stunning allegations surfacing over michael jackson's death. now his sister la toya is saying the king of pop was murdered. she claims she knows why. you can run, but you can't always outrace the bulls of pamplona, spain. we'll tell you what happened to four unlucky runners. and ferocious lightning won't keep "endeavour" on the ground. we'll tell you when the space shut cell set to lift off. hey there. thanks for watching hln. i'm virginia cha. the u.s. ambassador to iraq just escaped a roadside bombing today. it happened as ambassador chris hill's convoy was traveling south of baghdad. the u.s. embassy says neither hill nor any other embassy personnel were hurt. the bomb exploded as the ambassador's convoy was driving

through a province in southern iraq. the embassy says it appears the convoy was targeted. we'll have more information for you as it becomes available. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius says the obama administration is not ruling out any options when it comes to a health care bill. appearing on our sister network cnn, sebelius told wolf blitzer lawmakers from both parties have good ideas about a final bill. she said both sides realize the importance of health care reform. >> the bottom line is it's got to be paid for and that we all have a shared responsibility that we all need to play a role. the house and senate version also have employers included and individuals included. what's been remark believe, wolf is the stakeholders who in the early '90s were the most vocal opponents of anything changing in the health care system. are really at the table with their own suggestions of how to pay. >> just to be precise. you are open to charlie rangel's proposal? >> i think everything is on the table. >> what wolf blitzer was

referring to was a proposal by charlie rangel. it would place a surtax on some wealthy americans as a way to pay for the final bill. but republicans have been quick to jump on that idea. appearing on abc's "this week," john kyl said the propose sal a nonstarter as far as the gop is concerned. >> at least 55% of the income that would be generated by this surtac directly hits the entrepreneurs who run these small businesses. it would be a job killer. it would be the wrong thing to do at any time, especially in the middle of a recession. the agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program on the direct orders of then vice president dick cheney. that is coming from a source knowledgeable about panetta's classified briefing to lawmakers. the program was instituted before panetta took over the agency, but the source tells cnn it was never fully operational. panetta shut it down last month

after being informed about it. so far there are no details about this program. dick cheney could not be reached for comment. former cia director general michael hayden denies claims the bush administration misled congress about the details of its post-9/11 surveillance program. in an interview with the associated press, hayden said he personally kept top members of congress well informed all along the way. the ex-cia chief was reacting to a report on friday by a team of u.s. inspectors general which called the program unprecedented. the report also questioned its legal rationale and the secrecy that surrounded it. the white house may not be behind the move, but attorney general eric holder apparently may push forward with a criminal investigation into the bush administration's interrogations of terror suspects. a justice department official tells the associated press holder is considering whether to appoint a prosecutor. president obama has expressed reluctance about such a probe saying the nation should look forward, not backward.

the white house is concerned an investigation could distract from other priorities such as health care reform. president obama and the first family arrived back at the white house early this morning. their whirlwind trip overseas, included stops in italy and russia and it was capped off by a visit to ghana where the president addressed the parliament. he praised ghana for its democracy and economic progress. he also challenged people on the african continent to hold their leaders responsible for ending corruption and conflict. the trip to ghana marked his first visit to sub-saharan africa since being sworn in. michael jackson's sister la toya is reportedly convinced the king of pop was murdered. according to britain's news of the world, la toya jackson says her brother was killed in a conspiracy to steal his billion-dollar fortune. she told the paper she knows who is to blame and is determined to see them brought to justice. she also says cash and jewelry worth $2 million was stolen from jackson's home after he died.

the night on hln. news and views. shocking reports reveal michael jackson's doctors that the single 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 say homicide or case of accidental overdose. nancy grace has all the latest breaking developments at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on hln. the space shuttle "endeavour" is set to launch from kennedy space center this evening. nasa says the forecast is a 70% go for liftoff. this is what kept the space shuttle "endeavour" from lifting off yesterday. 11 lightning strikes hit within a half mile of the launch pad during a storm friday night. nasa took time to make sure there was no damage to the shuttle or its boosters. along with its seven astronauts, "endeavour" will bring the final compopent of jabban's kebo science lab to the international space station. five space walks are planned once it is docked at the iss.

