a funeral is taking place right now for byrd and melanie billings. the florida couple was gunned down while their children were nearby. what the family is saying about the attack and investigation this morning. and take a look at this surveillance video from a hotel that jakarta, indonesia. authorities believe this suspected suicide bomber just a few seconds later detonated explosives. there's tennis elbow. how about texter's thumb? a repetitive stress injury. doctors say a lot of kids could suffer from it. oh, admit it, you're ready for the weekend, aren't you?

i'm christi paul and so glad to be sharing friday with you. thank you for being with us. the funeral is just getting under way for byrd and melanie billings, the florida couple who were gunned down in a home invasion/robbery last week. but before the funeral, the billings family actually made an announcement. ed lavandera is at the escambia county sheriff's office. ed, it seems unusual. we don't oftentimes see a family coming out half an hour before a funeral talking to the press. >> well, yeah. and actually, the family attorney rather upstaging, essentially, this funeral service, making some news as to what a lot of people are speculating about and wondering about as to -- excuse me -- what exactly was inside the safe that authorities have recovered and have been processing. the family attorney didn't take any questions, but she made this statement about what was inside that safe. >> as a result of the intense speculation regarding the motive of the crime, i have been

authorized to tell you that the safe that was removed from the billings' home contained only children's prescription medications, important family documents, and some jewelry of sentimental value. hopefully, this will put to rest the intense speculation and rumors that are swirling about the billings' family. >> and some background to exactly what's going on here, christi. there's been a great deal of sensitivity and frustration on behalf of what we presume is the family, and that's been channeled to us through this family attorney, about the talk of the federal agency involvement in this murder investigation, specifically the dea involvement in this case. we were told by the family attorney for several days ago that it was not true that the dea was investigating even though we had been told on the record by dea officials themselves that they were

indeed -- had indeed been called into the case. essentially, i think what's going on here is that family members are very sensitive to the fact that people are linking any kind of dea involvement to byrd and melanie billings. and authorities here are saying that those agencies were called in more to check the background and the involvement in the dealings of these suspects. so, there's a great deal of sensitivity on behalf of the family members, specifically this family attorney, and she's making those comments just as family members and friends arriving at the church here in pensacola this morning for funeral services. there was a viewing last night. no cameras allowed inside the funeral service, so the church there is where you see funeral services are being held this morning. and we understand that several of the older siblings of byrd and melanie billings will be speaking as well as other friends here this afternoon in memorializing this couple here in pensacola. christi? >> very good point to remember. we need to be cognizant of the fact that people lost family

members here and we need to be very respectful of that. i do have one question regarding what the attorney had said. as i understand it, and please correct me if i'm wrong, the safe was found as one of the things that had been taken from the home, so i guess you would kind of think, well, couldn't they have taken something out of the safe, these suspects, before it was recovered? and it makes you wonder, are more arrests on the way or have they really wrapped up everything up now? >> reporter: well, she just simply made ta statement, didn't answer any questions. obviously, you're correct. this is the next question, even though that is what was found, was there something else that was taken out of there before it was -- during the process of getting in touch with the state attorney to kind of get their reaction to it, got the quick reaction from the sheriff here and all they're saying is they're deferring comments about whether or not this attorney's statements about what was in the safe is, indeed, accurate.

but the sheriff here won't react to it, leaving those comments up to the state attorney. those officials had been saying all along they did not want to get into what was in the content of those safes because that would, in their view, hurt their prosecution in this case. that's something they wanted to keep very close to the vest. so, i can't imagine that sheriff's officials here and prosecutors are very thrilled that the family attorney has come out and made these statements. every indication we have gotten is that was the kind of information they wanted to keep close to the vest. >> interesting. all right. certainly understand they don't want to compromise the situation there. ed lavandera, thank you so much for bringing us up to speed, as always. another big story we're watching today. take a look at this surveillance video. at least six people are dead from bomb blasts that hit two luxury hotels in jakarta, indonesia, and this is video from inside one of those hotels, the jw marriott. that unidentified man seen walking through the hotel lobby with a suitcase, you see him

