event occurred several days before. we have reason to believe that she attempted to follow that person and at other times, tried to follow that person to learn who they were. the detectives are of the opinion that she believed from a conversation she with friends and others, that she thought mcnair was involved in another relationship and had just recently learn that. she's been -- >> how often [ inaudible ]. >> we're not exactly sure.

>> are you seriously ever considering homicide -- [ inaudible ]. >> i'm very sure that our detectives from the very beginning didn't rule out any possibility. the crime scene -- >> that is police chief ronald disclosing the evidence collect since the murder-suicide and that is what it has been ruled. former quarterback steve mcnair and kazemi. he said there is no doubt that he put -- she put four bullets in him as he was sleeping on the could you please and she put one bullet in her head. took her own life. he also disclosed that she had been telling others she was very distraught and that she was "going to end it all" and she believed that mcnair was involved with another woman. more on the story when we come back. xxxxxxxxxxxxxñ they said it would never last.

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causing a rear end crash. investigators say 24-year-old ayden quinn was sending a text message when the car he was driving plowed into the back of another train. he is now facing charge of grossly negligent operation of that train. nearly 30 people were hurt. it happen back on may 8 and there was $9 million in damage. and he was fired after that collision. what could be the largest dog fighting ring in the u.s.? ? it is no more. authorities seized around $200 dogs and arrested 30 people today in raids across three states including missouri, illinois, and texas. the raids involved a task force of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. dog fighting is a felony in 48 states. if convict, each defendant can face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

a cyberattack that start on july 4th shut down several government websites, some of them still not back up completely. the associate press reports, the unusually strong report hit websites for the treasury department, the secret service, the federal trade commission, and the transportation department. the u.s. officials aren't discussing the attacks. the "washington post" reports some commercial websites were also targeted, including its own website. other sites were also hit, south korean officials believe north korea may be behind the sophisticated attacks. a senate committee is looking into security at our federal buildings. this is why. this undercover video of plain clothes investigators successfully smuggling bomb components through security at an undisclosed federal building. the just released government report includes some pretty scary statistics. investigators carried bomb making materials made it through all ten sites they visited in four states. the report says an assembled

bottom in restrooms and freely entered various government offices while carrying the devices and briefcases to show what one of the devices is capable of the gao videotaped the detonations of several devices at a remote site. these weren't the only shocking revelations during today's senate hearing on the report. >> we found that 62%, or 411 of the 663 guards who were deployed at a federal facility had at least one expire firearm qualification back on investigation, domestic violence declaration or cpr, first-aid training certification. that had been, was missing. more specifically, according to the most recent information from one contractor, we found that over 75% of the 354 guards at a level four facility had expire certifications. >> all the buildings involved were level four buildings which means they house more than 450 federal employees and have a high volume of public contact.

president obama is wining down his first day at the g-8 summit. so far, it is productive. the here's of the world's most powerful economies reached a consensus on battling global warming. they agreed global temperatures should not increase more than 3.5 degrees fahrenheit. the group here will also tacklet he world's economy, hunger, and global security. the three-day summit is taking place in the mountain town of la quilla. it was hit three months ago by an earthquake. 300 people were killed in that quake. the town is still being hit by irregular aftershocks. green peace activists certainly know how to make a statement. they hung this banner on the face of mt. rushmore as part of the action to fight global climate change. the banner reads, america honor here's, not politicians. stop global warming. green peace is calling on president obama to create a glebl strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

believe it or not, some californians say they want to pay higher taxes. they want to do it while buying pot. taxing green, a way to get the state budget out of the re or just a bunch of smoke and mirrors.