and hello, everyone. i'm cnn meteorologist karen maginnis. for the space shuttle, there's about a 70% chance it will be a go at 7:13 this evening. however, we could see some of those isolated afternoon thunderstorms. it's already been delayed for three times now. hopefully sunday afternoon the weather will cooperate. as we go into the afternoon hours, the heat is going to be on across the south central united states. readings well into that 100-degree range in dallas. looking at just about 103 degrees. houston, just about the same. but the heat index values will make it feel like 110 to 115 degrees. so excessively hot. here's the frontal system that's going to be responsible for some thunderstorms across the tennessee river valley. severe thunderstorms possible there. also across the northern tier states from south dakota in towards topeka, kansas. the hot weather remains in effect across the south central u.s. and the desert southwest.

however, yesterday, first time all season long that tucson, arizona, has seen 105 degrees. it's taken a long time to get there. and it will be windy across the pacific northwest. for hln, i'm karen maginnis. battling the deadly swine flu virus, u.s. officials are counting on that vaccines to win the medical war. and they are ready to write a big check to make sure that happens.

lawmakers in washington are battling it out to reform health care. less than 40 miles away, kate bolduan found a place where the battle is already over and the people living there are the winners. >> you can't tell now, but henryetta and jim o'neill have gone through a few toughiers. hen riet fought and survived breast cancer, only to lose her health insurance when the company she worked for closed. mingets concern was the cancer, never even thinking that i had heart problems. none. none. >> reporter: but it was neal's

heart that almost killed her. she discovered she needed triple bypass surgery just one month after finally finding affordable health insurance. she got it through a new program called healthy howard access plan in howard county, maryland. >> do you think healthy howard saved your life? >> yes. most definitely, without question, without second thought. yes. because had they not been there for me, again, i wouldn't have gone to the hospital. >> because you were afraid you couldn't pay? >> yes. exactly. >> reporter: neal showed us her only bill from surgery. >> you saw it. $100. >> how? healthy howard is an experiment of sorts. as the national health care debate rages on, howard county decided to go it alone, using a combination of public and private funds and pro bono doctor care, the doctor is trying to offer affordable insurance to every resident. the average premium is between

$50 and $85 a month. >> there's no other program in the country that combines primary and preventive care, specialty care, prescription coverage, hospital and emergency room care and health coaching. that's where our program is unique. >> reporter: patients are assigned a coach like maureen pike to guide each individual health plan. >> i think the biggest thing is just trying to shift the focus from playing catch up once people are already sick to increasing their well being and trying to prevent some of these risk factors from turning into disease later on. >> the approach may not work everywhere. howard is one of the wealthiest counties in one of the country's wealthiest states. but officials think they are at least setting an example. 300 participants so far, and they've found about 2500 more who are eligible for existing insurance programs but didn't know it. as for neal, she's feeling better than ever and hopes both the uninsured and the policymakers are paying

attention. what do you think washington lawmakers can learn from your experience and what you've gone through? >> that there is a lot of henryetts out there. >> kate bolduan, cnn, columbia, maryland. u.s. health officials are bracing for the fall flu season. they want to make sure they are ready for any outbreak of the h1n1 virus, otherwise known as swine flu. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will announce tomorrow that the u.s. will spend another billion dollars on vaccination. research is under way to find a safe and effective vaccine to fight the virus, hoping to fight the spread of the pandemic. 211 people have died of swine flu in the u.s. officials estimate as much as a million americans may be infected with the virus. a california jail has quarantined about 400 inmates after one of them tested positive for the swine flu virus. sheriffs officials say the inmates are being isolated in various housing units and

they've been given antiviral drugs. visits to the county's correctional facilities have been suspended. this brings a total number of confirmed faces to 572. authorities in south korea are trying to trace the origin of coordinated cyberattacks that hit that country and the u.s. they are analyzing about 30 of the tens of thousands of computers that were infected by hackers in order to mount a so-called denial of service attack. the attacks targeted both private and government websites, including the white house, the pentagon. intelligence officers in south korea suspect north korea was involved in the attacks, but investigators say it may be impossible to follow the so-called contamination pads from infected computers back to the hackers who launched the cyberattack. china has upped the death and injury toll from violent riots in a northwestern province. it began when protests escalated with majority han chinese.

