there is word of an arrest connected to the killing of former nfl quarterback steve mcnair. the associated press is reporting federal agents have charged a convicted murderer with providing the gun used to kill mcnair. now, authorities say he was shot to death july 4th at his condo by his 20-year-old mistress, and they say it was a murder/suicide. last week authorities also said she bought a fully loaded 9 millimeter pistol from a private individual. according to a criminal complaint unsealed in nashville now, adrian gilliam, jr. has admitted to selling that gun to the woman. he's barred from possessing firms as a convicted felon. we could learn more in a news conference. as soon as that starts, we will bring it to you live. there is mcnair and his girlfriend who allegedly shot him and then killed herself. want to take you to florida

right now because the funeral was held today for byrd and melanie billings, and the family spoke publicly for the first time since the couple was gunned down in their home. ed lavandera is in pensacola, and, ed, it's really unusual, i think, i can't think of a situation where we've heard from the family half an hour before a funeral. >> reporter: yeah, this is a rather shocking to kind of see that, to be honest, and we understand that those funeral services have just wrapped up and we know there's a great deal of turnout for it. family and friends, including the children that were there today as well. so -- but there was kind of a double-edged purpose to this. one of the family members came on and talked about how great byrd and melanie billings were and tried to get the focus on them, but it was the attorney for the family that has really drawn the headlines here this morning because what she has said has kind of got to the heart of a great deal of speculation and interest. that's exactly what was inside

of that safe that was taken from the billings' home. the attorney says there was jewelry, family heirlooms, documents, and children's medications. doesn't sound like anything that you would think that a group of robbers would want to take out of the home. so their hope is that that would cut down on the speculation and the interest as to what was going on with byrd and melanie billings. of course, this investigation has gone off in many different directions and a lot of that based on authorities here saying that the dea had been called in to investigate as well, to assist in this investigation. family members of the billings and that attorney very sensitive to that fact. they're worried it was putting the billings family in a bad light. so that's really why you see this attorney coming out and saying the contents of that safe. but also that comes to the great dismay of sheriff's investigators and prosecutors who had spent a great deal of yesterday making sure that they kept the contents of that safe

under wraps and close to the vest. >> well, and anybody who hears it, makes you wonder if that safe was in the possession of any of these suspects that maybe something else was in it that was taken out. we don't know that obviously, and only time will tell if that becomes available. but, you know, yesterday the sheriff's office was saying we pretty much wrapped up our investigation. so does that mean that no more arrests are imminent? >> reporter: well, let me get quick back to the safe. we do know that investigators are telling us that that safe was recovered at the property of that eighth person that was arrested, pamela long wiggins. we've been told by officials here at the sheriff's office that so far it does not appear that that safe was opened before hand. but beyond that they really haven't said much beyond that. as far as other arrests are concerned, authorities are telling us that there are still two or three other people of interest that they want to speak with and that we could expect perhaps another arrest sometime next week. so even though they say the bulk

of their investigation has come to an end, authorities here say they're tying up loose ends and clearly more investigative work continues to occur. >> boy, it just leaves you shaking your head, doesn't it? you're down there covering it. the sheriff said it was a humdinger from day one. it just seems to keep going on. thank you for keeping us posted. we appreciate it. >> thanks, christi. >> sure. another story we're really watching today, six people dead, at least, from bomb blasts that hit two luxury hotels in jakarta, indonesia. this is video from inside the jw marriott that was hit. the unidentified man circled there walking through the hotel lobby with a suitcase is raising suspicions. seconds later a bomb goes off. investigators say suicide bombers checked in as guests before carrying out the coordinated attacks. the question is who was this man? was he an innocent bystander or

was he a bomber? more than 50 people were wounded, including eight americans. the blast happened almost simultaneously at the marriott and the ritz-carlton. an unexploded bomb was also found on the 18th floor of a hotel. it's unclear what group was behind the attack. i-report greg wollstencraft was on the scene right after. >> there was a huge explosion, and i looked out the window and the first explosion was actually at the marriott. there was a big plume of black and brown smoke. i actually because i work for one of the local television networks on tv, i run downstairs with my phone just 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 there, 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 went up the driveway towards the lobby and all the windows were blown out on the lobby side as well. i was able to go into the restaurant and have a look around and having stayed in that hotel many times, there was just total devastation. you couldn't even recognize it from what it was before, and 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. >> our thanks to greg wollstencraft there. all of our i-reporters, thank you so much. if you have pictures or video of breaking news or cool stories from your part of the world, please go to ireport.com and click on the up load now link and thanks for sharing. happening right now, emergency crews on the scene of a train derailment. this is in montgomery, alabama.

now, police spokesman says a dump truck collided with a slow-moving train. the locomotive and two freight stars actually went off the tracks. according to the police the truck driver didn't stop to cross the truck and has minor injuries. the two people on board the train weren't hurt. officials say no hazardous materials were spilled, which is good news there, too. space shuttle "endeavour" and the international space station are now docked. "endeavour" will stay at the space station for 1 1/2 weeks here. the seven-member crew is delivering the last piece of japan's space station lab to the iss. just before linking up the shuttle did a back flip so the space station crew could photograph the "endeavour" to check for damage. remember, some of the shuttle's thermal tiles were hit by foam during liftoff on wednesday. new information for you in the case of a surgical technician accused of putting patients at risk. kristin diane parker has hepatitis c. she's accused of swapping clean needles for dirty ones to feed

her painkiller addiction. >> i can't take back what i did. if i would have known, it would have been different, but now i know what i did for the rest of my life and so does everybody else. i didn't know this was going to happen. i mean, to the extent that people would be sick for the rest of their lives because of me, and that's something i can't take back. i know i'm a good person, you know. i know i'm a smart person. i just do stupid stuff. >> this case unfolded in colorado, and now police say parker also worked at hospitals in new york and texas. hospitals have told at least 8,000 people that they need to get tested. meanwhile, the hospital where nadya suleman's octuplets were born will have to pay more than $180,000 because it didn't protect her medical privacy.

