president obama is wrapping up a week-long diplomatic push. he reaches out to africa in a speech in ghana. what he told the parliament. saying good-bye to steve mcnair. how the football star's hometown is paying respects to the former nfl quarterback. and the king of pop is not forgotten in the town where he got his start. thousands turned out in gary, indiana, to sing, dance and celebrate the life and music of michael jackson. hey, there. thanks for watching "hln." i'm virginia cha. the country of ghana welcomed president obama and the first family today. in a speech to the western african country's parliament this morning, the president praised the country's achievements. but said the continent's ongoing conflicts are a mill stone around the country's neck.

he also said many of the promises have not been fulfilled. >> we must start from the simple promise that africa's future is up to africa. i say this full well knowing the tragic past that haunts this part of the world. i have the blood of africa within me. and my family's -- my family's own story encompasses both the tragedies and triumphs of the larger african story. >> tote's visit to ghana is president obama's first trip to sub-saharan africa since he entered the white house. families may have to wait several days to visit loved ones buried at an illinois cemetery because the grounds have been declared a crime scene. hundreds of bodies at the cemetery were allegedly dug up and dumped in a scheme to resell burial plots. cook county sheriff, tom dart,

says he has received thousands of complaints about the scheme. half of which involving headstones. >> our goal is, to reopen the cemetery shortly. we're hoping in five days or so, we'll be able to have our hands around this better, where we can identify certain sections where we don't believe there is a crime scene and we'll be allowing people in. >> four former workers are accused in this scheme. and authorities say they made about $300,000 in the scam, that dates back at least four years. emmett till's original casket was found in a garage on the grounds. he was murdered in 1955, after he reportedly whistled at a white woman. till's original casket was replaced with a new one after his body was exhumed in 2005. the original casket was supposed to be kept for a planned memorial. a capacity crowd gathered

today in mississippi, to remember quarterback steve mcnair. he is being honored by family and friends. police say mcnair was shot and killed last week by his mistress before she killed herself. he leaves behind a fife and young children. on thursday, 4,000 people turned out in nashville to remember their former quarterback. meanwhile, a brief private ceremony was held for mcnair's mistress. police in florida are still frying to figure out who killed a couple that has 12 adopted children. the husband and wife were shot to death on thursday night. police say byrd and melanie billings were found. some of the children have special needs. >> i can tell you the investigators in our investigative section are somewhat stunned by this always. if you was to go throughout the county and say someone's living

in the wrong area or someone's involved in an activity that would bring this upon them, that would not fit the billings because they do not fit that profile. >> authorities are looking for three men in a red van in connection to these killings. another no-go for the space shuttle "endeavour." nasa has put off today's scheduled launch, due to bad weather. "endeavour" is slated to deliver japan's kibo lab to the international space station. when it finally makes it, the crew members will make for the largest crowd in space ever. president obama says the recently passed stimulus bill wasn't meant to restore the economy to full health, but to give it a boost. in his weekly address, the president said critics who were calling the recovery act a failure, hadn't offered a plausible alternative. he also said, without the legislation, the economy would be in much worse condition. >> in a little over 100 days,

this recovery act has worked as intended. it's exintended unemployment insurance and health insurance, to those who lost their jobs in this recession. it's delivered $43 billion in tax relief to american families and businesses. without the help, the recovery act is provided to struggling states. it's estimated that state deficits would be nearly twice as large as they are now, resulting in tens of thousands of additional layoffs. layoffs that would affect police officers, teachers and firefighters. with the president's poll numbers slipping on his handling of the economy, republicans are not passing up the opportunity to criticize the stimulus bill. in the gop weekly address, eric cantor accused the president and democrats of wreckless spending and careless borrowing. >> the plain truth is, that president obama's economic decisions have not produced jobs. have not produced prosperity. and simply have not worked. president obama has already

asked you to borrow trillions of dollars. and so far, nearly 3 million jobs have been lost alone this year. remember the promises? they promised you that if you paid for their stimulus, jobs would be created immediately. in fact, they said that unplace of employment would stay under 8%. right now, they're telling us to brace for unemployment to climb over 10%. a lot of small business owners have been hit hard especially by the economy. and some tell lisa sylvester, they have a simple question. where's the stimulus? >> reporter: nathan's has been a washington, d.c. landmark at georgetown since 1969. a place where power brokers and regular joes rub shoulders over a good beer and a burger. but the family-owned restaurant is shutting its doors for good sunday, a casualty of the weakened economy. what effects has the economy had on your business? >> it killed it from every possible angles.

you see people eat out less. fewer tourists in the district. and business travel has fallen, as well. >> reporter: manager jon moss loses his job that day, along with the other employees. the restaurant is just one of many small businesses that have been shuttered in the recession. that will make it tougher to turn the economy around. the small business administration says small businesses employ half of all u.s. workers in the private seconder. and account for 60% to 80% of new job creation over the past decade. the national federation of independent businesses say many small business owners are wondering, where's the stimulus that was supposed to come from the $787 billion stimulus package congress passed in february. >> what they were expecting was some immediate stimulus to the economy. so, the small businesses were pretty much in support of something like, you know, a tax holiday for six months. it would take a few hundred billion dollars up and put money

immediately into the hands of consumers. >> reporter: customers are now flocking to nathan's in the final days before last call. >> it's sad. very sad. this was, like, my first grown-up bar i ever went to. >> used to come here and all of that. it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: now, they're trying to get their last fill of memories. when the stimulus package passed on february 17th, the unemployment rate was 8.1%. last month, in june, the unemployment rate had climbed to 9.5%. the chief economists for the national federation of small businesses says companies will only start to hire when customers go back to buying. but so many people are skiddish about the direction of the economy. so, they're saving more, not spending. lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. california governor, arnold schwarzenegger, and legislative leaders are talking again. negotiations to close the state's $26 billion budget deficit stalled earlier in the week.

but the talks resumed yesterday. this time, leaders from both parties say things appear to be headed in the right direction. california's revenue is running so far behind that in september, the state may not have enough money to cover most of its main expenses. after a fun trip to orlando, a group of kids had to hit the hospital. why an entire busload of young tourists put the brakes on heading home to mississippi.