the government says nearly 1700 people have been injured in the violence. state-run media says the riots have left 184 people dead, including 137 han and 46 uighurs. it's the danger you face when you try to outrun a bull. two are hurt seriously. hospital officials say none of the injuries are life threatening. one of the runners was injured when a 1300-pound bull split from the pack, caught him, tossed him up then rolled him on the grand. a man was gored to death on friday. the first death since 1995. police say they are making headway in the search for clues in the death of a couple with 16 children. they have found a van they were searching for, but it's who they've also found that may help crack this case.

florida police are questioning two people in the killing of a couple known for adopting special needs children. authorities have found the red van caught by surveillance cameras leaving the couple's home in florida on thursday. this birks the way, some of that surveillance video. police say the video suggests the suspects were experienced criminals who acted quickly. now a relative of the van's owner and another person are being questioned. no arrests have been made but police say there is reason to believe the two people being questioned have, quote, an association with the killings. the couple was found dead on thursday. investigators also want to talk to a third person who hasn't been found yet. the couple had 12 adopted children and four biological

kids. the children were not injured. a legally blind man is recovering from getting stung 1,000 times. 84-year-old john pool was going for a daily walk with his dog named shadow when he encountered a swarm of bees. >> i left the walker and run as fast as i could. >> when i run out to the gate to see, he was just covered in bees. so i pulled his t-shirt offer and got the garden hose and started hosing him off and the dog off as well. >> we are sad to tell you 14-year-old shadow died, but she may have saved pool's life. pool's wife says if shadow hasn't taken hundreds of stings, it would have been much worse for her husband. they found a hive with thousands of bees in it inside a brick wall near where pool was walking. deadly coordinated attacks in mexico may have been retaliation for the arrest of this man. he is one of mexico's most wanted drug suspects and a high-ranking family member of a

drug cartel. there a carried out attacks in at least eight mexican cities. another 18 federal officers were wounded. judge sonia sotomayor has picked up a big endorsement in her bid to become the next associate justice of the supreme court. in a letter to chairman patrick leahy, the international association of police chiefs is throwing its support behind sotomayor. the group's president, russell b. lane, says sotomayor has shown understanding and appreciation of the challenges facing law enforcement officers. that's a quote. sotomayor's confirmation hearings are set to begin tomorrow. former presidential candidate senator john mccain says he was a bit surprised that his ex-running mate's decision to step down as alaska's governor. she'll leave that office in about two weeks. mccain was on nbc's "meet the press" today. >> i wasn't shocked. obviously, i was a bit surprised, but i wasn't shocked.

i understand that sarah made the decision where she can be most effective for alaska and for the country. i love and respect her and her family. i'm grateful that she agreed to run with me. i am confident she will be a major factor in the national scene and in alaska as well. >> california lawmakers are working through the weekend to solve that state's massive budget mess. closed door talks continue for a third day today. governor arnold schwarzenegger and state leaders say they are close to a breakthrough and on how to solve the $26 billion shortfall. talks that are mostly on cutting educational costs and social programs. the progress comes a week after the state started issuing ious to thousands of venues to save cash. state workers are also taking three days off a month without pay. budget cuts in massachusetts may force the franklin park zoo in boston and the nearby stone zoo to close by october. and, get this, some of the zoo's

1,000 animals may be euthanized if homes aren't found for them. state lawmakers set aside $6.5 million to keep the zoos opened but governor duval patrick cut that down to $2.5 million. his spokeswoman says the cut was made to preserve services for struggling families. a grown man is spending his whole summer building a replica of oklahoma city out of legos. kurt zimmerly is a lego master builder who is taking on this huge project to help raise money for a new school. he works on it more than 12 hours a day and is using more than a million lego bricks. but one of his biggest challenges is adding a building to the layout that hasn't even been built yet. >> if you can picture a six-sided building and three of those points indent and go back out as a bay window. i don't know who designed that, but it's definitely a tricky building. >> the oklahoma city scape will be on display in november. winners of a lego building competition in oklahoma city will have their entries added to

the project, too. most people wear less clothing, right, to beat the heat in the summer? but this much less? hundreds of people tossed off their bathing suits, splashed into the guinness book of world records as the largest number of people skinny dipping at the same time. this was one of the events that took place simultaneously across the country. 228 people were at this particular pool in palm springs. because the skinny dipping attempt is a new category, it automatically set a guinness record. about 100 people had a very special greeting for passing amtrak trains in california. they mooned those passing commuter trains in orange county. it's an annual tradition called moon over amtrak. it started in 1979. more than 8,000 people showed up for it last year. but they caused so many problemses with traffic, public nudity, deputies had to shut down that event. things were a bit more mel ode this year so officials didn't interrupt the mooning.