the california department of health says this is the second fine for kaiser permanente's bell flower hospital. in may it had to pay $250,000 because employees looked at suleman's medical information. an official said an investigation found eight employees looked at four of the babies' records. pope benedict will be wearing a cast on his arm for about a month. apparently he fell and broke his right wrist. the vatican sis the 82-year-old pope was on vacation when this accident happened. he celebrated mass and had breakfast before heading to the hospital before having that bone reset there. oh, your teenager's texting habit could cause injuries. have you yet heard about texting tendinitis?

i'm jane velez-mitchell. 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 cummingsvanished from her home. now new reports suggest little neviaeh 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. >> what else does jane have on her mind? well, watch "issues with jane velez-mitchell" every night at 7:00 eastern on hln. you have so many things to

worry about with your teens, don't you? apparently teens who text too much could pay a heavy price. a dallas teenager who sent about 8,000 text messages last month went to the doctor and got one surprising diagnosis. listen to this. >> just mainly back and neck problems and thumb numbness and it hurts. >> well, bailey, what you have is texting teen tendinitis. >> yeah, texting teen tendinitis. the doctor says texting can cause wear and tear on your thumbs and soreness in your back because of poor posture while you text. in fact, this doctor expects a surge in thumb joint replacement surgeries in the next few decades. just something to think about. so you ready for something really good for lunch? maybe just a quick snack? well, if you're on the streets of new york, satisfaction may be just a tweet away. >> peanut butter in the middle,

chocolate, or peanut butter and raspberry jam? >> reporter: before they buy their treat, they have to read their tweet. they use instant messaging site twitter to tell followers when they're open for business and where. kim is one of the pioneers of this tasty communications revolution. she bakes her goodies in brooklyn and before she hits the road, she tweets her schedule to her more than 1,000 twitter followers. >> this is tweet central. >> foodies like me watch twitter with bated breath for updates. it's a beautiful day in new york. we promised the guys we would check out the treat truck with them. that's a little further downtown. >> reporter: first stop, the rickshaw dumpling truck. their tweet tells me they're on lexington and 52nd. >> mobile dining, no tables, no napkins. >> reporter: that was the

appetizer. now for the main course. downtown at la truck. fantastic. next stop, street truck. >> i think the tweeting thing is great. h how has that helped me? >> it's helped me so much. sometimes i go to a location i know i will be within a block or two. as soon as i park, i can say hey, corner of 82nd. >> trucks have a lot less overhead than brick and mortar restaurants. for diners twitter makes the hunt for their favorite food fun. >> i knew the burger truck was over here. i gnaw the rickshaw truck was over here. i saw they had competition with the ice cream truck. >> i have had twitter for about two years or year and a half and i have never found a practical application for it, except for this. >> it's fun to follow young

entrepreneur. >> reporter: for me the treat truck is a delicious ending for my delicious dash through new york city. >> pretty clever, isn't it? you know, the senate judiciary committee's vote on supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor could happen as early as next week. the vote is scheduled for tuesday, but republicans may ask for a week's delay. she wrapped up three days of questioning yesterday and most concede she will have no trouble being confirmed. they will hope to do that obviously before the august recess. police and pro-government militiamen crashed with protester today outside iran's main islamic prayer service. tear gas was fired on protesters calling on president ahmadinejad to resign. inside the service, tens of thousands government opponents were chanting freedom, freedom. the top clerical backer, akbar hashemi rafsanjani delivered a

sermon. talk about pulling the trigger on a major purchase. by a pickup truck and a missouri car dealer is going to give you an ak-47.

look at this. jumbo flying squid have invaded the shallow waters off san diego. what would you do if that thing

was coming at you. they can be five feet long and way 100 pounds. scientists aren't sure why they're there, but swarms of them apparently have roughed up unsuspecting divers pulling at their masks and gears. swimmers and surfers are okay because the squid are too deep. so if you're going, just something to think about. once you virtually dominated the computer world with your software, what do you do for an encore? "usa today" founder bill gates says microsoft is tackling hurricanes. they are filing for pat tents for a process that would throw cold water on storms. hurricanes get their strength from warm surface waters. the inventors say it would take a lot of barges obviously and some scientists are skeptical, but thinking about it anyway. talking about it. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban's insider trading troubles may be over.

a federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit against him. the securities and exchange commission had accused cuban of dumping his shares in 2004. the s.e.c. said cuban avoided a $750,000 loss by selling the shares after getting confidential information about a private offering. cuban's lawyer argued the nba team owner wasn't legally an insider. so a car dealer believes he knows how to drive up sales. starting next month the owner of a dealership in butler, missouri, is giving free ak-47s to anyone who buys one of his pickup trucks. actually, you get a voucher to take to the gun store i should point out. mark muller says he has a motto. quote, god, guns, guts, and american pickup trucks. he says everyone who works for him has carry and concealed permits. >> we're country folks down here. we live down here. and we're real firm believers in the second amendment and we don't want to become victims. i live out in the country 15

miles from the dealership here on 1,200 acres. the response time to my home 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, response time is still 15 minutes no matter how great the people or how good their intentions are. the only 911 call i need is chambering a round. >> here is the thing, people will have to pass federal background checks and pickup buyers who don't want a gun will get a voucher for $250 worth of gas instead. listen to this one, a man is 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. man allegedly pointed a gun at employees. police found $12,000 cash in what investigators identified as components for a meth lab in the couple's car. we're back in a moment.