seconds later as he disappears into that hallway, watch, the bomb goes off. investigators say suicide bombers checked in as guests prior to carrying out these coordinated attacks. more than 50 people were wounded, including eight americans. the blast occurred almost simultaneously at the marriott and the ritz-carlton. an unexploded bomb, though, was also found on the 18th floor of one of those hotels. police say it's still unclear what group is behind the attack, but of course as we circumstance that will video, we once perhaps if that man they focus on was one of those suicide bombers. now, i-reporter greg wollstencraft was on the scene minutes before the explosion, but he spoke with our sister network, cnn international, about what he saw. >> just got back to my hotel room and there was a huge explosi explosion. i looked out the window, and the first explosion was at the marriott. there was a big plume of black and brown smoke. since i work for one of the

local networks and tv, i ran downstairs to see what it was all about. as i got down to the ground floor, there was another huge explosion at the ritz-carlton. when i got over to the ritz-carlton, there was smoke billowing out of the building, all over the place, and all the windows were blown out on the street side quite extensively with smoke. and there was already some people starting to move outside. and i was going to go up towards the driveway towards the lobby, and all the windows were blown out on the lobby side as well. i was going to go into the restaurant and have a look around, and having stayed in the hotel many times, there was just total devastation and you couldn't even recognize it from what it was before. i did see one mutilated body on the floor, which could have actually been one of the suicide bombers, and i did see some other people getting escorted out with minor injuries. >> we want to thank him for sharing what he saw in his

experience. and thanks to all our i-reporters, as well. if you have pictures or video or breaking news of cool stories from your part of the world, go to i-report.com. okay. the man being led away here in the white shirt is expected in a federal courtroom today for allegedly killing his wife while they were on a five-day cruise. robert mcgill was arrested by the fbi when the carnival "elation" docked in san diego yesterday. now, crew members found his wife, shirley's body in her cabin tuesday night. they say he was not there at the time, but the fbi isn't providing a lot of details about a possible motive or even how she was killed. they only say they, quote, have suspicions about how it happened and that they're waiting on an autopsy for more information. and speaking of autopsies and reports, it could be two more weeks before we see the full autopsy report on michael jackson. it was due this week at the earliest, but the l.a. county coroner's offers says it's going to take a little longer. no word on the cause for the delay, but the toxicology report

should include whether any drugs were in jackson's system when he died and whether drugs actually caused his death. now, since his death, you know, there's been plenty of talk about hundreds of songs jackson recorded but never leased. well, the website tmz is releasing a track never heard before. found along with the 1970s song "a horse with no name" by the folk rock band america. listen to this. ♪ take my hand i'll take us there oh, take me to a ♪ ♪ without no name >> the tmz reports jackson actually got permission from the band america to record that song several years ago. tonight on nancy grace, michael jackson's prescription drug investigation is intensifying. breaking reports emerge. dozens of doctors now being probed. the question is could criminal

charges come down? also, the custody battle for jackson's three children. this takes a shocking turn. according to a report, jackson's kids actually want to be with their aunt, janet jackson. nancy grace has the latest breaking developments at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban's insider trading troubles may be over. a federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit against him. securities & exchange commission had accused cuban of dumping his shares in an internet search engine company in 2004. now, the s.e.c. says cuban avoided a $750,000 loss by selling those shares after getting confidential information about a private offering. cuban's lawyer argued the nba team owner was not legally an insider. your teenagers' texting habits. did you know they could cause injury? texting tendinitis. yes.