the obama administration may be feeling some heat to that economic policy right now on capitol hill. lawmaker got their hands on a report from government auditors that showed how the federal stimulus money is spend. frequently, it is not how it was intended. in many cases, the money is just helping states make ends meet. unemployment is on the rise everywhere except in washington, d.c. the white house insists the report shows the stimulus is working on the time line promised. the preis on the defensive and it is all about the economy. president obama says the recovery package was the right prescription for america's money

woes. republicans are pouncing on the issue saying the economic recovery plan was a waste of money. meanwhile, others say it is time for a second stimulus. we got some callers on the line ready to talk. first, dennis in massachusetts. how do you feel about the possible of a second stimulus plan? >> caller: well, i actually worst for the internal ref new service and i've seen how the first bush stimulus went. and how this current one is going. simply not working. they're throwing money at banks and bigger businesses. but what they should be doing to drive the economy is throwing that money at the taxpayers who make between $45,000 to $250,000 a area. because those people are the people who actually spend money in this country. and now they have no disposable income. if you give that money to them, and i'm not talking about the token $600, $300 that bush was

giving out, i'm talking about along the lines between $10,000 to $15,000, which could have been distributed, rather than giving it to all these banks. >> i have to ask to you wrap it up to give other people a chance. i hear you. i want to give other people a chance. dennis is not feeling this second stimulus at all. eddie is calling us from jackson, florida. how do you feel about it? >> caller: i want the government to get out and let private industry do their thing. we've had two stimulus packages. it hasn't solved a thing. everything is going from bad to worse. doing everything that underwater basket weaving. maybe i just didn't hear about that one. so get out -- let the private industry do its thing. >> eddie calling from jacksonville, florida. we'll check on the underwater basket weaving. she's not feeling it either. dale is calling from ohio. what do you think?

>> caller: well, i think obama, president obama already stated that he wanted to do this twice. so this is something that we should have already expected to happen. and every time -- [ inaudible ]. >> i think we lost you there, dale. >> caller: every time he does something, this boehner guy, he is here in ohio. he is always criticizing what the president does but he never come one a better solution ufl you would think with him being a politician, you know, he would be a part of the solution instead of continuing to be a part of the problem. >> all right,dale. thank you for your phone call. we have a few more views to get in right now. some of our facebook friends are sounding off.

>> thank you for all of your comments and facebook postings. we'll do it again tomorrow with another topic. a woman about to give birth thought her husband was in iraq. you see here his emotional reaction to his daughter's birth.

secretary of state hillary clinton is stepping into the fray in honduras. she met privately with the honduran president yesterday. she said she supports the possible diplomatic solution to the leadership tug-of-war there, specifically having costa rican president and nobel peace prize winner. the interim leaders have agreed to this idea. clinton says the mediation process will begin in costa rica soon. china will seek the death penalty for some people behind deadlyett nick riots there.

that's from the boston area. this is the scene there today. trying to flood with security forces, then thing are under control. over the week, 156 people were kill in fighting taken with two ethnic groups. you can call it a joint operation to cure california's budget woes. take a look at a new ad from the marijuana policy project. it says if the state legalizes pot taxes, it would bring in more than a million dollars. the ad says california is ignoring people who want to pay their fair share of taxes. the state has the budget deficit of $26 billion. a new survey may provide some fuel for the health care debate. it found americans are more afraid of paying for cancer treatment than coming down with the disease. the nonprofit cancer research group conducted the study and it found less than half of americans are confident their insurance would cover cancer treatment. 68% said they were very kerd about dying from cancer burks

69% said they were very concern about actually paying the medical bills. a soldier in iraq rushed home for a special delivery. that little pumpkin right there. the lucky soldier got to see his daughter's birth sunday at ft. campbell, kentucky. his wife didn't know he was coming. he described had i thrilling reaction. >> it was awesome seeing her come out and see her cry. definitely an experience. i was just really glad i could just be there for my wife. she's been doing it by herself with the last two kids. >> we're not showing his face because he is in a special ops. going back to iraq soon. bottled water has much less regulated than tap water. and the two groups are in washington trying to change that. the nonprofit environmental working group in the government accountability office say consumers know less about the money they pay for than what they get from the tap. the group wants congress to make sure bottled water has the same information. until then, they're recommending