so glad to have you with us. federal agents have arrested a convicted murderer for allegedly providing the gun used to kill former nfl quarterback steve inco mcnair. he's been identified as adrian gilliam, jr. police say kazemi shot mcnair at his condo on july 4th. the complaint charges gill iam from illegally possessing a firearm which he's barred from doing as a convicted felon. as soon as authorities step up to the podium, we will bring you the news conference live. a funeral was held in florida today for byrd and melanie billings. it was in pensacola. the couple was gunned down during a home invasion robbery last week while most of their adopted children were nearby. earlier this week investigators recovered a safe taken from the

billings home. the family says the safe contained only children's prescription drugs and family photos, no cash. michael billings, the 44-year-old son of byrd billings from a previous marriage, told a tampa newspaper that he's saying away from today's funeral because he didn't feel safe, but he didn't elaborate on that at all. and at least six people are dead from bomb blasts that hit two luxury hotels in jakarta, indonesia. this video is from inside the jw marriott. that unidentified man seen walking through the hotel lobby is a suitcase is of particular interest to police because seconds later after he gets into the hallway there, the bomb goes off. so investigators say suicide bombers checked in as guests before carrying out the coordinated attacks, and the question is was that man one of the bombers or was he just an innocent bystander? more than 50 people were wounded, including eight americans. the blast occurred almost simultaneously at the marriott

and the adjoining ritz-carlton. an unexploded bomb was also found on the 18th floor of the marriott. police say it's still unclear what group is behind that attack. but i-reporter greg wollstencraft was on the scene just minutes before the explosion. he spoke with cnn international about what he saw. >> did go back to my hotel room and there was a huge explosion. i looked out the window. the first explosion was at the marriott. there was a big plume of black and brown smoke. i actually because i work for one of the local television networks on tv, i run downstairs with my phone just 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 went up the driveway towards the lobby and all the windows were blown out on the lobby side as well. i was able to go into the restaurant and have a look around and having stayed in that hotel many times, there was just total devastation. you couldn't even recognize it from what it was before, and 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. of our i-reporters there. now, if you have pictures or video of breaking news or cool stories from your part of the world, go to ireport.com and click on the upload now link. thank you so much for doing so. 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. did warn though, too, there are still barriers to overcome here.

president obama said his urged teachers, parents, and students to do more. >> they might think they have a pretty good jump shot or a pretty good float, but our kids can't all aspire to be lebron or lil wayne. i want them aspiring to be scientists an engineers, doctors and teachers. not just ballers and rappers. 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 says he's working to remove what he called structural inequalities left behind by a legacy of discrimination. the naacp is celebrating its 100th anniversary which was the occasion for which he was speaking. we want to know your views. do you think that there is still a need for the naacp? 1-877-tell-hln is the number to call. we'd love to hear from you.

you can e-mail us, too, at cnn.com/hln. or text uses word "views" your comments and your name to hlntv. it's important for us to hear your opinion. that's what this segment is about. we want to give you a chance to do so. standard text rates apply and we'll be airing your responses throughout the day. thank you. president obama's approval rating apparent lly has dipped below 60% for the first time. paul steinhauser is joining us to give us some new insight. is this unusual after a president has been in power for seven months? >> it is normal for a president's approval rating to drop, christi. they start off all brand new, but running the white house isn't easy. this is our cnn poll of polls we just put out this afternoon. this is an average of the five national polls taken in july. you can see 57% of americans approve of how barack obama is handling his duties as president. 36% disapprove. that 57% number is down four points from june.

i think one of the reasons may be the economy, and a lot of the deterioration or some of it is with independent voters. >> compare for me, if you will, just so we have some perspective, how these numbers stack up to other presidents at this same point in their administration. >> exactly. our polling director put this together. take a look. six months into a presidency, you can see george w. bush back in 2001 was also at 57%. bill clinton back in '93 was was only at 48%. the senior george bush was at 66%, and ronald reagan back in july of 1981 was at 60%. so barack obama is kind of right in the middle there, christi. >> all right. very interesting to see those numbers. paul steinhauser, always good to see you. thank you so much. >> thank you. well, for some drug addicts feeding their addiction is as easy as calling a dentist. >> the moment somebody hangs up the phone on me, i know they're literally going down the book.

they're calling the next one in the yellow pages hoping that someone will write them a prescription. >> what one dentist says needs to be done to stop the practice of dentist shopping.

well, monday is the 40th anniversary of apollo 11's moon landing. one of the highest technological achievements of the 21st century. some people still think it never happened, folks. one of cnn.com's most popular stories. nicole lapin is joining us with more. i can imagine the dialogue going on right now on cnn.com right now about this. >> absolutely, christi. it is numero dos on cnn.com.

6% of people still think that they were faked. they actually point to inconsistencies in nasa's photos and television coverage as well. they say there is no way they would have had the technology in 1969 to land humans safely on the moon and that apollo astronauts would have really been poisoned by radiation at the time. no blast craters are visibility which is another thing therorrists point to. shadows intersect suggesting the presence of an unnatural light source. one theory says that the american flag as we all remember that was planted there appears to be rippling in the breeze, but there's actually no wind on the moon. this is a shot from apollo 17th mission, and it's in color. you can see it flapping while

the astronaut is putting it on the moon, but it doesn't really move after that. so, again, christi, a lot of therorrists, a lot of critics out there, but some people say it would have been impossible to keep this thing a secret for the tens of thousands of nasa employees that were working on that launch in the first place. it's hard for people to keep mum about a secret like that. >> i would think so, and i'm so curious to know, you know, what aldrin and armstrong would say about it as well. >> they take on their critics, yeah. >> yeah. i know we need to move on to another real popular story today. first lady michelle obama's family history. >> we haven exclusive look at the rice plantation actually, christi, in georgetown, south carolina, where her great great grandfather jim robinson worked as a slave. it's called friend field plantation. about 350 slaves worked there in hot, humid, mosquito-filled

conditions. they had backbreaking work. they worked among snakes, alligators from sunset to sundown six days a week. you can read more on cnn.com or watch this ex pclusive video of the plantation itself. have a great weekend. >> you, too. have a great weekend, nicole. space shuttle "endeavour" and the international space station are now docked. "endeavour" will stay there for 1 1/2 weeks. the seven-member crew is delivering the past piece of japan's says station lab to the iss. just before linking up the shuttle did a back flip so the space station crew could photograph the "endeavour" to check for damage. remember, some of the shuttle's thermal tiles were hit by foam during liftoff on wednesday. meanwhile, the hospital where nadya suleman's octuplets were born will have to pay more than $180,000 because it didn't

protect her medical privacy. the california department of health says this is the second fine for kaiser permanente's bell flower hospital. in may it had to pay $250,000 because employees looked at suleman's medical information. an official said an investigation found eight employees looked at four of the babies' records a week after they were born. so that's where this one originates. pope benedict will be wearing a cast on his arm for about a month. apparently he fell and broke his right wrist. the vatican says the 82-year-old pope was on vacation when this accident happened. he celebrated mass and had breakfast before heading to the hospital to have that bone reset. he looks like he's doing just fine there, fortunately. a second person we've learned has died after a stage roof being built for a madonna concert collapsed. a french hospital says the british worker died today. a french worker was killed immediately when that roof fell apart yesterday, and eight others were hurt.