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stunning allegations surfacing over michael jackson's death. now his sister la toya is saying the king of pop was murdered. she claims she knows why. you can run, but you can't always outrace the bulls of pamplona, spain. we'll tell you what happened to four unlucky runners. and ferocious lightning won't keep "endeavour" on the ground. we'll tell you when the space shut cell set to lift off. hey there. thanks for watching hln. we have some breaking news to tell you about. the u.s. ambassador to iraq just escaped a roadside bombing today. it happened as ambassador chris hill's convoy was traveling south of baghdad. neither hill nor any other embassy personnel were injured. the bomb exploded as they were

driving through a province in southern iraq. they say it appears the convoy was targeted. we'll have more information for you as it becomes available. five iranians the u.s. held in iraq since 2007 are now back in iran. at least that's what iran's government-backed press tv is reporting. three of the men claimed they are diplomats. they were released thursday. the u.s. detained the men in northern iraq on january 11th, 2007. they were believed to be part of a group that possibly provides insurgent training. now it's not clear who the other two freed men are. kathleen sebelius says the obama administration is not ruling out any options when it comes to a health care bill. appearing on our sister network cnn, sebelius told wolf blitzer lawmakers from both parties have good ideas about a final bill. she also said both sides realize the importance of health care reform. >> i think the bottom line is it's got to be paid for and that we all have a shared responsibility that we all need to play a role. the house and senate version

also have employers included and individuals included. what's been remarkable, wolf, is the stakeholders who in the early '90s, were the most vocal opponents of anything changing in the health care system are really at the table with their own suggestions of how to pay for -- >> just to be precise. you are open to charlie rangel's proposal? >> well, i think everything is on the table. >> what wolf blitzer was referring to was a proposal by charlie rangel. it would place a surtax on some wealthy americans as a way to pay for the bill. appearing on abc's "this week," senator minority whip john kyl said the proposal is a nonstarter as far as the gop is concerned. >> at least 55% of the income that would be generated by this surtax directly hits the entrepreneurs who run these small businesses. it would be a job killer. exactly the wrong thing to do any time but especially in the middle of a recession. >> we're learning cia director

leon panetta said the agency withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program on the direct orders of then vice president dick cheney. that is coming from a source knowledgeable about pinnate's classified briefing to lawmakers. the program was instituted before pinneta took over the agency but it was never fully operation poll ap panetta shut it down last month after being inform about it. so far there nor details about this program. dick cheney could not be reached for comment. former cia director general michael hayden denies claims the bush administration misled congress about the details of its post-9/11 surveillance program. in an interview with the associated press, hayden says he personally kept top members of congress well informed all along the way. the ex-cia chief was reacting to a report on friday by a teemp u.s. inspectors general which called the program unprecedented. the report also questioned its legal rationale and the secrecy

that surrounded it. the white house may not be debe hind the move, but attorney general eric holder apparently may push forward with a criminal investigation into the bush administration's interrogations of terror suspects. a justice department official tells the associated press holder is considering whether to appoint a prosecutor. president obama has expressed reluctance about such a probe saying the nation should look forward, not backward. the white house is concerned an investigation could distract from other priorities such as health care reform. president obama and the first family arrived back at the white house early this morning. their whirlwind trip overseas included stops in italy and russia and capped off by a visit to ghana where the president addressed the country's parliament. in his speech, mr. obama praised ghana for its democracy and economic progress. he also challenged people on the african continent to hold their leaders responsible for ending corruption and conflict. the trip to ghana marked his first visit to sub-saharan africa since being sworn in.