people drink tap water that is purified with a commercial filter. another up and down day on wall street as investor remain cautious. the day's trading details and the status update on spending from the stimulus bill. we've been talking a lot about this. >> everyone is talking about it. as much as wall street is concern, there wasn't much going on as far as news. investigators took a wait and see approach as far as second quarter reports. the dow is at 8178. google rose 1.5% on news that it will have a new operating system for computers and the s&p slipped ever so slightly. the unofficial start of the second quarter earnings season gans a couple minutes ago but alcoa reporting second quarter results this afternoon. that will be the beginning. it is 5 cents a share ahead of the report. biotech giant amgen.

the shares jumped 14% after the company reported better than expected roults a drug trial in patient with advanced breast cancer. back to you. >> thank you. listen to this. if you see a little better, the texas institute says americans spent less time stuck in traffic than 200 sufficient. the difference is just one hour for the entire year. but that bucks the trend that had been going on for 25 years. they attributed this to the recession, even though it didn't really kick in until late 2007. there is still no official cause of death, but disturbing details are surfacing about the condition of michael jackson's body. when investigators answered the 911 call from his california estate. what jane velez mitchell is saying about this.

[ music ] >> welcome to comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson, and my guest this hour is christine bergmark who is the executive director of the southern maryland agricultural development commission. welcome, christine, it's good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> that's a big mouthful, and i know that you're working on an extremely exciting program, bi-local challenge. >> it is an initial that we launched two years ago, and essentially what it is is the last full week of july we ask everyone across the state of maryland and beyond to take a pledge, and the pledge is eat something or drink from a farm every day during that week. >> oh.

so where do we get the information about where to find the farms or how do we sign up for this pledge? >> well, there's a website. it's www.by-local-challenge.com that website will give you all sorts of information why to buy local and where to buy local and it connects you to other statewide initiatives that are going on at the same time. if you go to the website, we've added a count. people used to say, where do i sign up? normally you have to go buy, eat something from a local farm. this year we decided to add a counter to the website. when you are' counted, you can receive a certificate with your name on it that you can put up in your office or your home or wherever. >> which is very, very important. it's reduces your carbon foot print because you're driving hopefully a shorter distance, you have access to local

products that are available, and also it helps the farmers. >> well, and in fact, our theme this year is healthy plate, healthy planet. all kinds of benefits to buying local, benefits for you, healthy, nutrition, it's fresh, and preserving our farms survive, we keep clean water, we keep clean air, we reduce the carbon footprints from things traveling 1500 miles, and it tastes good. >> exactly. now for those people who may not cook, how can they be a part of this? >> yeah, sometimes people say, well, i hate to cook. that's okay. you can go to a store or to a restaurant that features local farm products, and there are more and more restaurants every year, some of them are on our website, and you can click throughout to find out who they are,. >> what kind of items can we acquire localfully. >> during the last week of july,

there is so much product available. there's sweet corn, blackberries, all kinds of tomatoes and melons are in season, and of course, there's always wine, cheese, eggs, meatss. >> so we do have a wide variety of things we can get. say that i go and i go to a local farmer's market and purchase something, what is a vegetable that i'm not quite familiar with, how did i find a recipe. >> excellent question. there are recipes on our website. people can post their own recipes of their own events and own blogs by why they buy local. some of the things i wanted to mention is the economic benefits. we talked about the planet, we talked about the fact that it tastes good, and it's fun, but there's also the benefit of

supporting our farms, and if every household in the state mucofmaryland were to buy just 2 worth of products for 8 weeks, basically the summer season that, would put $200 million straight back into the pockets of our farmers. that would do a lot to keep our farmers thriving. >> which is so important. i know we have less than 30 seconds, but you have some partners that you wouldn't typically think of who have now joined in. >> yes. hospitals are joining in this year. fact, they're looking to do a competition to see how many people they can get involved. >> have you exciting. christine, thank you very much for coming in today. >> thank you. >> my guest today has been christine bergmark with the southern agricultural commission. if you're interested in what comcast is doing in your area, go to on demand and click get local. for comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson. [ music ]