it's not known what caused the collapse. police say a faulty power winch may be to blame. madonna canceled her scheduled concert after that accident. your teenager's texting habits could cause some injuries. have you heard yet about texting tendinitis?

well, federal agents have arrested a convicted murderer for allegedly providing the gun used to kill former nfl quarterback steve mcnair. that man has been identified now as adrian gilliam, jr. and a criminal complaint unsealed today shows he admitted to selling the gun to 20-year-old ka heel kazemi. >> this morning agents arrested adrian gilliam, jr. on charges of violation of 18 usc 922, which is felon in possession of a firearm arising out of the investigation approximately two weeks ago into the shooting death of steve mcnair and his girlfriend miss kazemi. the officers after investigating

determined that that firearm had been sold at a pawnshop on charlotte avenue in nashville to two individuals who were identified and interviewed. they in turn advised the officers that the weapon had been sold to mr. gilliam. the investigation into mr. gilliam's background revealed he had been convicted of at least two felonies in the state of florida. he's now a resident of the state of tennessee. obviously, that alone constituted a felon in possession of a firearm. >> police say kazemi shot mcnair at his condo on july 4th and then turned the gun on herself. the complaint charges gilliam with illegally possessing a firearm, which obviously he's barred from doing as a convicted felon. and the man being led away here in the white t-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. 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 regarding a possible motive or how she was killed. they would only say they, quote, have suspicions about how it happened and that they're waiting on an autopsy for more information. the director of the congressional budget office is warning democrats' health care overhaul health care proposal will not slow rising health care costs. he testified yesterday under the proposed legislation that costs are likely to rise at an unsustainable pace in the long run. this is partly, he says, because the bills don't include taxes on health benefits. now, a house committee did recommend or agree to recommend a tax increase for wealthy americans to help pay for the plan. house democrats also got an important endorsement from the american medical association. the downturn in the economy though, you know it's really hit michigan particularly hard. well, an advertising campaign is

hoping to give the state a dose of positive thinking. liz diwicki of wjrt shows us how a billboard might be offering some inspiration. >> it's one simple sign reminding drivers headed south down i-75 through independence township that despite tough times, we're still on the right road. >> we want people to just kind of reconsider their mindset. >> reporter: these billboards are the product of an anonymous donor, along with the outdoor advertisers association to lift the spirits of a nation in fear of recession. >> putting up a billboard isn't going to change anything, but what we're hoping is by getting people to look at things a different way, then it will help accelerate the process of standing back up and dusting yourself off and maybe moving in a different direction. >> reporter: it's positive thinking, different direction. >> it's positive thinking. dr. mark vogal says can balance

out economic tension. >> we get so fixed in our way of looking at things that sometimes a billboard or somebody else who might have a different perspective tyakes us out of ou narrow way of looking at it and helps us expand. >> reporter: people are thinking about it as the cam pan has gone viral on websites like twitter. and during times where we don't know where the economy is headed next, this campaign is driven to sell a little bit of hope. >> maybe if someone sees the bill board, they'll say you know maybe it's not a bad time to try that idea i've always had. >> thanks for the report there. the billboards have also appeared in other parts of the country apparently since may. teens who text too much could pay a heavy price. i'm not talking about your phone bills, people. a suburban dallas teenager who

sent 8,000 text messages went t >> just mainly back and neck problems and thumb numbness. and it hurts. >> bailey, what you have is texting teen tendinitis. >> yeah, the doctor says texting can cause wear and tear on your thumbs and also soreness in your back because of the poor posture. they expect thumb point replace surgeries in the next few decades to surge. for a lot of people feeding their addiction is as easy as calling their patient. >> i know they're literally going down the book. they're calling the next one in the yellow pages hoping someone will write them a prescription. >> how dentist shopping works and what one dentist says needs to be done to stop it. ññño

a funeral for byrd and melanie billings today, the florida couple who was gunned down in their home with their children nearby. what the family is saying about the attack and the investigation now. look at this surveillance video from if lobby of a hotel in jakarta, indonesia. a suspected bomber that just a few seconds later detonated his explosions. before his death michael jackson was working on new material. you will hear one of his unreleased songs. good friday to you. hope you're having a great one. this is hln news and views. i'm susan hendricks. want to get you updated on this story. federal agents have arrested a convicted murder for allegedly providing the gun used to kill nfl quarterback steve mcnair. that man has been identified as adrian gilliam, jr. in a criminal complaint it shows he admitted selling the gun to

the 20-year-old. >> we think it's important that the partnership between the federal, state and local government to interdict felons with firearms. this is an example of what can happen with a gun getting sold on the street. i'm glad we're able to find prosecution for this guy. >> reporter: police say she shot mcnair at his con do on july 4th and then turned the gun on herself. now to the funeral for byrd and melanie billings held in florida. they were gunned down last week during a home invasion robbery while most of their adopted children were nearby. earlier this week investigators recovered a safe taken from the billings home. there it is. the family says it contained prescription drugs, family photos and no cash inside u of it. the 44-year-old son of byrd billings from a previous marriage told a tampa newspaper