one of the more stirring moments of the obama trip to ghana was their visit to cape castle. it was used to hold people bound for slavery in the americas. he spoke with anderson cooper from cnn about the meaning of his trip and what lessons could be learned from it. >> do you think what happened here still has resonance in america? that the slave experience still is something that should be talked about and should be remembered and should be present in everyday life? >> well, you know, i think that the experience of slavery is like the experience the holocaust. i think it's one of those things you don't forget about. i think it's important that the way we think about it and the way it's taught is not one in which there's simply a victim and a victimizer. and that's the end of the story. i think the way it has to be thought about, the reason it's

relevant, is because whether it's what's happening in darfur or what's happening in the congo or what's happen iing in too ma places around the world. the capacity for cruelty still exists. >> to see anderson cooper's entire exclusive interview with president obam abe sure to watch "ac 360" which airs tomorrow night, 10:00 eastern time on our sister network, cnn. michael jackson's sister la toya is reportedly convinced the king of pop was murdered. according to britain's news of the world, la toya jackson says her brother was killed in a conspiracy to steal his billion dollar fortune. she told the paper she knows who is to blame and is determined to see them brought to justice. she also says cash and jewelry worth $2 million was stolen from jackson's home after he died. tonight on hln, news and views, shocking reports reveal michael jackson's doctors that

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 or case of accidental overdose. nancy grace has all the latest breaking developments at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. on hln. the space shuttle "endeavour" is set to launch from kennedy space center this evening. nasa says the forecast is a 70% go for liftoff. this is what kept the space shuttle "endeavour" from lifting off yesterday. 11 lightning strikes hit within a half mile of the launch pad during a storm friday night. nasa took time to make sure there was no damage to the shuttle or its boosters. along with its seven astronauts, "endeavour" will bring the final component of japan's kebo science lab to the international space station. five spacewalks are planned once "endeavour" is docked at the iss. a tornado slammed a town in southern ohio hurth at least five people. emergency officials say the twister hit some folks hard near

buchanan yesterday afternoon. you can see the damage here. houses, at least three mobile homes were wiped out. some roads were closed because of depree and high water. the red cross set up an emergency shelter in the area. record heat is scorching arizona and people are being urged to stay indoors as much as possible. the national weather service issued an excessive heat warning for the entire weekend. in phoenix, temperatures are expected to soar to 115 degrees and higher. the heat may have contributed to at least one death. and yesterday, a woman collapsed with heat exhaustion. temperatures climbed as high as 138 degrees at arizona's famous tent city prison. apparently that was enough to melt the man who calls himself the toughest sheriff in the country. sheriff joe arpallo and his deputies handed out ice cream to inmates to help them stay cool. hello, everyone. i'm cnn meteorologist karen

maginnis. for the space shuttle, there's about a 70% chance it will be a go at 7:13 this evening. however, we could see some of those isolated afternoon thunderstorms. it's already been delayed for three times now. hopefully sunday afternoon the weather will cooperate. as we go into the afternoon hours, the heat is going to be on across the south central united states. readings well into that 100-degree range in dallas. looking at just about 103 degrees. houston just about the same. but the heat index values will make it feel like 110 to 115 degrees. so excessively hot. here's the frontal system that's going to be responsible for some thunderstorms across the tennessee river valley. severe thunderstorms possible there. also across the northern tier states from south dakota in towards topeka, kansas. while the hot weather remains in effect across the south central u.s., and the desert southwest. however, yesterday, first time all season long that tucson,

arizona, has seen 105 degrees. it's taken a long time to get there. and it will be windy across the pacific northwest. for hln, i'm karen maginnis. battling the deadly swine flu virus. u.s. officials are counting on vaccines to win the medical war. and they're ready to write a big check to make sure that happens.

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>> reporter: until a few years ago, tish webster would have found the daily tasks of walking outside or working at her job almost impossible. >> i would constantly be sneezing, probably weeping in my eyes. >> reporter: after years of taking allergy pills, tish looked into alternatives and discovered something known as haler therapy or salt therapy. at a clinic in southwest london. >> when i first went into this salt cave, i noticed an immediate difference going in. my breathing capacity was much better. >> -- into the treatment room. patients won't see anything in the air. >> and they really won't feel anything? >> well, they can probably taste the salt on their lips. >> reporter: therapists theatsalt cave say their salt has no adfits and its concentration is specific to the patient's condition. to learn more or for other

advances in the world of medicine go to our website, cnn.com/vital signs. u.s. health officials are bracing for the fall flu season. they want to make sure they are ready for any outbreak of the h1n1 virus or otherwise known as swine flu. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will announce tomorrow that the u.s. will spend another billion dollars on vaccinations. she says research is under way to find a safe and effective vaccine to fight the virus hoping to fight the spread of the pandemic. 211 people have died of swine flu in the u.s. officials estimate as many as a million americans may be infected with the virus. a california jail has quarantined about 400 inmates after one of them tested positive for the swine flu virus. sheriffs officials say the inmates are being isolated in various housing units and they've been given antiviral drugs. visits to the county's correctional facilities have been suspended. this brings the total number of confirmed cases in san diego county to 572.