nashville police have just announced the killing of nfl quarterback steve mcnair was a murder-suicide, carry out by 20-year-old girlfriend. the authorities say initial test results also show the bullet that kill the two matched the gun found at the scene. and also, gunpowder residue was found on the hands of the girlfriend. sah sahel kazemi. >> we believe now at this time that mcnair was seated on the sofa and likely was asleep. and we believe that kazemi shot him in the right temple. then shot him twice in the chest

and then shot him a final time in the left temple. kazemi then positioned herself on the sofa next to him and shot herself once in the right temple and expired. >> mcnair and kazemi were found dead saturday. he had been shot four time. she had a single gunshot wound to the head. police say a gun bought two days earlier by kazemi was found unher body. a memorial service for mcnair will be held tomorrow night. the funeral is set for saturday in mississippi. new disturbing details are surfacing about the condition of michael jackson's body the day he died. a source involved with the investigation says his arms were riddled with marks and veins in both arms had collapsed. sources are telling our sister network cnn that marks could be consistent with regular use of a drug like diprivan. a nurse who worked for jackson said he begged for it a few months ago so he could sleep. another report says he was

emaciated, his scalp was bald and his skin was paper white. his death certificate has also been released. the cause of death is deferred. er in still running a to know college result, including some on his brain to determine what killed him. those results aren't expect another week. happy and dancing is how his dermatologist described him days before his death. a stark contrast to the report that said he was in pain and needed sleep. he said he was diagnosed with lupus years ago and he was aware he was taking a lot of me indications. he admits to procedures but said he always follow guideline. he said he saw no sign that jackson was addicted or overmedicated. dr. klein is not only a close friend, he is also rumored to be the biological father of jackson's kids. >> i can tell you, to the best of my knowledge, i am not the father of these children. if push come to shove, you know,

i can't say anything about it. but to the best of my knowledge, i am not the father of these children. >> tonight, dr. klein will talk live with cnn's larry king. don't miss the exclusive on our sister network cnn. a boston subway operator cue of causing a raer encrash has been indicted. this is why 24-year-old ayden quinn was sending a tech message when the car he was driving plowed into the back of another train. he now faces charges of grossly neglect operation of that green line train. nearly 50 people including him were hurt. there was also $9 million in equipment damage. he was fair after that collision. president obama is winding down his first days of the g-8 summit. so far it has been productive. the leader reached a consensus on battling global warming. they agreed, global temperature should not increase more than 3.5 degree fahrenheit.

the g-8 leaders will also tackle the world economy, global hunger, security. it is taking place in the mountain town of l'aquila. 300 people were killed in that quake and the town is still being hit by regular aftershocks. green peace activists know how to make a statement. they hung this banner. action to fight climb change. the baern reads, america honors leaders, not politicians. stop global warming. green peace is calling on president obama and world here's to create a global strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. a senate committee is looking into security at our federal buildings and this is why. this is undercover video of plain clothes investigators successfully smuggling bomb components. through security at a federal building. a government report includes some pretty scary statistics.

investigators carrying bomb making material made it through all ten sites they visited in ten states. they put the bombs together in restrooms and went into various government offices while carrying these bombs in their briefcases. to show what one of the devices is capable of, the gao videotaped them. >> we found that 62% or 411 of the 663 guards who were deployed at a federal facility had at least one expired firearm qualification on domestic violence declaration or cpr, first-aid training certification, that was missing. more specifically, according to the most recent information from one contractor, we found that over 75% of the 354 guards at a level four facility had expired certifications. >> all the buildings involved in