concern over swine flu caused a group of tourists to drive themselves to a florida hospital by bus. they wanted to get checked out after several kids on board the charter bus got sick. and they complained of flu-like symptoms. the health department confirmed at least one child on board was diagnosed with influenza-a earlier this week. right now, 80% of all influenza-a cases turn out to be swine flu. the hospital gave the kids medication and masks to wear

back home on their 12-hour trip to mississippi. passengers and crew got out of this plane as fast as they could, when a smoky odor began to fill the cabin. 15 people were hurt during the evacuation at phoenix airport yesterday. passengers smelled the odor while the plane was preparing to take off for london. a fire department spokesman says no fire was detected. the smoke may have been caused by electrical problems. monday's custody hearing over michael jackson's kids is being delayed for another week. jackson's mother, katherine, and his ex-wife, debbie rowe, requested that delay. right now, katherine jackson has temporary custody of the singer's three children. debbie rowe is the mother of the two oldest children. she's not indicated in court filings whether she intends to seek custody. this extra week could give them time to work out their and agreement. dancing, singing and an outpouring of pride, as michael

jackson's boyhood home of gary, indiana, paid tribute to the music entertainer. gary's mayor thanked jackson for putting the city on the map. his former music teacher remembered her student as very energetic and wonderful. the principal of the school told the crowd about how as a boy, jackson performed for 10 cents apiece. the family moved to hollywood when jackson was just 11 years old. would you buy back your own garbage? sounds like a crazy concept, right? well, one woman used the idea of recycling waste to help provide jobs and money to some struggling families. >> reporter: garbage, it is everywhere you look in indonesia's capital. the streets are covered. the canals are clogged. >> they do not have the municipal funds to afford clean streets.

you know, they can handle as much as they can afford for flood control. >> reporter: what's an eyesore to some is a meal ticket for others. an estimated 350,000 to 450,000 trash pickers make a living, collecting the waste from jakarta streets. ann wiser reached out to local trash pickers in her community. she offered them above-market prices to begin collecting plastic consumer packaging. this nonrecyclable material became the inspiration behind wiser's environmentally conscious line of products. >> this is a floor pillow made from the leftover waste from excess projects. we made these as a way to use that up. >> reporter: as the need for sustainability grows, wiser realizes her work is just beginning. >> there are many, many groups now doing this and that is very heartening. >> reporter: as awareness takes root, wiser continues to dream up new ways to combat the trash problem. one wrapper at a time.

for "impact your world," tony harris. if you would like to learn more about the excess project or about other groups working for a cleaner, safer world, here's what you do, go to our website, cnn.com/impact. when you get there, you'll find a wide variety of resources that will help you impact your world.

habitat for humanity, you know, it's known for building homes for low-income families. now, it's actually buying them, too, because of the huge number of foreclosed properties up for sale. habitat in charlotte, north carolina, is finding it cheaper to repair a foreclosed home than to build one from the ground-up. >> the more efficient and effective use of our donors' money. >> we've done roofing, like ceiling. and painting. >> the foreclosed homes are usually badly damaged. someone ripped the sheet rock and furnace from that house. but it is still a good deal. foreclosures for $50,000. compare that to $60,000 it takes to build a new happen at the home. now, it's out of bankruptcy, general motors has to get back to selling cars. one way the company plans to do that is by selling its entire line of cars on the internet. gm is trying to hammer out a deal with ebay, for a pilot program that would initially be limited to california.

but could go national if it proves to be successful. at a news conference yesterday, gm ceo fritz henderson says the company needs to embrace new business methods. >> we've deeply appreciated the support we've received during the historic transformation. and we'll work hard to replay the trust and the money, that so many have invested in gm. the last 100 days has shown everyone, including ourselves, that a company not known for quick action can, in fact, and indeed, move very fast. starting today, we want to take that intensity, the decisiveness, and the speed of these last several weeks and then transfer it, from the battlefield triage of the bankruptcy process, to the day-to-day operation of the new company. and this will be the new norm at general motors. everybody wants to save more and spend less. and we have just the guy to help you. join hln money expert, clark howard, at 4:00 p.m. eastern.

"the clark howard show," 4:00 p.m. eastern, right here on hln. two brothers turned their humble beginnings into a business empire. they launched their own company in a historically black neighborhood in st. louis. today, they're worth an estimated $1 billion. ed lavendera has their story in a special "black in america" report. >> reporter: you know you've arrived in the business world when your office can look like this. >> this is my stuff. >> reporter: michael and steven roberts launched their business empire a historically black neighborhood in north st. louis. they estimate their company, which holds everything from hotels to tv stations, to be worth almost $1 billion. so, someone watching this who says, that's really easy for these guys because they have millions and millions and dollars, they can buy whatever they want. i have two quarters to rub together. what do you tell that person? >> that 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. you know it becomes yours. >> reporter: the roberts brothers say the key to success is putting ideas into action. they are relentless workers, always looking to make a deal. >> we're creatures, animals of the earth. what other animal retires? i mean, if a lion retired today, tomorrow morning he becomes breakfast, right? >> mike was elected first. >> reporter: they were both elected to the st. louis board of aldermen. out of a one-room office, they created an empire made up of 76 companies with 1,100 employees. they own commercial real estate and telecommunications companies. their name adorns every property. the roberts village. the roberts loft. the roberts mayfair hotel. but don't compare them to donald trump. >> what may appear to you today as ego, 40 years from now will be legacy.

and black folks need legacy. we need 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 orpheum theater in downtown st. louis symbolizes the roberts' quest for legacy. years ago, their mother and other black people were only allowed to site in the balcony. >> i assume she gets a front-row seat. >> oh, yeah. mom can sit wherever she likes. >> reporter: that is priceless. >> hey, mom. how are you doing? >> reporter: ed lavendera, cnn, st. louis, missouri. >> don't miss "black in america 2" on our sister network, on cnn.

[ 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.

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-- gets to the people who need it most. mr. obama, his wife and daughters arrived in ghana from italy last night. -- now surpassed the number killed in iraq. in the last week and a half, 15 british soldiers have died in fighting in afghanistan, bringing the total number of dead in the conflict to 184. looks like nasa may have to scrub the launch of the space shuttle "endeavour" for a third time. it's scheduled to lift off for the international space station

tonight, this evening. but meteorologists are warning there's a 60% chance of thunderstorms. that is a check of your saturday headlines. you're watching hln. so glad you are. i'm susan hendricks. we want to get you updated now. we are getting new information about michael jackson's alleged addiction to prescription drugs. as randi kaye reports, the claims are coming from someone who new jackson for decades. >> i knew it was something he could not do. he also knew that. >> reporter: leonard roe had known jackson for 30 years. he says jackson hired him to handle the finances for his final tour. but one look at him, and roe had doubts. >> the reason i thought he couldn't handle it, first of all, i saw the shape michael was in physically. michael weighed, looks like to me, 110, 115 pounds.