well, apparently he fell and broke his right wrist. the 82-year-old pope was in the italian alps actually on vacation when the accident happened. he celebrated mass and had breakfast before heading to the hospital to have that bone reset, though. a second person has died after a stage roof being built for a madonna concert collapsed. a french hospital says the british worker died today. now, a french worker, remember, was killed immediately when that roof fell apart yesterday. and eight others were hurt. it's not known yet what caused the collapse, but police say a faulty power wench may be to blame. madonna canceled her scheduled sunday concert, by the way, after that accident there. there are a number of things you worry about with your teenagers. how about them texting too much? it could pay a heavy price and we're not talking about your

cell phone bill. a suburban dallas teenager who sent about 8,000 text messages last month went to the doctor, got one surprising diagnosis. listen to this. >> mainly back and neck problems and thumb and it hurts. >> bailey, what you have is texting teen tendinitis. >> texting teen tendinitis. the doctor says texting can cause wear and tear on your thumbs, obviously, and soreness in your back, too, because of the poor posture you use when you text. this doctor expects thumb and joint replacement surgeries in the next few decades. does this sound like a good deal to you? a car dealer believes he knows how to drive up sales. the owner of a deal irship in missouri is giving away free ak-47s to anyone who buys one of his pickup trucks. actually, they get a voucher to take to the gun store. mark has a motto -- guns,

america and pickup trucks. he says everyone who works for him as carried and concealed weapons. >> we're country folks down here and live down here. we're firm believers of the second amendment and don't want to be victims. we're out on the country about 15 miles in the dealership. my response is about 15 minutes. if i'm counting on the police, and we have a great police force, great sheriff, great police in butler where we live, the response time is still 15 minutes, no matter how great the police are. i'd rather defend myself. the only thing i need to do is chamber a round. >> people have to pass background checks before getting that gun. people who don't want a gun get a voucher for $250 worth of gas as well. it gets upsetting when a server messes up your order

sometimes. you won't believe what this arkansas man did when his order was not exactly what he wanted.

former nfl quarterback steve mcnair on the left. federal agents have taken into custody a convicted felon for providing the gun that was used to kill mcnair. remember, authorities say he was

shot to death july 4th in his condo by his 20-year-old mistress in what police call a murder/suicide. we'll bring you more as details become available. president obama gave a pretty fiery speech at the naacp convention last night. the country's first african-american president praised the progress of african-americans and warned, however, that there are still barriers to overcome. president obama said his he urged teachers, parents, and students to do more. >> they might think they've got a pretty good jump shot or a pretty good floater, but our kids can't all aspire to be lebron or lil wayne. i want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and wrestlers. i want them aspiring to be a supreme court justice. i want them aspiring to be the president of the united states of america. >> president obama said he's

working to remove what he called structural inequalities left behind by a legacy of administration. the naacp, by the way, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. what we'd like to know in our "your views" segment today, is there still a need for the naacp? give us a call. it's 1-877-tell-hln. that's 1-877-835-5456. or e-mail us at cnn.com/hln and click under "your views," or text us. text the word "views" plus your comments and name to hlntv. we'd to hear from you. standard text rates do apply here. but this is your segment. we're going to be airing your responses throughout the day. the space shuttle "endeavour" will be docking at the international spaceati stat later this afternoon. but the shuttle will do a black flip so the space station crew can photograph the "endeavour" to check for damage because some of the shuttle's thermal tiles were hit by foam during liftoff

on wednesday. a man says his fast food order got messed up. the man and his wife were upset because they didn't get drinking straws and fries. the man allegedly pointed gun at employees. when police got there, they found $12,000 in cash and what investigators identify as the cash is from a lawsuit. you know, there may be some new life in the housing department. the congress says construction of new homes rose 3.6% last month to its highest level in three months. applications for billing permits were up as well, so maybe more business, we hope. and they may get bigger paychecks. but athletes need some help. hln money expert clark howard actually hit the ballpark and fielded questions from major league baseball questions who

wanted some money coaching. >> well, the key is what are you paying right now as an interest rate, because that's really what makes the decision. we're in the high 6s, i think. >> high 6s? >> we either have to refinance or -- >> pay it off. pay it off. pay it off. >> all right. >> there's not even gray with that question. >> okay. >> wow. you have to invest far more money every year than other people, and you do the same kind of portfolio to someone else, but the amount of your pay that has to go in has to be a much, much higher percent where a typical person would be 10% of their pay through their working lifetime, believe it or not, what percent do you think you should be saving? >> you know you want the answer to that question. or you can find out this weekend. get more great consumer advice from clark howard. tomorrow and sunday at noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern here on hln "news and views." he'll help you save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped

off. the sister of one of the people charged with gunning down a florida couple in their homes is speaking out now. what she really thinks about her sibling.