he stayed away from the funeral today because he doesn't feel safe. other news we're following. a big story today. at least six people are dead from bomb blasts that hit two luxury hotels in jakarta, indonesia. we now have video from inside the jw marriott. it shows a man with a rolling suitcase. seconds later the bomb goes off. indonesian police confirm the man is being investigated in connection with the blast. police say it's obviously premature to confirm it right now have. we will have to wait for lab results and the investigation to conclude. right now just suspected, of course. investigators say suicide bombers checked in as guests before carrying out the coordinated attacks. more than 50 people were wounded, including eight americans. the blasts occurred almost simultaneous at the marriott and also the ritz-carlton. it has the hallmarks of one particular group. >> it would be surprising if it

wasn't this group. the indonesia government had a set against them. he was targeted? jakarta back in 2003. also help from the united states government and the indonesian, public, also of course is against the group. this group has taken heavy hits. a number of its senior leaders, a number of bomb makers have been arrested. clearly this is the way, if indeed it is them, their way of saying that we're back. >> indonesian police say they're still unclear what group is behind that attack. i-reporter dave wollstencraft was on the scene just moments after the explosion. he talked about what he saw there. >> just got back to my hotel or

apartment room. there was a huge explosion. the first explosion was at marriott. it was a big plume of black and brown smoke. because i work for local networks on tv i runned downstairs with my iphone to see what it was all about. as i got to the ground floor there was another huge explosion at @ ritz-carlton. when i got to the ritz-carlton there was smoke billowing out of the building all over the place. all the windows were blown out on the street side quite extensively with smoke. there was already some people starting to move outside. i'm now able to go towards the lob we. all the windows were blown out on the lobby side as well. i was able to go into the restaurant and look around. having stayed in the hotel many times, there was total devastation. you couldn't recognize it from what it was before. i did see a body on the the

floor. it could have been a suicide bomber. i saw other people getting escorted out with minor injuries. >> our thankses to greg wollstencraft who sent in the images. we ask you stay safe. if you have pictures or video of stories where you are from your part of the world, just go to i-report.com and click on the upload now link. our thanks again. take a look at this man being led away. he's expected in a federal courtroom 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 yesterday. crew members found her body in the cabin on tuesday night. he wasn't in the cabin at the time. the fbi isn't providing details of a possible motive or how she was killed. they would only say they have suspicions about how it happened and they're waiting on an autopsy for more information. it happened today. the space shuttle "endeavour" docked at the international

space station earlier this afternoon. but linking up with the iss the shuttle did a 360 flip so the space station crew could photograph the "endeavour" to check for damage. some of the thermal tiles were hit by foam during liftoff on wednesday. later this hour there will be a ceremony to welcome the "endeavour" crew o the international space station. the senate judiciary committee's confirmation vote could happen as early as next week. a vote is scheduled for tuesday. republicans may ask for a week's delay. sotomayor wrapped up three days of direct questioning yesterday. even her republican critics concede she will have no trouble being confirmed as the first latino on the supreme court before the august recess. president obama gave a fiery speech at the naacp convention last night. the country's first african-american president praised the progress of african-americans. but he warned there are still barriers to overcome.

president obama said his administration is working hard on some of them. he urged teachers, parents, and students to do more. >> they might think they've got a good jump shot. our a good flow. hour kids can't all aspire to be lebron and lil wayne. not just ballers and rappers. i want them aspiring to be a supreme court justice. i want them aspiring to be the president of the united states of america. >> the president himself said he's working to remove structural inequalities left behind by a legacy of discrimination. the naacp is celebrating its 100th anniversary. what's your view on this? give us a call or e-mail us.

standard text rates apply. we'll air some of your responses. pope benedict will be wearing a cast on his arm for about a month. apparently he fell and broke his right wrist. the 82-year-old pope was on vacation when the accident occurred. he celebrated mass and had breakfast before heading to the hospital to have the bone reset. new information now in the case of a surgical tech in addition -- technician. kristen diane parker is accused of swapping clean needles for dirty ones to support her painkiller addiction. >> if i would have known, it would have been different. but now i got to live with what i did for the rest of my life.

and so does everybody else. i didn't know that this was going to happen. i mean, to the extent that people would be sick for the rest of their lives because of me. that's something i can't take back. >> i know i'm a good person. i know i'm a smart person. i do stupid stuff. >> this case unfolded in colorado. now police say parker also worked at hospitals in new york and texas. hospitals have told at least 8,000 people to get tested. speaking of hospitals. the one we're nadya suleman's octuplets were born will have to pay over $180,000 because it didn't protect her medical privacy. the california department of health says this is the second fine for kaiser's hospital. back in may it had to pay $250,000 because employees looked at suleman's medical

information. an investigation found eight employees looked at four of the babies' records a week after they were born. >> if your fingers fly fast because you're a frequent texter, you could be actually hurting yourself. why doctors say it could lead to surgery down the road.

police clashed with protesters today. tear gas was fired at thousands of demonstrators who were calling on president ahmadinejad to resign. dozens were arrested. inside the service government opponents chanted freedom. the top clerical backer akbar rafsanjani criticized the disputed election. several people who lost loved ones in the september 11 attacks say the time for justice

is now. they say the closure of guantanamo bay will prolong their suffering. they visited the detention center in cuba this week. secretary of state has said the obama administration is committed to carrying out justice. an update after a story from yesterday. a second person has died after a stage roof being built for madonna's concert has collapsed. a french worker was killed immediately when the roof fell. eight others were hurt. police say a faulty power winch may be to blame. madonna canceled her sunday concert after the accident. it could be two more weeks before we see the full autopsy results on michael jackson. the report was due this week at the earliest. the l.a. county coroner's office says it will take longer now. no word on why. the toxicology report should include whether any drugs were in michael jackson's system when

he died and whether drugs caused his death or not. tonight on nancy grace, the michael jackson prescription drug investigation intensifies. breaking reports emerge. dozens of doctors are being probed. could criminal charges come down? nancy grace has the latest breaking developments at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern. don't miss that on hln. since his death there's been plenty of talk about hundreds of songs michael jackson recorded but never released. the website tmz has leaked a track never heard before. it sounds like "a horse with no name" by folk band rock america. here's part of it. ♪ don't you worry my friend i'll take care ♪ ♪ take my hand oh take me to a place with no name ♪ >> great song. again, never released. jackson got permission from the band to record the song several

years ago. a young boy got buried in the sand tunnel he was building on the beach. certainly tense moments. he had no pulse, wasn't breathing. wait until you hear how rescuers brought him back to life.