he was 5'10". >> reporter: rowe told me jackson did not want to work that hard. and did not want to go ahead with a grueling concert schedule. he said the singer told him, he agreed to do ten shows. but that the promoter, aeg, sold out 50. he said jackson asked them to figure out a more doable schedule. he says jackson asked aeg to cut back. >> i suggested to him, to do two shows a week. when i went to aeg, randy phillips, spoke to him on the phone first. he told me, basically, to shove off. he didn't want to talk about it. >> reporter: phillips denies they ever talked. aeg said jackson passed a five-hour medical exam in preparation for his tour. and told "360" last week -- >> all i know is that the michael jackson who hugged me and said good night, was a healthy, vibrant human being. >> when i hear people saying that michael was in great shape, and that he was raring to go, i

know this is untrue. and they know it is untrue, as well. michael was not in good physical shape. and michael was not raring to go. >> reporter: in response to allegations that aeg refused to make jackson's schedule easier, randy phillips said jackson had agreed to 50 shows. saying he needed the money. rowe was commented on what was the singer's addiction to prescription drugs. >> you wouldn't have to be an m.d. to look at michael and know he was not in good physical shape. you could look at it. physically, it wasn't there. and i knew when i looked at him. and i told him. he was underweight tremendously. and he said he didn't have an appetite. >> reporter: rowe said he last saw jackson three weeks before his death. at a meeting at his home. he said he was in pajamas, looking frail and thin. rowe said one week before

michael jackson died, he spoke to family members about getting him help. including his father, joe jackson, and his brother, randy. he said they all agreed to get jackson into rehabilitation. but they never had a chance. he died before they could even make a move. before rowe saw jackson, he said that the singer always wore long sleeves. reporting that the singer's arms were covered in track use. those around jackson on a daily basis, didn't do more to save him. randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. a huge crowd of at least 8,000 people are expected to gather later this morning to say good-bye to steve mcnair. the former nfl quarterback, who was shot and killed last week, by his mistress, will be honored at a public service in hattiesburg, mississippi. mcnair will be buried later today at a private service. more than 4,000 people turned out thursday in nashville to pay tribute to their former star

quarterback. meanwhile, a brief, private funeral was held yesterday for mcnair's mistress and killer. families may have to wait several days to visit loved ones buried at an illinois cemetery. that's pause the grounds have been declared a crime scene. hundreds of bodies were allegedly dug up and dumped in a scream to resell burial plots. cook county sheriff, tom dart, says he has received complaints about the scheme, half of which were about missing headstones. >> our goal is to reopen the cemetery, shortly. we're hoping within five days or so, we'll be able to have our hands around this better, to where we can identify certain sections where we don't believe there is a crime scene and we're going to be allowing people in. >> four former workers, seen here, are accused in the scheme. authorities say they made about $300,000 in the scam, which dates back at least four years. emmett till's original casket was found in a garage on

the cemetery grounds. the 14-year-old was murdered in mississippi, back in 1955, after he reportedly whistled at a white woman. well, till's original casket was replaced with a new one, after his body was exhumed in 2005, during a renewed investigation into his death. the original casket was supposed to be kept for a planned memorial. now that it's out of bankruptcy, general motors has to get back to work selling cars. one way the company plans to do that, is by selling its entire line of cars on the internet. gm is trying to hammer out a deal with ebay for a pilot program that would initially be limited to california. but could go national if it proves to be successful. at a news conference yesterday, gm's ceo, fritz henderson, said the company needs to embrace new business methods, in order to be viable moving forward. >> we deeply appreciate the support we've received during this historic transformation. and we'll work hard to repay the

trust and the money, that so many have invested in gm. the last 100 days has shown everyone, including ourselves, that a company not known for quick action, can, in fact, and indeed, move very fast. starting today, we want to take that intensity, the divisiveness and the speed of these last several weeks, and then transfer it, from the battlefield triage of the bankruptcy process, to the day-to-day operations of the new company. and this will be the new norm. after a fun trip to orlando, a group of kids had to hit the hospital. while an entire busload of young tourists put the brakes on heading home to mississippi.

concern over swine flu caused a group of tourists to drive themselves to a florida hospital by bus. they wanted to get checked out after several kids on board the charter bus got sick. and they complained of flu-like symptoms. the health department confirmed at least one child on board was diagnosed with influenza-a earlier this week. right now, 80% of all influenza-a cases turn out to be swine flu. the hospital gave the kids medication and masks to wear back home on their 12-hour trip to mississippi. passengers and crew got out of this plane as fast as they could, when a smoky odor began to fill the cabin. 15 people were hurt during the

evacuation at phoenix airport yesterday. passengers smelled the odor while the plane was preparing to take off for london. a fire department spokesman says no fire was detected. the smoke may have been caused by electrical problems. monday's custody hearing over michael jackson's kids is being delayed for another week. jackson's mother, katherine, and his ex-wife, debbie rowe, requested that delay. right now, katherine jackson has temporary custody of the singer's three children. debbie rowe is the mother of the two oldest children. she's not indicated in court filings whether she intends to seek custody. this extra week could give them time to work out their own agreement. ♪ beat it, beat it no one wants to be defeated ♪ dancing, singing and an outpouring of pride, as michael jackson's boyhood home of gary, indiana, paid tribute to the late entertainer. at a music-filled celebration friday night, gary's mayor thanked jackson for putting the city on the map. his former music teacher remembered her student as very energetic and wonderful.

the principal of jackson's middle school told the crowd about how as a boy, jackson performed for classmates for just 10 cents apiece. the family moved to hollywood when jackson was just 11 years old. tonight on hln, the untold story behind michael's dramatic skin change. 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. the president of a pennsylvania swim club is denying accusations he doesn't want african-american kids to come there. he was accused of racism when he canceled swimming privileges for a day-care center that has mostly black children. the day care's check was later returned without explanation. and the president told tv station there's, those kids changed the, quote, atmosphere of the club. but now, he says the club is just too small to accept so many kids.

and that it could have presented a safety issue. he also says he didn't mean to offend anyone. secretary of state hillary clinton is calling on north korea to grant amnesty to these, two american journalists. last month, you may remember, uniya lee and laura ling, started serving 12 years of hard labor for entering that country illegally. the request of amnesty is a shift in strategy. previously, the u.s. asked north korea to release them on humanitarian grounds. a plea for amnesty implies forgiveness for an offense. when it comes to buying a house, one person's eyesore can be another person's bargain. >> sheetrock was ripped. lots of mildew. lots of mold. >> habitat for humanity is gobbling up foreclosed homes.

judy henderson townsend is surrounded by naked bodies every day. it's not what you think. she rents, sells and repairs mannequins. >> the company started in 2001. quite by chance. i was looking to buy a mannequin for an art project. >> reporter: she found one in a san francisco shop that was going out of business. >> she was the beginning of the whole, new business venture. >> reporter: judi bought the store's entire inventory of 50 mannequins. >> this is a really unique niche. or i'm crazy for doing this. >> reporter: she tinkered with her business after hours. >> the first step was creating an online present. >> reporter: when the dotcom company she worked for went under, she turned to the stiffs surrounding her. >> i figured, this was my time to take a leap of faith. >> reporter: judi has warehouses

on both coasts, filled with hundreds of mannequins. >> something like that? >> that would be wonderful. >> sometimes you just have to go for it. opportunities are presented in front of you. and you can either take the risk or not. and i don't want to regret life's what ifs.