it is so good to have your company. all right. coordinated blasts at two luxury hotels in jakarta, indonesia, have left at least six people dead and more than 50 wounded. this is the video from inside the marriott where one of those bombs went off this morning. it's showing this unidentified man walking through the lobby just before one of those huge blasts. now, dan rivers is in jakarta right now and joining us via the phone with more. dan, what have you been told this morning? >> well, the latest we're hearing, as you say, the death toll confirmed at six victims and then, in addition to that, two suspected suicide bombers, more than 50 people, as they

say, with injured including several people from the united states. we're getting conflicting numbers. one hospital is telling us they have five americans recovering from injuries. the associated press are reporting eight. but certainly a devastating couple of blasts in the center of jakarta, one in the marriott hotel that ripped through basically the lobby and then another in the ritz-carlton, which is right over the street, which, again, hit restaurants on kind of the first floor, and both of them, you know, knocked out windows and huge plumes of smoke coming from the buildings that you can see in footage that was taken just a few minutes after those attacks. >> dan, one of the most riveting pieces of information that i've read coming out of it is that they found an unexploded bomb on the 18th floor of the marriott hotel. do they know who might be connected to that in order to give them some idea as to who's behind this?

>> yeah, absolutely. they think this was being used as a command and control center by this group of terrorists. they think the four men may have been involved that checked in a couple of days ago into room 1808. as you say, a bomb was found and it was undecimated. it was live. it had to be defused. but it's going to provide them with a lot of very valuable information about the types of explosives used. they say so far that indications point that this may be the similar sort of explosives that were found in a cache of explosives in a house a couple weeks ago in west jabba. now, that has links to a man who is basically indonesia's most wanted man. he has links to the infamous terrorist group jemaah islamiyah and has been on the run for a number of years. he has been linked to other terrorist attacks including the 2003 attack on the very same hotel and attacks in bali, as

well. so, this guy is notorious. he's got form for this kind of thing before. there's no hard evidence linking him, but indications are pointing that perhaps there is a link to him and j.i. i understand. i'm sure you've seen the surveillance video that we've been airing today from the lobby of the marriott that shows this man with a carry-on or a roll-away luggage walking into the hallway just before that blast. what are police trying to discern from this video? >> yeah. well, the police -- i mean, the police are obviously, you know, very interested in establishing who that man is. you know, was he just a guest, you know, one of the victims in the wrong place at the wrong time, or, as they suspect, was he possibly the suicide bomber himself wheeling the bomb towards the crowded restaurants at breakfast time. they don't know for sure at the

moment, and they say they're continuing their investigations. but clearly this video is going to be very key to their investigation, as will the other footage from the days before. they think these men may have been in the hotel for a couple of days, so there may well be a whole host of information on the cameras showing these men coming and going for quite some time. >> dan rivers, thank you so much for making us apprised of all the latest information coming from there. thank you so much. take good care of yourself, dan. and we'll keep you abreast of what's happening there, as well. want to get to some other stories for you, though. right now emergency officials are at the scene of a train derailment. this is in montgomery, alabama. a dump truck collided with a slow-moving train, a locomotive and two freight cars went off the tracks. lis say it appears the truck driver didn't stop in this case and he has minor injuries. the two people on board the train were not hurt, fortunately.