it's the danger you face when you try to outrun a bull. four people were gored in today's running of the bulls in pamplona, spain. two are hurt seriously. hospital officials say none of the injuries are life threatening. one of the runners was injured when a 1300-pound bull escaped from the pack, tossed him up and rolled him on the ground. a man was gored to death on friday. the event's first death since 1995. authorities in south korea are trying to trace the origin of coordinated cyberattacks that hit that country and the u.s. they are analyzing about 30 of the tens of thousands of computers that were infected by hackers in order to mount a so-called denial of service attack. the attacks targeted both private and government websites, including the white house, the pentagon. intelligence officers suspect north korea was involved in the attacks. but investigators say it may be impossible to follow the so-called contamination paths back to the hackers who launched

the cyberattack. police say they're making headway for searching in the clues in the death of a couple with 16 children. it's also who they've found that may help crack the case.

a legally blind man is recovering from getting stung 1,000 times. 84-year-old john pool was going for a daily walk with his dog named shadow when he encountered a swarm of bees. >> i left the walker and run as fast as i could. >> when i ran out to the gate to see, he was just covered in bees. so i pulled his t-shirt off and got the garden hose and started hosing him off. and the dog off as well. >> we are sad to tell you 14-year-old shadow died, but she may have saved pool's life. pool's wife says if shadow hasn't taken hundreds of stings it would have been much worse for her husband. firefighters found a hive with thousands of bees in it in a brick wall near where pool was walking. deadly coordinated attacks in mexico may have been retaliation for the arrest of this man. he is one of mexico's most wanted drug suspects and a high

ranking family member of a drug cartel. yesterday drug gangs carried out attacks in at least eight mexican cities. three federal police officers and two soldiers were killed. another 18 federal officers were wounded. judge sonia sotomayor has picked up a big endorsement in her bid to become the next associate justice of the supreme court. in a letter to senate judiciary chairman patrick leahy, the international association of police chiefs is throwing its support behind sotomayor. the group's president, russell b. lane, says sotomayor has shown understanding and appreciation of the challenges facing law enforcement officers. that's a quote. sotomayor's confirmation hearings are set to begin tomorrow. former presidential candidate senator john mccain says he was a bit surprised at his ex-running mate's decision to step down as alaska's governor. she'll leave that office in about two weeks. mccain was on nbc's "meet the press" today. >> i wasn't shocked. obviously, i was a bit surprised

but i wasn't shocked. i understand that sarah made the decision where she can be most effective country. i love and respect her and her family. i'm grateful that she agreed to run with me. i am confident she will be a major factor in the national scene and in alaska, as well. california lawmakers are working through the weekend to solve that state's massive budget mess. closed-door talks continue for a third day today. governor around schwarzenegger and state leaders say they are close to a breakthrough. on how to solve the $26 billion shortfall. talks center mostly on cutting educational costs and social programs. the progress comes a week after the state started issuing ious to thousands of vendors to save cash. state workers are also taking three days off a month without pay. budget cuts in massachusetts may force the franklin park zoo and nearby stone zoo to close by

october. and get this, some of the zoo's 1,000 animals may be euthanized if homes aren't found for them. stay lawmakers set aside $6.5 million to keep the zoos open but governor patrick cut that down to $2.5 million. his spokeswoman said the cut was made to preserve services for struggling families. most people wear less clothing to beat the heat in the summer. but this much less? hundreds of people tossed off their bathing suits, splashed into the guinness book of world reports as part of the largest number of people skinny dipping at the same time. this was just one of the events that took place simultaneously across the country. 228 people at this particular pool in palm springs. because the skinny dipping event is a new category it automatically set a guinness record. chris daugherty said he was stunned when he was voted off "american idol." but his band's success now is less of a surprise. the band's inner dynamics and

what they're saying about their new album "leave this town."