these tests are level four buildings, which means they house more than 450 federal employees and have a high volume of contact. here's a way to help pay for president obama's health care reform. hospitals say they'll give out some medicare and medicaid payments. that adds to $155 billion, back in the government's pocket over a decade. as president joe biden announced a tentative agreement from the white house this morning. >> savings that will be applied toward the president's firm goal of enacting health care reform. that is deficit neutral. health care reform that is deficit neutral. as part of this agreement, hospitals are committing to contributing $155 billion. $155 billion in medicare and medicaid savings, over the ten years to cover health care cost reform over the next ten years. >> this is not a done deal. the agreement depends heavily on

some legislative bargaining gone on in the senate right now. a new survey may provide some fuel for this health care debate. so it found americans are more afraid of paying for cancer treatment than actually developing the skis itself. the nonprofit cancer research group conducted the study and it found less than half of americans are confident, their insurance would cover cancer terrell. 68% said they were very concerned about dying from cancer. 69% that they were very concern about actually paying the medical bills. some live pictures to bring to you. has the brush fire burning near the getty center in look. our bureau there in l.a. has confirm two acre have burned already. of course, the getty center is a world famous art complex. right now, it is being evacuated. officials there estimate 800 employees were working in the complex when this fire started. they're being told to leave, along with any visitors that are in there.

we dope know how many visitors are being affect. about 50 firefighters are working to get this fire contained to make sure it does not spre. we wanted to tell you about that near the getty center in look. all right. a new way of thinking about how your taxes. marijuana advocates pitch to help relieve california's budget crisis.

unhappy lawmakers had some pointed questions for administration officials about their economic policies. they got their hands on a report from government auditors that show how the federal stimulus money is being spent. frequently, it is not how it was intended. in many cases, the money is just

helping states make ends meet. the white house insists the stimulus is creating and saving jobs but some lawmakers aren't buying it. >> how do you justify saying you're slowing the free fall? >> i think what we would could is we would look back at the job loss that we saw in the first quarter which was approaching 700,000 jobs a month and look at where we're at now. >> i know you're not happy and we're not happy eat. the projections that the administration put forward and what would happen and not happen if we did or didn't do the stimulus are dramatic. they're unacceptable. >> we believe that the job loss is unacceptable as well. >> the president is quoted as saying, the stimulus has done its job. is that true or not true? >> we believe the stimulus has had the impact that we have predicted which is job creation. >> the economy has lost two million jobs since president obama signed the stimulus back in february. several large banks have

stopped accepting those ious that california is handing out because some people need cash. they're selling them to brokers. the affiliate tntv says some are getting 80 cents on the dollar but that doesn't matter because they need money. the state says it is perfectly legal to sell those ious. >> landlords are not going to accept ious. they want money. >> the vultures are going to come out of their nests and descend and try to take advantage of the situation. >> california issued 70,000 ious so far and has promised to pay those off in october. call it a join operation to cure california' budget woes. take a look at the new ad for the marijuana policy project. it is he if the state legalized pot and taxed it, it would bring in more than $1 million. they said california has ignored people who want to pay their

fair share of taxes. the state does have a budget deficit of $26 billion. los angeles set up a website asking michael jackson fans to donate money to help with the expenses of yes' memorial. the city is more than half a billion dollars in the red. we still don't know the exact price tag for all the security surrounding the memorial. the office estimates costs from $want.5 million to maybe $4 million. a third of the police force were on lapped and that compares to two million for the lakers celebration last month. yesterday's memorial for michael jackson was fit for a king in the outpouring of emotion was really felt all around the world. virginia cha is here with more details about an online tribute to the kick of pop. hi, virginia. >> reporter: for viewers who

missed the memorial or feel like they want more information about michael jackson's life, we have a special feature for them. we have link that's will -- could i add the most moving part was when michael jackson's daughter paris spoke, unexpectedly. and if you haven't had a chance to hear her yet, go to our site. it was so moving. not a lot of words but she expressed what a great father he was and she said she loved him so much. and i don't think there was a dry eye in the house. i want to point out that at our site, we have a lot of fans tseng i-reports, both video and photos. there are some really remarkable encounter people have had with michael jackson over the years. one from stephanie is really incredible. she was just a little girl at disney world back in 1983. she had the thrill of a lifetime. she was getting on the dumbo ride. the one where it look like dumbo with the big ears. the next thing she knows,