and this just in from the associated press reporting an arrest connected to the killing of former nfl quarterback steve mcnair. federal agents have taken into custody a convicted felon for providing the gun that was used to kill mcnair. now, he was shot to death, remember, july 4th at his condo. police say allegedly by his 20-year-old mistress in what nashville police actually call a murder/suicide. we'll bring you as many details as they become available. meanwhile, the funeral is being held as we speak for byrd and melanie billings inside this building. the florida couple was gunned down during a home invasion, of course. well, robbery last week is the suspected motive, and while most of their adopted children were nearby is when this happened, as well. so, investigators say, again, robbery the main motive for the crime, but they have recovered a safe that was taken from the home, and at a news conference prior to the service, the family spokesperson wanted to make it clear what was inside that safe. >> as a result of the intense

speculation regarding the motive of the crime, i have been authorized to tell you that the safe that was removed from the billings home contained only children's prescription medications, important family documents, and some jewelry of sentimental value. hopefully, this will put to rest the intense speculation and rumors that are swirling about the billings family. >> now, michael billings, the 44-year-old son of byrd billings from a previous marriage, told a tampa newspaper he's actually staying away from today's funeral because he doesn't feel safe. but he didn't elaborate on that any more. the most recent suspect arrested in these murders, though, is out of jail. that's pamela long wiggins you see there. she was released on $10,000 bond, but she's been charged as an accessory after the fact. her husband told police a safe

stolen from the billings home was hidden in her back yard. that sa that was recovered that the lawyer was just alluding to. some relatives don't have a lot of good things, obviously, to say about the father and son charged in the billings shooting death. leonard gonzalez sr. and junior say they're innocent. one relative doesn't buy it. the elder gonzalez sister says they are, quote, mean, hateful, and dangerous. >> he's a drug addict and it's all about money. he wants more and more and more. there's no stopping him. i don't think that the good lord can stop leonard. >> the father and son were separated for years, but family members say they were actually reunited in jail. see is the man being led away in the white t-shirt? he's expected in a federal courtroom today for killing his wife while they were on a five-day cruise. robert mcgill was arrested by the fbi when the carnival

"elation" docked in san diego yesterday. they found his wife's body tuesday night. the fbi is not providing details about a possible motive or how she was killed, only that they have suspicions about how it happened and that they're waiting on an autopsy for more information. speaking of autopsies, it could be two more weeks before we see the full autopsy report on michael jackson. the report was due this week at the earliest, but the l.a. county coroner's office says it's going to take a little longer. no word on the cause for the delay, but the toxicology report should include whether any drugs were in jackson's system when he died and whether drugs caused his death. now, since his death, you know there's been plenty to talk about, hundreds of songs jackson recorded, the number released. well, the website tmz is releasing a track never heard before. listen to it. it sounds an awful lot like the 1970s song "a horse with no name" by the folk rock band america.

♪ take my hand i'll take us there oh, take me to ♪ ♪ a place without no name >> tmz reports jackson got permission from the band america to record that song several years ago, in fact. we've learned a second person has died after a stage roof being built for a madonna concert collapsed. a french hospital says the british worker died today. remember, a french worker was killed immediately when that roof fell apart yesterday. eight others were hurt. and it's not known what caused the collapse, but police say a faulty power wench may be to blame here. madonna canceled her scheduled sunday concert after that accident. you probably get a little upset when a server messes up your order, but really, how far are you going to go?

want to give you an update here. two police officers who were wounded in a shoot-out in jersey city yesterday are in critical condition now. but listen to this, officer mark denardo was shot in the face, officer mike camacho was shot in the neck, and the mayor says denardo was dead on arrival at the hospital. doctors revived him five or six times before they could stabilize him. two suspects were killed. a man accused of pulling a gun because his fast food order got messed up. police say the arkansas man and his wife were upset because they didn't get drinking straws and

fries. the man allegedly pointed a gaughan at employees. here's the thing. when police got there, they found $12,000 cash and what was identified as components for a meth lab in the couple's car. the wife says the cash is from a lawsuit, is her explanation. a 5-month-old baby thankfully is in good condition. but after being stabbed with a needle and dumped in a convenience store trash bin. oklahoma city police say witnesses called 911 after seeing a woman stabbing that baby in the store parking lot. so, when police arrived, they actually found the woman walking on the street naked and then followed a trail of blood to a trash can where they found a baby crying. the woman and the baby, in fact, were take on the hospital, but again, that 5-month-old baby in good condition, thankfully. i'm jane velez-mitchell, and here's my issue. our society is swimming in violence against kids. don't believe me? let me jog your memory. just over a year ago, little