welcome back. amazing stories of survival. a 5-month-old baby is in good condition after being stabbed with a needle and dumped in a convenience store trash bin. and it survived.

witnesses called 911 after seeing a woman stabbing the baby in the store parking lot. when police arrived they found the woman walking on the street naked. they followed a trail of blood to a trash can where the baby was found crying but okay. the woman and baby were taken to the hospital. and a boy who was buried in the sand at a maryland beach was clinically dead. he was not breathing. this story does have a happy ending, we're happy to report. he was digging a tunnel tuesday when it collapsed. he had no pulse, wasn't breathing. completely lifeless. life guards started cpr. >> about four psych lgs during cpr his eyes started to open up. he started to gasp. >> when he started gasping a little and his eyes opened it was a relief. >> quite a relief. the beach patrol advises people not to dig holes more than knee deep. the boy's mother says he can't wait to get back to the beach.

teenagers who text too much could pay a heavy price. not just talking about phone bills here. a suburban dallas teenager who sent about 8,000 text messages went to the doctor and got a surprising diagnosis. she described her pain here. >> just mainly back and neck problems and thumb numbness. and it hurts. >> well, bailey, what you have is texting teen tendinitis. >> it exists. texting teen tendinitis. it can cause wear and tear on your thumbs and soreness in your back because of poor posture while you text. the doctor expects thumb replacement surgeries in the next few decades. get this, a man is accused of pulling a gun because his fast food order got messed up. place say it's true. the arkansas man and his wife were upset because they didn't get drinking straws and french fries. the man allegedly pointed a gun at employees. he's pretty mad. police found $12,000 cash and

what investigators identified as components for a meth lab in the couple's car. the wife says the cash is from a lawsuit. a federal judge has dismissed the civil lawsuit against mark cuban. the securities and exchange commission had accused cuban of dumping his shares in an internet search engine company in 2004. the sec said he avoided a $750,000 loss by selling the shares after getting confidential information about a private offering. cuban's lawyer argued the nba team owner wasn't legally an insider. jumbo flying squid have invaded the shallow waters of san diego. look at that. they can be five feet long, weigh about 100 pounds. they're huge. scientists aren't sure why they're there. but swarms have roughed up unsuspecting divers, pulling at their masks and gear.

swimmers and surfers are okay. they are too deep to bother them. once you have dominated the computer world with your software, what do you do for an encore? mi microsoft founder bill gates is working on hurricanes. the idea is to pump cold deep ocean water into the path of hurricanes from barges. hurricanes get their strength from warm surface waters, as you know. the inventors say it will take a lot of barges. some scientists are skeptical, though. there is no doubt they get bigger paychecks than most of us, but even professional athletes need help figuring out how to manage the money. clark howard hit the ballpark and fielded questions from major league baseball players who wanted money coaching. >> well, the key is what are you paying right now as an interest rate? that's really what makes the

decision. >> we're in the high sixes. >> high 6s! >> we have to refinance. >> reporter: pay it off! pay it off. pay it off. not even gray with that question. wow. you have to invest far more money every year than other people. and you do the same kind of portfolio as someone else, the amount of your pay that goes in has to be a much higher percent. typical person would be 10%. believe it or not, what percent do you think you should be save sng. >> what's the answer to that one? find out this weekend. catch clark howard tomorrow and sunday at noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern. this year the naacp is celebrating the 100th anniversary with barack obama in the white house. is there still a need for the organization? your views just ahead.

the funeral was held today for byrd and melanie billings, the florida couple gunned down during a home invasion robbery last week. before the service the billings family spoke to reporters. also the family attorney speaking out today. ed lavandera has the latest on this. the attorney givie ining some v information. >> reporter: right, the attorney for the family saying something rather surprising to investigators and prosecutors here in pensacola, revealing what she says is the contents of that safe. which she described as family jewelry, heirlooms, medication for the children they adopted and also documents. she didn't answer any questions, didn't take any questions about this. we have reached out to the investigators and the prosecutors for reaction as to whether or not this is indeed the case. now the sheriff who didn't want to call any kind of press conference or any media interviews today given that the family was holding the funeral

services for byrd and melanie billings today. but there has been a press conference scheduled for 5:00 eastern time to talk about this. not exactly sure what the sheriff was going to say. but we do get the sense that they were rather surprised by the revelation of the contents of this safe. that is something they have said they want to keep very close. they've been asked repeatedly what it was in there. the idea being that whatever was inside the case would provide the clue, the insight, as toe why a group of five armed men would burst into their house, rob the family, and end up shooting and killing byrd and melanie billings. the attorney for the family saying they hope this ends speculation about the billings family and, of course, that's in relation to the fact that that family has been very troubled, very bothered by the fact that news media reports have talked about the dea and other involvement in the case. that worried that paints the billings family in a bad light. even though investigators here have said that that involvement has more to do with the suspects

and what they had been up to than anything else. so we'll get reaction later on this afternoon, susan, from the authorities in this case as to this next rather large revelation here in this case. >> it makes you wonder why. it makes me wonder if there's another motive considering what was in the safe and what eight plus people involved in this. maybe we'll have more information at 5:00 p.m. federal agents have arrested a convicted murder for allegedly providing the gun used to former nfl quarterback steve mcnair. that man has been identified as adrian gilliam jr. >> the officers, after investigating, determined that that firearm had been sold at a pawnshop on charlotte avenue and nashville to two individuals who were identified and interviewed. they in turn, the officers that