habitat for humanity. you know, it's known for building homes for low-income families. well, now, it's actually buying them, too. because of the huge number of foreclosed properties up for sale. habitat in charlotte, north carolina, is finding it cheaper to repair a foreclosed home, than to build one from the ground-up. >> the more efficient and effective use of our donors' money. >> we've done roofing, like ceiling. and painting. >> the foreclosed homes are usually badly damaged. someone ripped the sheetrock and stole furnace from that house. but it is still a good deal. habitat buys

foreclosures for $50,000. compare that to $60,000 it takes to build a new habitat home. now, it's out of bankruptcy, general motors has to get back to selling cars. one way the company plans to do that is by selling its entire line of cars on the internet. gm is trying to hammer out a deal with ebay, for a pilot program that would initially be limited to california. but could go national if it proves to be successful. at a news conference yesterday, gm ceo fritz henderson says the company needs to embrace new business methods. >> we've deeply appreciated the support we've received during the historic transformation. and we'll work hard to repay the trust and the money, that so many have invested in gm. the last 100 days has shown everyone, including ourselves, that a company not known for quick action can, in fact, and indeed, move very fast. starting today, we want to take that intensity, the decisiveness, and the speed of these last several weeks and

then transfer it, from the battlefield triage of the bankruptcy process, to the day-to-day operation of the new company. and this will be the new norm at general motors. chrysler has decided to keep making the viper sports car. the company previously said it would sell off the viper business and production would end this year. but yesterday, chrysler said it would keep making the v-10 car through 2010 and beyond. base models of the viper begin at around $90,000. get this. a woman in west virginia is on the kind of lucky streak everybody hopes to hit. 60-year-old brenda bailey recently won $60,000 in a lottery. that brings her lottery winnings since last september, to $159,000. lottery officials say she's hit it big five, different times in instant lottery tickets. her husband, richard, won $6,000 in january. and $10,000 in september.

selling merchandise online is selling merchandise online is trickier these days. clark how ward warns you of friendly fraud. >> i have a special warn iing f you if you are a business person with an e commerce site. there's a hot rip off going on. it's friendly fraud. i don't see anything friendly about it. i don't know how they came up with that expression. this is how it works. you sell something on your e commerce site, you sell it, they dispute the charge with their credit card company saying they didn't receive the merchandise even though they did. it's happening through expeeved ya. people are buying airline tickets, then saying i can't go on that trip, they dispute it.

here is what you need to know. if you are sepding expensive merchandise, spend it a moth odd for tracking and tracing. there's no question later on, if it's disputed, whether you sent the goods or not. i'm clark howard. go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> don't miss his show at 4:00 this afternoon. doesn't everyone like lady bugs? a bumper crop has folks bugging out. >> i guess they all got together for a big party. >> i can feel them crawling up my leg, inside my pants now. >> heavy rains encouraged an aphid invasion. it's classic mating behavior. the bugs will likely dispurse

soon. >> it's all about the sand, surf and softball at a san diego beach. why it couldn't come too soon for a service member back from a tough challenge in iraq.

president obama is wrapping up a week long diplomatic push. he reaches out to africa at a speech in ghana. saying good-bye to steve mcnair. how his hometown is paying respect. the king of pop is not forgeten in the town where he got his start. thousands turned out in gary, indiana. thanks for watching hln. i'm virginia cha. ghana welcomed president obama and his family today. the president praised africa's achievements but said their ongoing conflicts are a

millstone. >> we must start from the simple promise that africa's future is up to africa. i say this knowing full well the tragic past that is sometimes haunted this part of the world. i have the blood of africa within me. my family's -- my family's own story encompasses the story of the tragedy and triumphs of africa. >> his first trip to sub saharan africa since entering the white house. families may have to wait several days to visit loved ones. hundreds of bodies at a cemetery were dug up and dumped in a scheme to resell burial plots. tom dart says he received thousands of complaints, half of

which are about missing headstones. >> our goal is to reopen the cemetery shortly. we're hoping, within five days or so we're going to be able to have our hands around this to where we can identify certain sections where we don't believe there's a crime scene and allow teem in. >> four workers are accused. workers say they made about $300,000 in the scam that dates back at least four years. >> emmitt till's casket was found. the 14-year-old was murdered in mississippi in 1955 after he whistled at a white woman. his body was exhumed in 2005 during a renewed investigation. the original casket was kept for a memorial. a crowd gathered to remember

steve mcnair. he's being honored by family and friends. he was shot and killed last week by his mistress before she shot herself. meantime, a brief, private funeral was held for his mistress. police in northwest florida are still trying to figure out who killed a couple. the husband and wife were shot to death thursday night. they were probably victims of a home invasion. one of their employees found their bodies. eight of their children were home when it happened. they were not harmed. some of the children have special needs. >> i can tell you, the members in our investigative section are somewhat stunned by this. if you were to go throughout the county saying someone living in the wrong area or involved in an

activity that would bring this among them, it does not fit this family. they do not fit the profile. >> they were looking for three men in a red van in connection with the killings. another no go for space shuttle "endeavour." they will try tomorrow evening. they will make a delivery to the international space station. the seven crew members coupled with the residents will make for the largest crowd in space, ever. >> president obama says the recently passed stimulus bill wasn't to restore the economy to full health, but give it a boost. critics calling the act a failure haven't offered a plausible alternative. without it, the economy would be in much worse condition. >> in a little over 100 days, this recovery act worked as

intended. it's extended unemployment insurance and health insurance to those that lost their jobs in this recession. it's delivered $43 billion in tax relief. without the help, the recovery act provided the struggling states, it's estimated state deficits would be twice what they are now resulting in tens of thousands of additional layoffs. layoffs that affect police officers, teachers and firefighters. with the president's poll numbers slipping, republicans are not passing up the opportunity to criticize the stimulus bill. eric con tor accused the president and democrats of reckless spending and careless borrowing. >> the plain truth is president obama's economic decisions have not produced jobs, or pos perty and has not worked. he's already asked you to borrow

it wills of dollars and so far, $3 million jobs have been lost this year. remember the promises? they promised you, if you pay for the stimulus, jobs would be created immediately and unemployment would stay under 8%. months later, they are telling us to brace for unemployment to climb over 10%. california governor arnold schwarzenegger and legislative leaders are talking again to close the $26 billion budget deficit. the talks resumed yesterday. leaders from both parties say things appear to be headed in the right direction. california's revenue is so far behind in september, they may not have enough money to cover most of its main expenses. after a fun trip to orlando, a group of kids had to hit the hospital. why a bus hit the breaks on heading home to mississippi.