michael jackson was sitting next to him on the ride. she talked to him the whole time and she sent a photo. that's one of many fans are sharing with various influences from michael jackson over the years. also, we have an audio gallery. because you know he had so many hits, so many songs. he wasn't call the king of pop for nothing. 13 grammys in his lifetimism want to mention to you on facebook, mj is overtaking president obama in popularity. seven million fans and apparently it is growing by 20 per second. it goes to show how the popularity surged since his death. >> amazing online resources. that's a great wrap up. fantastic. all right. this is what i want to know about as well. a little entrepreneur, i believe he is 13. >> so he says. i think he is actually a midget. he is so good that you can't believe he is 13. his name is tj and he started a

recycling business call make a difference. and boy, is it. in sole ways, okay. here's how it started. about two years ago, he got the word out that he had this business. he collects preferring the aluminum cans, shopping bags, vhs tapes, books, his mom takes the material and turns them into ingenious pros. we're talking purses, rugs. he then sell them. guess what? he has made more than $6,000. he's only 13. business is going strong. he apparently takes a third of that money and puts it back in the business. a third in savings and takes a third and spend it on himself. he is 13, after all. he deserves it. he's been recognized for his green efforts in recycling. ewon an award from the white house, from president obama. he has won $5,000 from disney in a green contest. he is well on his way, richelle. >> yes, he is. we'll have to keep track of him. he definitely sets goals and cleves them. what a great kid.

>> thanks. government websites fell victim to a major cyberattack. you may be surprised who is being blamed. and we will check back on that brush fire that is burning near the getty center in los angeles. the world famous art complex. it is now being evacuated.

we're if i know to follow this brush fire with burning at the getty center in l.a. this amazing thing. the fire has now spread to more than ten acres. it was just two acres a few minutes ago. this is of course a world famous art complex that is being evacuated. official estimate 800 employees were working at the complex when this all started. again, these are live pictures we're bringing to you from the sky. it not clear how many visitor were there but of course, they're getting everybody out. about 50 firefighters are working on this right now. trying to get this uncontrol. you can see the people that they're trying to get out of the getty center as there is a brush fire burning not too far away. lets hope they're able to

contain that before it gets any worse. prime news is a few minutes ago. here'spreview of what's coming up at the top of the hour. it is a question that we are hearing more and more. is michael jackson the biological father of his children. now his former dermatologist has been brought into the mix. here's a really odd denial. we'll talk about that. plus an # 1-year-old girl disappears while walking home from a friend's house almost two weeks ago. now the father is said to be deployed to iraq while the search continues. the man suspected of shooting and killing five people in less than two weeks. a long rap sheet. should he have ever been on the streets. authorities have seized hundreds of dogs and dogfighting raids across three states. 30 people arrested. federal, state and local law enforcement carried out the raids in missouri, illinois, and texas. this is the result of a nine-month investigation. this is one of the locations. this happened in foley, missouri. the operation is being called

the largest dogfighting raid ever. dogfighting is banned in the united states. it's a felony in 48 states. the humane society helped with this raid. and this rescue. a cyber attack that started on july 4th shut down several government websites. the associated press reports the unusually strong attack hit sites for the treasury department. the secret service, the federal trade commission and transportation department, officials are not discussing this attack. the "washington post" reports some commercial websites were also targeted, including its own. south korean sites were also hit. south korean intelligence officials believe north korea may be behind this extremely sophisticated attack. gas prices, seems like it's history. they ran up all the way to an average of $2.69 a gallon. but oil has been dropping sharply ever since. and fell again last night to 62 bucks a barrel. that bodes well for gas prices.

the gnarl average is down a dime right now. a grisly accident at a chocolate factory.