the weapon had been sold to mr. gilliam. the investigation into gilliam's background showed he had been convicted of at least two felons in florida. he's now a resident of the state of tennessee. that alone constituted a felon possession of firearm. >> reporter: police say she shot mcnair at the condo on july 4th and then shot herself. at least six people are dead from bomb blasts that hit two luxury hotels in jakarta, indonesia. we have video seen right here from inside the jw marriott. that shows a man seen in the red circle. he has a rolling suitcase. seconds later the bomb goes off. indonesian national police confirm the man is being investigated with the blast. but police say, quote, it's premature to confirm it now as we will have to wait for the lab results and the investigation to

conclude. obviously that man just suspected. nothing really proven. investigators say suicide bombers checked in as guests before carrying out the coordinated attacks. more than 50 people were wounded, including eight americans. an unexplained bomb was found on the 18th floor of one hotel. it's still unclear what group is behind that attack. president barack obama gave a fiery speech at the naacp convention last night. the naacp is celebrating its 100th an verse. the country's first american president praised the progress of african-americans. he did still warn there are barriers to overcome. the president said his administration is working hard on some of them. he urged teachers, parents, and students to do more as well. >> they might think they've got a good jump shot. or a pretty good flow. 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 rappers. i want them aspiring to be a supreme court justice. i want them aspiring to be the president of the united states of america. >> @ obama said he is working to remove structural inequalities left behind by a legacy of discrimination. the senate judiciary's vote on sonia sotomayor could be as early as next week. republicans may ask for a week's delay. sotomayor wrapped up three days of direct questioning yesterday, and even her republican critics concede she will have no trouble being confirmeded as the first latino on the supreme court. two police officers who were wounded in a shootout in jersey city yesterday. they're in critical condition.

ma r -- marc dinardo was shot d. six other officers were wounded in gun battle as well. one of two suspects was dressed like a priest. both were killed. happening now. emergency crews are on the scene of this. a train derailment in montgomery, alabama. a police spokesman says a dump truck collided with a slow moving train. the locomotive and two freight cars went off the track. the truck driver didn't stop to cross the tracks. he just has minor injuries. the two people on board that train weren't hurt either. no hazardous materials were spilled. southwest houston now. two people are dead after a car slammed into a house there. police say a 49-year-old man was trying to pull out of his driveway, became confused, and stepped on the gas. he plowed into a garage, pinning his wife, mother-in-law, and his

nephew. heartbreaking here. the two women died at the scene. we are hearing the child's injuries were not life threatening. police say the driver had just gotten his license. looks like pope benedict will be wearing a cast on his arm for about a 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. a young boy got buried at a sand tunnel he was building on the beach. certainly tense moments here. he had no pulse, wasn't breathing.

this is something virtually unheard of in the world of golf. tiger woods has not made the cut at the british open golf tournament. has not. he shot a four over par, 74, in the second round, making him five over par overall. woods has missed only one cut in the major since he turned pro. that was right after the death of his father in 2006. here's something interesting for you. if british open doesn't have a ten-shot rule, which would allow anyone within ten strokes of the lead to make the cut. he was ten strokes behind the coleaders after today. so he's doing okay. 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.

now reports suggest little nevaeh buchanan who was killed last month may have been buried alive. the lack of maturity on the parents in these particular cases has been mind boggling. the loss of a child to almost every parent is devastating beyond measure. 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. that's my issue. find out what else jane has on her mind. she's fired up every night at 7:00 eastern on hln. police and pro government militiamen clashed with protesters outside of iran's main islamic prayer service. tear gas was fired at thousands of demonstrators there who were calling for president ahmadinejad to resign. dozens were arrested. inside the service opponents

chanted freedom. their top clerical disputed the june election. it looks like 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 will take a little longer. no word on what caused the delay. the toxicology reports should include whether any drugs were in michael jackson's democrsystn he died. since his death there has been talks about hundreds of songs that michael jackson recorded afr and never released. tmz as leak ad track never heard before. it sounds like "a horse with no name" by a folk rock group america. here's part of it. ♪ don't you worry my friend i'll take care ♪ ♪ take my hand i'll take it

there ♪ ♪ take me to a place without no name ♪ >> tmz reports jackson got the permission to record the song several years ago. pretty good. take a look at this, jumbo squid have invaded the shallow waters off san diego. they can be five-feet long and weigh 100 pounds. scientists aren't sure why they're there. swarms have roughed up unsuspecting divers, even pulling at their masks and gear. surfers are okay. the fish are too deep to bother them. 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. a french worker was killed immediately when the roof fell apart yesterday. eight others were injured. it's not known what caused that collapse. but police say a faulty power wench pay be to blame. madonna canceled her scheduled

concert for sunday. are you a texter? better warn your teenager. texting habits could cause major injuries. hear about texting tendinitis. it's a true condition.

take a look at your screen here. that man being led away is expected in a federal courtroom for allegedly killing this woman, his wife, while on a five-day cruise. robert mcgill was arrested by the fbi when the carnival elation docked in san diego yesterday. crew members found the wife shirley's body in the cabin on tuesday. he wasn't in the cabin at the time. the fbi is not providing details of a possible motive or how she was killed. they would only say they have suspicions about how it happened. they're waiting on autopsy results for information. several people who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks say the time for justice is now. they say president obama's order to close guantanamo bay and suspend terror trials will only prolong their suffering. the group of victims' families visited the detention center in cuba this week. secretary of state hillary clinton has said the obama administration is committed to

trying the detainees who can be tried and continuing the detention of those who pose a grave threat. we're hearing amazing stories of survival here. first up, a 5-month-old baby is in good condition after being stabbed with a needle and dumped in a trash bin. witnessed called 911 after seeing a woman stabbing the baby in the parking lot. they found the woman walking on the street naked. they followed a trail of blood to a trash can where they found the baby crying. the woman and baby were taken to the hospital. the baby is okay. and a little boy who was buried in the sand was at one point clinically dead. he's now okay. he was building a tunnel when it collapsed on him. people pulled him out right away. he had no pulse. he wasn't breathing. completely lifeless. life guards in ocean city, maryland, started cpr. >> four ls into the cpr his eyes started to open up.