concern over swine flu caused a group of tourists to drive themselves to a florida hospital by bus. they wanted to get checked out after several kids got sick and complained of flu-like symptoms. one was diagnosed with influenza a earlier this week. the hospital gave the kids medication and masks to wear back home on their 12-hour trip to mississippi. passengers and crew got out of this plane as fast as they

could when a smokey odor filled the cabin. 15 people were hurt during the evacuation. a fire department spokesman says no fire was detected. it may have been caused by electrical problems. monday's custody hearing for michael jackson's kids is delayed for another week. kathrine jackson has custody. debbie rowe is the mother of the two older children. it's not indicated whether she intends to seek custody. this week gives them to chance to work out their disagreements. dancing, singing and outpouring of pride as michael jackson's boyhood home pay tribute to the late entertainer. gary's mayor thanked jackson for

putting the city on the map. his former teacher called him energetic and wonderful. how jackson performed for classmates for ten cents a piece. he moved to hollywood when he was 11 years old. the singer self-injected dangerous drugs into his system. he took up to 40 xanax a day. the coroners findings will determine if it's a homicide or accidental over dose. nancy grace has more at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern. a swim club is denying accusations he doesn't want african-americans to come there. he cancelled swimming privileges for a day care center.

club members asked why black kids were there. the president told tv stations they changed the atmosphere of the club. now, he says the club is just too small to accept so many kids and could have presented a safety issue. he didn't mean to offend anyone. the bush administrations domestic surveillance program was bigger than thought. intelligence agencies were collecting unprecedented amounts of data. after 9/11 president bush allowed information into and out of the u.s. without a court warrant. it relied on flawed legal analysis based on the advice of one justice department lawyer. secretary of state, hillary clinton is calling on north korea to grant amnesty to these

two journalists. they started serving 12 years of hard labor for entering the country illegally. the request is a shift in strategy. they asked north korea to release them on humanitarian ground. amnesty implies forgiveness. they have expressed great remorse. steroids, nebraska lizers and steroids are for people with asthma. some therapists say add a pinch of salt. we look at today's vital signs. >> reporter: until a few years ago, tish would have found the daily tasks of walking outside almost impossible. >> i would be sneezing, wheezing. >> where would you like to sit today? >> reporter: after years of allergy pills she looked into alternatives known as salt

therapy at a clinic in southwest london. >> there was an immediate difference. my breathing capacity was much better. >> blowing this into the treatment for patients. they can taste the salt on their lips. >> reporter: therapists say their saltditives and concentration is specific to the patients condition. if you want to learn more and get other advances go to cnn.com/vitalsigns.

habitat for humanity is known for building homes. now, it's actually buying them, too because of the huge number of foreclosured properties for sale. it's cheaper to repair a foreclosured home than rebuild one from the ground up. >> more efficient use of their money. >> we have done roofing, like ceiling. >> the foreclosured homes are usually badly damaged. it is still a good deal. habitat buys foreclosures for

$30,000 to $50,000 compared to the $60,000 it takes to build a new home. selling its entire line of cars on the internet. gm is trying to hammer out a deal with ebay for a pilot program that's limited to california but could go national. gm ceo says the company needs to embrace new business methods. >> we deeply appreciate the support we received during this transformation and will work hard to pay the trust and the money that so many invested in gm. the last 100 days has shown everyone, including ourselves that a company not known for quick action can move fast. starting today, we want to take the intensity, and the speed of the last several weeks and then transfer it from the battlefield

of the bankruptcy process to the day-to-day operation of the new company. this will be the new norm at general motors. chrysler has decided to keep making the viper sports car. the company previously said it would sell the viper business and production would end this year. they said they would keep making it through 2010 and beyond. base prices begin at around $90,000. a woman in west virginia is on the kind of lucky streak everybody hopes to hit. 60-year-old brenda baily won the lottery. that brings the winning to $159,000. lottery officials say she's hit it big five different times in instant lottery tickets. she's not the only lucky one. her husband richard won $6,00 in

january and in september. everybody wants to save more and spend less. join clark howard at 4:00 p.m. eastern. he'll show you ways to save more, spend less. the clark howard show, 4:00 p.m. eastern here on hln. doesn't everyone love lady bugs? they are cute, supposed to bring good luck. a bumper crop has folks bugging out. >> i guess they got together for a big party. >> i can feel them crawling inside my pants now. >> an aphid invasion brought on the lady bug swarm. the gathering is classic mating behavior and they will dispurse soon. all this year, cnn and hln are introducing you to extraordinary people making an impact on the lives of others. this week's hero is on the lines

of thechildhood obesity in georgia battling to save the lives of kids in her community. meet pamela jackson. >> not that great. not easy to carry around this weight. i wanted to get healthy and fit. >> where did we go wrong as a country where p.e. goals are no longer a priority or children's health is no longer a priority. something had to be done and i decided to be the one to do it. my organization is a physical fitness education program. my brother died at age 43 at a weight of 427 pounds. he didn't have to die. i promised myself i would do what i could to make sure another child didn't suffer like he did. >> about another ten seconds. >> we converted vacant

classrooms and turned them into health clubs. we have personal trainers, dietitians that work with them. we allow each child to set their own goals. pamly is my hero. she always helps me to do things i didn't think i could do. >> we instill the habits in them early. that's really what this is about. saving the lives of children. >> if you know someone who should be a cnn hero, go to our website cnn.com/hero. now you can see hero footage and get updates on facebook. go to facebook.com/cnnheroes.

president barack obama is wrapping up a diplomatic push. what he told parolment. >> how the hometown is paying respect to the former nfl quarterback. the king of pop is not forgeten. thousands turn out in gary, indiana to sing, dance and celebrate the life of michael jackson. >> hi, there, thanks for watching hln news. president obama and his family left the country of ghana this afternoon. it's their first trip to africa since they intered the white house. the continue nepts ongoing

conflicts are a mill stone. he said much of the providence of africa has not been fulfilled. >> we must start from the simple premise that africa's future is up to africans. i say this knowing full well the tragic past that is sometimes haunted this part of the world. i have the blood of africa within me. my family's -- my family's own story encompasses the tragedies and triumphs of the larger african story. >> they toured a former prison used in the slave trade. they called the visit moving and important for his daughters to see. families may have to wait several days to visit loved ones buried at an illinois cemetery because the grounds are a crime scene. hundreds of bodies were dug up

and dumped in a scheme to resell burial plots. tom dart says he's received thousands of complaints about the scheme. half are about missing headstones. >> our goal is to reopen the cemetery shortly. we're hoping within five days or so, we will be able to have our hands around this better to where we can identify certain sections where we don't believe there's a crime scene. >> four workers are accused in the scheme. workers made about $300,000 in the scam that dates back at least four years. emmitt tills casket was found on the grounds. the 14-year-old was murdered in mississippi in 1955 after he whittled at a white woman. his casket was replaced with a new one. the original casket was supposed

to be kept for a planned memorial. a capacity crowd gathered in mississippi to remember steve mcnair. he's being honored by family and friends. he was shot and killed last week by his mistress before she killed herself. he leaves behind a wife and four children. thursday, more than 4,000 people showed up in nashville to pay tribute to him. a brief private funeral was held for his mistress. police in florida are trying to figure out who killed a couple with 12 adopted children. police saybird and melanie were victims of a home invasion. one of their employees found their bodies. eight of the children were home when it happened. they were not harmed. some of the children have special needs. >> i can tell you, the members in our investigative section are