caylee anthony was reported missing. she was later found dead, mom casey charged with her murder. five months ago, 5-year-old haleigh cummings vanished from her home. cops still haven't found her or the perpetrator. and now new reports suggest little nevaeh buchanan, who was killed last month, may have been buried alive. the lack of maturity on the part of some of these parents in these particular cases has been mind-boggling. the loss of a child to almost every parent is devastating beyond measure, but these tragic stories should serve as a reminder. the responsibility of being a parent is not to be taken lightly. sadly, our society needs to be reminded of that over and over and over again. i'm jane velez-mitchell, and that's my issue. so, what do you think of this deal? a car dealer believes he knows

how to drive up sales. starting next month, the owner of this dealership in butler, missouri, is giving free ak 47s to anyone who buys one of his pickup trucks. obviously, they get a voucher to take to the gun store. mark says he has a motto -- god, guns, guts and american pickup trucks. he says they're taking steps to make sure only law-abiding citizens get free guns, though. >> we're not going to just give people an ak-47 gun. felons buy cars too. what we are going to do is we'll give them a voucher where they can go to their local gun dealer or a local gun dealer we would strongly recommend where they can buy a gun and go through the proper background checks so that the guns end up in the right hands. >> pickup buyers who don't want a gun, by the way, will get a voucher for $250 worth of gas instead. your teenagers' texting habits could cause injuries. have you yet heard about texting tendinitis?

well, police and government

militiamen clashed with protester today outside of iran's main province. thousands of demonstrators called for mahmoud ahmadinejad to resign and dozens were arrested. inside the service, government opponents chanted "freedom." the top cleric, akbar hashemi rafsanjani delivered the sermon. you might notice pope benedict wearing a cast on his arm for the next month. apparently, he fell and broke his right wrist. the vatican says the 82-year-old pope was on vacation in the italian alps when the accident happened, but he celebrated mass and had breakfast before heading to the hospital to have that bone reset. president obama helped mark the naacp's 100th anniversary, telling the group's members last night in new york that a lot of progress certainly has been made toward racial equal, but, quote, the pain of discrimination is still felt in america. she challenged african-american

youth to find role models beyond rappers and athletes. >> we've got to say to our children, yes, if you're african-american, the odds of growing up amid crime and gangs are higher. yes, if you live in a poor neighborhood, you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school. no one has written your destiny for you. your destiny is in your hands. you cannot forget that. that's what we have to teach all of our children. no excuses. >> in addition to focusing on education, the president noted the importance of good parenting to improve the lives of the next generation. so, we want your view on this. do you think that there's still a need for the naacp? 1-877-tell-hln. we'd love to hear from you.

1-877-835-5456. or you can e-mail us at cnn.com/hln and click under "your views." our text us. text the word "views" plus your comments and name to hlntv.hlnt. standard text rates do apply. we're going to be airing your responses throughout the day and we're so glad that you take part in our conversation here. the director of the congressional budget office is warning democrats health care overhaul proposals will not slow rising health care costs. douglas elmandorf testified yesterday that the costs are likely to rise in the long run. that's partly because the taxes don't include taxes on health benefits. a house committee did agree to for a tax increase for wealthy americans to help pay for the plan. house democrats got an important endorsement from the house american medical association, as well. let's show you live pictures and they are beautiful, aren't

they? space shuttle "endeavour" there. it's about 1,300 feet away, it said, from the iss and it will be docking with the international space station in about 1:05. before it links up with it, though, the shuttle is going to do a backflip here so the space station crew can view "endeavour" to check for damage because some of the thermal tiles were hit by foam. again, a live frequent you at the shuttle there. that is a beautiful picture there. that's just our view, imagine theirs. teens who text too much could pay a pretty heavy price, not talking bout their cell phone bills here. a california teenager went to the doctor, what a surprising diagnosis. >> just mainly back and neck problems and numbness and it hurts. >> bailey, what you have is

texting teen tendonitis. >> the doctor says texting can cause wear and tear on your thumbs and wear and tear on your back and they expect thumb surgeries in the next few decades.