stunned also. if you go throughout the county and say someone is living in the wrong area or involved in an activity that would bring this on them, it didn't fit them. authorities are looking for three men in a red van in connection with the killings. another no go for the space shuttle "endeavour." nasa says it will try tomorrow evening. it's going to deliver the last piece of the lab to the international space station. when they finally make it there, the seven crew members coupled with the six space station residents will make for the largest crowd in space, ever. president obama says it the recently passed stimulus bill wasn't meant to restore the economy to full health, but give it a boost. critics calling it a failure haven't offered a plausible

alternative. without the legislation, the economy would be in much worse condition. >> in a little over 100 days, this recovery act worked as intended. it's extended unemployment benefit. tax relief to working families and businesses. without the help, the recovery prom provided, state deficits would be nearly twice as large as they are now resulting in tens of thousands of layoffs that would affect police officers, teachers and firefighters. so, with the president os poll numbers slipping, republicans are not passing up the opportunity to criticize the stimulus bill. in the gop, eric cantor -- >> president obama's economic positions have not produced jobs

or pros parity and have not worked. president obama already asked you to borrow trillions of dollars. nearly 3 million jobs have been lost alone this year. remember the promises? they promised you, if you paid for their stimulus, jobs would be created immediately. unemployment would stay under 8%. months later, they are tell iin us to brace for unemployment to climb over 10%. >> a lot of small business owners have been hit by the economy. some of them told us they have a simple question, where is the stimulus? >> reporter: nathans is a washington, d.c. landmark since 1969. a place where power brokers and regular joes rub shoulders over a good beer and burger. the restaurant is shutting its doors for good sunday. a casualty for the weakened

economy. >> what effect has it had on your business? >> it killed us on every angle. you used to see people eat out in the district. business travel has fallen. >> reporter: he loses his job. the restaurant is one of many small businesses shuttered in the recession. that will make it tougher to turn the economy around. the small business administration says small businesses employ half of all u.s. workers. they account for 60 pblgt to 80% of new job creation over the next decade. many small business owners are wondering where's the stimulus that was supposed to come from the $787 billion stimulus package congress passed in february. >> what they were expecting were immediate stimulus to the economy. so the small businesses were in

support of something like a tax holiday for six month that is would take a few hundred billion and put money immediately in the hands of consumers. >> reporter: they are now flocking to thath ans. >> it was the first grown up bar i went to. >> dang and all of that. it was a lot of fun. >> reporter: they are trying to get their last fill of memories. >> reporter: when the stimulus passed. unemployment was 8.1%. last month, it climbed to 9.5%. the chief economist says companies will only start to hire when customers go back to buying. so many are skiddish about the direction of the economy, so they are saving more, not spending. i'm reynolds wolf.

we have a couple things to watch. the ohio valley, where we have a chance of severe storms moving into portions of the eastern great lakes. the biggest threat is going to be damaging winds and maybe tornado tornadoes, not just in this part of the country, but to the west, the rockies and central and northern plains. we could see storms in the late afternoon. farther to the south and texas, yes, another warm day for you. high temperatures going back into the triple digits in many spots. houston, 95. much cooler to the west coast. san francisco a high of 59 degrees expected. seattle with 85 degrees. backout east we go in boston and new york. that's a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. a group of kids had to hit the hospital. why an entire bus load of young

tourists put the breaks on heading home to mississippi.

concern over swine flu caused a group of tourists to drive themselves to a florida hospital by bus. they wanted to get checked out after several got sick. they complained of flu-like symptoms. at least one child was diagnosed with influenza a earlier this week. 80% of influenza turn out to be swine flu. they gave the kids medication and masks to wear back home on their trip to mississippi. passengers and crew got out of their plane when a smokey

odor filled the cabin. 15 people were hurt during the evacuation. they smelled the odor when they were getting ready to take off for london. the smoke may have been caused by electrical problems. monday's custody hearing is delays for another week. kathrine and debbie rowe requested the delay. debbie rowe is the mother of the two oldest children. she's not indicated in court filings whether she intends to seek custody. this week could give them time to work out their own agreement. ♪ beat it ♪ beat it. dancing, singing and outcry of pride. they pay tribute to the late singer. gary's mayor thanked jackson for putting the city on the map.

his teacher remembered him as energetic and wonderful. as a boy, he performed for classmates for ten cents a piece. his father moved the family to hollywood when jackson was 11 years old. on "showbiz tonight," the incredible transformation of michael jackson. the michael jackson drama on tvs most provocative news show. the president of a pennsylvania swim club is denying allegations he doesn't want african-american kids to come there. he was accused of racism when he cancelled swimming privileges for a day care center with mostly black children. the club members asked why black kids were there. the president told tv stations there, those kids changed the "atmosphere" of the club. now, he says the club is just too small to accept so many kids

and it could have presented a safety issue. he didn't mean to offend anyone. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is calling on north korea to grant amnesty to these two journalists. they started serving 12 years of hard labor for entering the country illegally. the u.s. asked north korea to release them on humanitarian grounds. amnesty implies forgiveness for an offense. they have expressed great remorse. when it comes to buying a house, one person's eyesore is another's bargain. sheet rock was ripped. lots of mildew and mold. >> habitat for humidity is snatching up foreclosed home. it's paying off in one city.

habitat for humanity is known for building homes for low income families. now, it's actually buying them, too because of the huge number

of foreclosed popperties. it's cheaper to repair a foreclosed home than build one from the bottom up. >> it's a better use of money. >> we have done roofing, like ceiling and painting. >> the foreclosed homes are usually badly damaged. someone stole the sheet rock and furnace from this home. they buy them for $30,000 to $50,000 compared to the $60,000 to build a new home. general motors has to get back in the business of selling cars. one way is selling on the internet. gm is trying to hammer out a deal with ebay for a program that's limited to california but could go national. the gm ceo says the company needs to embrace new business

methods. >> we deeply appreciate the support we received and will work hard to repay the trust and the money that so many invested in gm. the last 100 days has shown everyone, including ourselves that a company not known for quick action can in fact move fast. starting today, we want to take that intensity, the decisiveness and speed of the last several weeks and then transfer it from the battlefield triage of the bankruptcy process to the day-to-day operation of the new company. this will be the new norm of general motors. cloudy skiesler decided to keep making the viper sports car. they said they would sell it off, but yesterday, they said they would keep making the v-10 car through 2010 and beyond. base models begin at around $90,000.

selling merchandise online is trickier. clark howard warns you of a very unfriendly act called friendly fraud. >> i have a special warning for you if you're a business person who has an e-commerce site. there's a new, hot ripoff going on being referred to as friendly fraud. i don't see anything friendly about it and i don't know how they came up with the expression, but this is how it works. you sell something to someone on your e-commerce site. you send it to them and then they dispute the charge with their credit card company saying they didn't receive the merchandise even though they did. this is also happening according to "the wall street journal" to expedia. people are buying airline tickets and later saying oh, i can't go on that trip. then they're disputing it saying they never bought a ticket. here's what you need to know as a merchant. if you're sending expensive

merchandise you need to send it with tracking and tracing and have it signed for so there's no question later on if this is disputed whether you sent the goods or not. i'm clark howard for more ways to protect yourself go to cnn.com/clark howard. >> for a whole lot more money advice don't miss clark's show at 4:00 this afternoon right here on hln. doesn't everyone love lady bugs? so cute. they're supposed to bring good luck. for one colorado neighborhood a bumper crop has folks bugging out. >> i guess they all got together for a big party. >> i can feel them crawling up my leg inside my pants right now. >> heavy rains encouraged an aphid invasion which brought on the lady bugs. the gathering is classic mating behavior and the bugs are likely to disperse soon. it is all about the sand, the surf, and softball at a san

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president obama is wrapping up a week-long diplomatic push. he reaches out to africa in a speech in ghana. what he told the parliament. saying good-bye to steve mcnair. how the football star's hometown is paying respects to the former nfl quarterback. and the king of pop is not forgotten in the town where he got his start. thousands turned out in gary, indiana to sing, dance, and celebrate the life and music of michael jackson. hi there. thanks for watching hln news and views. i'm virginia cha. president barack obama and his family were treated to a beautiful good-bye ceremony as they left ghana this afternoon. it is the president's first trip to subsaharan africa since he entered the white house. in a speech this morning he praised africa's achievements but said the continent's ongoing

conflicts are a millstone around africa's neck. he also said much of the promise of africa has not yet been fulfilled. >> we must start from the simple premise that africa's future is up to africans. i say this knowing full well the tragic past that has sometimes haunted this part of the world. after all, i have the blood of africa within me and my family's -- my family's own story encompasses both the tragedies and triumphs of the larger african story. >> the obama family also toured a former prison used in the slave trade. the president called the visit moving and important for his daughters to see. families may have to wait several days to visit loved ones buried at an illinois cemetery because the grounds have been declared a crime scene. hundreds of bodies at the cemetery were allegedly dug up

and dumped in a scheme to resell burial plots. the cook county sheriff tom dart says he has received thousands of complaints about the scheme, half of which are about missing headstones. >> our goal is to reopen the cemetery shortly. we're hoping within five days or so we're going to be able to have our hands around this better to where we can identify certain sections where we don't believe there is a crime scene and we'll be allowing people in. >> four former workers are accused in the scheme and authorities say they made about $300,000 in the scam, which dates back at least four years. emmett till's original casket was found in a garage on the cemetery grounds. now the 14-year-old you may know was murdered in mississippi in 1955 after he reportedly whistled at a white woman. till's original casket was replaced with a new one after his body was exhumed in 2005 during a renewed investigation into his death. the original casket was supposed

to be kept for a planned memorial. the capacity crowd gathered today in mississippi to remember former nfl quarterback steve mcnair. he is being honored by family and friends. police say mcnair was shot and killed last week by his mistress before she killed herself. he leaves behind a wife and four young children. on thursday more than 4,000 people turned out in nashville to pay tribute to their former star quarterback. meantime, a brief, private funeral was held yesterday for mcnair's mistress. police in northwest florida are still trying to figure out who killed a couple with 12 adopted children. the husband and wife were found shot to death thursday night. now, police say bert and melanie billings of beulah were probably victims of a home invasion. one of their employees found their bodies. eight of their children were home when the shootings happened. they were not harmed. some of the billings children have special needs. >> i can tell you that the members in our investigative

section are somewhat stunned by this, also, because if you were to go throughout the county and say, well, someone is living in the wrong area or someone's involved in an activity that would bring this on them, that would not fit the billings family. they just do not fit that profile. >> authorities are looking for three men in a red van in connection to the killings. another no go for the space shuttle "endeavour." nasa has put off today's scheduled launch due to bad weather. nasa says it will try again tomorrow evening. the "endeavour" is slated to deliver the last piece of japan's billion dollar lab to the international space station and when the "endeavour" finally makes it to the iss the seven crew members with the six space station residents will make the largest crowd in space ever. president obama says the recently passed stimulus bill wasn't meant to restore the economy to full health but to give it a boost. in his weekly address the president said critics were calling the recovery act a failure hadn't offered a plausible alternative. he also said without the

legislation the economy would be in much worse condition. >> in a little over 100 days this recovery act has worked as intended. it's already extended unemployment insurance and health insurance to those who have lost their jobs in this recession. it's delivered $43 billion in tax relief to american working families and businesses. without the help the recovery act has provided struggling states it's estimated state deficits would be nearly twice as large as they are now, resulting in tens of thousands of additional layoffs, layoffs that would affect police officers, teachers, and firefighters. >> with the president's poll numbers slipping on his handling of the economy republicans aren't passing up the opportunity to criticize the stimulus bill. in the gop weekly address congressman eric cantor accused the president and democrats of reckless spending and careless borrowing. >> the plain truth is that president obama's economic decisions have not produced jobs, have not produced

prosperity, and simply have not worked. president obama has already asked you to borrow trillions of dollars and so far nearly 3 million jobs have been lost alone this year. remember the promises? they promised you that if you paid for their stimulus, jobs would be created immediately. in fact, they said that unemployment would stay under 8%. yet just months later, they are telling us now to brace for unemployment to climb over 10%. california governor arnold schwarzenegger and legislative leaders are talking again. negotiations to close the state's $26 billion budget deficit stalled earlier in the week. the talks resumed yesterday and this time leaders from both parties say things appear to be headed in the right direction. california's revenue is running so far behind that in september the state may not have enough money to cover most of its main expenses. i'm reynolds wolf for hln

with a look at your forecast. a couple things to watch very carefully. one would be in the ohio valley where we have a chance of some severe storms moving into portions of the eastern great lakes before the day is out. the biggest threat is primarily going to be the chance of large hail, damaging winds, maybe even some tornadoes. it won't be just in this part of the country but also farther back out to the west, front range of the rockies into the central and northern plains. we could see storms developing into the late afternoon. farther to the south in texas, yes, another warm day for you with high temperatures once again going right back into the triple digits in many spots including dallas with a high of 101 degrees expected for the day. houston was 95. 92 in memphis. 86 in denver. much cooler on the west coast. san francisco a high of 59 degrees expected. seattle with 85 degrees and back out east we go in both boston, new york, high temperatures mainly into the upper 70s. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. after a fun trip to orlando, a group of kids had to hit the hospital. why an entire bus load of young

tourists put the brakes on heading home to mississippi.

concern over swine flu caused a group of tourists to drive themselves to a florida hospital by bus. they wanted to get checked out after several kids onboard the charter bus got sick and they complained of flu-like symptoms. the health department confirmed at least one child onboard was diagnosed with influenza a earlier this week. right now 80% of all influenza a cases turn out to be swine flu. the hospital gave the kids medication and masks to wear back home on their 12-hour trip to mississippi. passengers and crew got out of this plane as fast as they could when a smokey odor began to fill the cabin. 15 people were hurt during the evacuation at phoenix airport yesterday. passengers smelled the odor while the plane was preparing to take off for london.

a fire department spokesman says no fire was detected. the smoke may have been caused by electrical problems. monday's custody hearing over michael jackson's kids is being delayed for another week. jackson's mother, katherine, and his ex-wife, debbie rowe, requested that delay. right now katherine jackson does have temporary custody of the singer's three children. debbie rowe is the mother of the two oldest children. she's not indicated in court filings whether she intends to seek custody. this extra week could give them time to work out their own agreement. ♪ dancing, singing, and an outpouring of pride as michael jackson's boyhood home of gary, indiana, paid tribute to the late singer. gary's mayor thanked jackson for putting the city on the map. his former music teacher remembered her most famous student as very energetic and wonderful. the principal of jackson's middle school told the crowd about how as a boy jackson performed for class mates for

ten cents apiece. his father moved the family to hollywood when jackson was just 11 years old. tonight on hln "news and views" shocking reports reveal michael jackson's doctor says the singer self-injected dangerous drugs into his system. other documents show at one point he took up to 40 xanax a day. the police chief says the coroner's findings will determine if jackson's death is a homicide case or accidental overdose. nancy grace has the latest breaking developments at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on hln. the president of a pennsylvania swim club is denying accusations he doesn't want african-american kids to come there. he was accused of racism when he canceled swimming privileges for a daycare center which has mostly black children. some of the children say they heard club members ask why black kids were there. the daycare's check was later returned without explanation and the president told tv stations there those kids changed the, quote, atmosphere of the club.

but now he says the club is just too small to accept so many kids and that it could have presented a safety issue. he also says he didn't mean to offend anyone. the bush administration's domestic surveillance program was actually much bigger than previously acknowledged. a new report from inspectors general to lawmakers says intelligence agencies were collecting unprecedented amounts of data. after 9/11 president bush allowed the interception of some communication into and out of the u.s. without a court warrant. now, the new report says the surveillance program relied on factually flawed legal analysis based on the advice of only one justice department lawyer. secretary of state hillary clinton is calling on north korea to grant amnesty to these two american journalists. last month you may remember euna lee and laura ling started serving 12 years of hard labor for entering that country illegally. the request for amnesty is a shift in strategy. now, previously the u.s. asked north korea to release them on

humanitarian grounds. a plea for amnesty implies forgiveness for an offense. clinton says the journalists have expressed great remorse over the incident. steroids, inhalers, nebulizers, all familiar treatments for people with asthma. how can they be made more effective? some therapists say just add a pinch of salt. >> reporter: until a few years ago, tisch webster would have found the daily tasks of walking outside or working at her job almost impossible. >> i had tissues constantly, i would be sneezing, weeping from my eyes. >> reporter: after years of taking allergy pills, tisch looked into alternatives and discovered salt therapy at a clinic in southwest london. >> when i first went in there was an immediate difference. my breathing was much better.

>> the treatment is for the patient -- >> they really won't feel it? >> they can probably taste the salt on their lips. >> therapists at the salt cave say the salt has no additives and the concentration is specific to the patient's condition. to learn more and get other advances in the world of medicine go to our website cnn.com/vital signs.

as you know habitat for humanity is known for building homes for low income families. well, now it's buying them, too. that's because of the huge number of foreclosed properties up for sale. habitat in charlotte, north carolina is finding it's cheaper to repair a foreclosed house than to build one from the ground up. >> more efficient and effective use of our donors' money. >> we have done roofing, ceilings, painting. >> the foreclosed homes are usually badly damaged. someone ripped the sheet rock and stole the furnace from this house but it is still a good deal. habitat buys foreclosures for $30,000 to $50,000 compared to the $60,000 it takes to build a habitat home. now that it's out of bankruptcy general motors has to get back to work selling cars. one way the company plans to do that is by selling its entire line of cars on the internet.

gm is trying to hammer out a deal with e-bay for a pilot program that would initially be limited to california but could go national if it proves to be successful. at a news conference yesterday, gm's ceo fritz henderson says the company needs to embrace new business methods. >> we deeply appreciate the support we've received during this historic transformation and we'll work hard to repay the trust and the money that so many have invested in gm. the last hundred days has shown everyone, including ourselves, that a company not known for quick action can, in fact, and indeed, move very fast. starting today, we want to take that intensity, the decisiveness, and the speed of the last several weeks and then transfer it from the battle field triage of the bankruptcy process to the day-to-day operations of the new company. and this will be the new norm at general motors. chrysler has decided to keep making the viper sports car.

the company previously said it would sell off the viper business and production would end this year, but yesterday chrysler said it would keep making the v-10 car through 2010 and beyond. base models begin around $90,000. get this. a woman in west virginia is on the kind of lucky streak everybody hopes to hit. 60-year-old brenda bailey recently won $7,000 in a lottery. that brings her lottery winnings since last september to $159,000. lottery officials say she's hit it big five different times in instant lottery tickets. she's not the only lucky member of her family. her husband, richard, won $6,000 in january and $10,000 in september. selling merchandise online is getting a little bit trickier these days. hln money expert clark howard warns you about a very unfriendly act called friendly fraud.

>> i have a special warning for you if you're a business person who has an e-commerce site. there's a new, hot rip-off going on that's being referred to as friendly fraud. i don't see anything friendly about it. i don't even know how they came up with that expression. but this is how it works. you sell something to someone on your e-commerce site. you send it to them and then they dispute the charge with their credit card company, saying they didn't receive the merchandise, even though they did. this is also happening according to "the wall street journal" to expedia, that people are buying airline tickets and then later saying oh, i can't go on that trip. then they're disputing it saying they never bought a ticket. here's what you need to know as a merchant. if you're sending expensive merchandise, you need to send it with a method with tracking and tracing and have it signed for, so there's no question later on if it's disputed whether you sent the goods or not. i'm clark howard.

for more ways to protect yourself, go to cnn.com/clark howard. >> for a whole lot more money saving advice don't miss clark's show at 4:00 this afternoon right here on hln. doesn't everyone love lady bugs? they're cute. they're supposed to bring good luck. for one colorado neighborhood a bumper crop has folks bugging out. >> i guess they all got together for a big party. >> i can feel one crawling up my leg inside my pants right now. >> heavy rains encouraged an aphid invasion which then brought on the lady bugs. aphids are their favorite snack, after all. the gathering around this neighborhood is classic mating behavior and the bugs will likely disperse soon. it is all about the sand, the surf, and softball at a san diego beach this weekend. why it couldn't come too soon for a service member back from a tough challenge in iraq.