he starts to gasp. >> when he started gasping and his eyes opened it was a relief. >> reporter: the beach patrol advises people not to dig holes deeper than the knees. a car dealer believes he knows how to drive up sales. starting next month the owner of a dealership is giving free ak-47s to anyone who buys one of his pickup truck. actually, they get a voucher to buy the gun, take it to the gun store. mark says he has a motto. god, guns, trucks and american pickup trucks. he says everyone who works for him has carry and conceal permits. >> we're real firm believers in the second amendment. we don't want to become victims. i live out in the country 15 miles for the dealership here on 1200 acres. the response time to my home is 15 minutes. if i'm counting on the police -- and we have a great police

force, great sheriff, great police in butler, the response time is still 15 minutes no matter how great the people are. i would rather defend myself. the only 9-1-1 call i need is chambering around. >> if you're thinking about getting in on the deal people will have to pass a background test. people who don't want the gun will get a voucher for $250 worth of gas instead of the gun. to arkansas now where you're not going to believe this one. a man is accused of pulling a gun because his fast food order got messed up. they were upset because they didn't get drinking straws and french fries. police found $12,000 carve in his car. it gets more bizarre. they also found what investigators identified as components for a meth lab. the wife says the cash is from a lawsuit. all right. the country's first double hand transplant muscles in his new hands. but the nerves haven't finished

growing since he had surgery in may. jeff says he wants to be able to feel his wife's touch when they hold hands. an infection caused him to lose his hands and feet a decade ago. breaking news, the crews of the space shuttle and international space station are now meeting face to face. great live pictures there inside the shuttle. before "endeavour" astro now tos got there, they made the shuttle do a back flip to take photos. nasa wants to see if there is any damage from an unusually amount of foam insulation that hit some of the shuttle's thermal titles. look at that. really great pictures there. they are deliverers the last piece of japan's space station to the international space station. the crews will live together for about a week and a half. love bringing that to you. the director of the congressional budget office is warning democrats health care

proposals will not stop rising health care costs. under the proposal, costs are likely to rise in the long run. that is partly because the bills don't include taxes on health benefits a house committee agreed to recommend a tax increase for wealthy americans to help pay for the plan. house democrats also got an important endorsement from the american medical association. pretty surprising there. investors are hoping to cap a strong week on wall street. looks like they're doing it. the dow's gone four for four so far. will it eke out a fifth straight day? looks like it will. see if it holds up. there may be new life in the housing market, too. great news, as well. the commerce department says construction of new homes rose 3.64% last month. applications for building per milts were also up. when it comes to finding a gourmet food truck for a quick bite, you may say some new yorkers are all a twitter. find out what they're doing with the new technology.

an arrest in connection with the deaths of former nfl quarterback steve mcnair and his mistress. the role investigators say this man played in the apparent murder-suicide. take a look at this video from the lobby of a toe tell in jakar jakarta. i may show a suicide bomber who detonated his explosives just a few seconds later. and president obama offers inspiration, along with a challenge to naacp members. the civil rights group celebrating its 100th anniversary, do you think there's still a need for it? we want your views. i'm richelle carey, thank you for your time. first, something that's pretty much unheard of in the world of golf. tiger woods didn't make the cut. we're talking about the british open golf tournament. he shot a 4 over par 74 in the second round. making him 5 over par overall.

woods has missed only one cut in a major since he turned pro, and that was right after his father died in 2006. there's something else pretty interesting, the british open doesn't have a ten-shot rule which would allow anyone within ten strokes of the lead to make the cut. tiger finished the day ten shots behind the coleaders. let's get to one of the big stories of the day. federal agents have arrested a convicted murderer for allegedly providing the gun used to kill former nfl quarterback steve mcnair. that man is adrian gillian jr. in a criminal complaint, it spokes he admitted to selling the gun to 20-year-old sahel kazemi. >> we think it's very important that the partnership between the federal, local and state governments to interdict felons in the procession of firearms this is what can happen with a gun when a felon is selling it on the streets with little to no interest other than just selling it for 100 bucks. it's a dangerous thing, and i'm glad we found prosecution for this guy for being a felon in

possession of a firearm. >> police say kazemi shot mcnair on july 4th, then turned the gun on herself. a funeral was held today for byrd and melanie billings. they were gunned down during a home invasion robbery in florida while most of their adopted children were in that house. inl vest gators recovered a state that was taken from the couple's home. at a news conference before the service, a family spokesperson wanted to make it clear just 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 medication, 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 michael billings, the 44-year-old son of byrd billings from a previous marriage, told a tampa newspaper he wouldn't be at the funeral today because he doesn't feel safe. the most recent suspect arrested in the billings murders is out of jail. pamela long wiggins was released on $10,000 bond. she's been charged as an accessory after the fact. he husband told police the safe stolen from the billings' home was hidden in her backyard. and relatives of two of the men accused in the billings murders aren't coming to the men's defense. they told a florida affiliate, wear, father and son, leonard gonzalez junior and senior have a history of criminal behavior. >> they're not crazy. they are mean. they are hateful, they are dangerous. they need to be removed out of society. >> reporter: that's what regina

mccartney has to said about her own brother, leonard gonzalez sr., and his son, leonard gonzalez jr., also known as patrick. mccartney says her brother has struggled with drugs and alcohol. >> it's all about money. >> reporter: mccartney says her brother has threatened her life, and her brother frank's life. after their father dies several years ago, mccartney was in charge of their mother and esta estate. >> he assumes my parents had money, and with my mom in the late stages of algz himmer's, it's taken money to take care of her. >> reporter: both men have a criminal history the two were separates for years by divorce, but reunited in jail. >> they were locked up doing time. at that time, patrick, about when patrick took his name gonzalez back. doesn't care about anybody but what they want at that time. other than that, the world revolves around them.

>> reporter: mccartney says wayne coldiron, is a long-time friend of her brothers, and she believes they are all dangerous, and money is the root of all this violence. >> he wants more and more and more. there's no stopping him. there -- i don't think the good lord can stop leonard. >> reporter: what about his son? how would you describe him? >> the apple didn't fall far from the tree. >> wow. again that was molly bare roes of wear. mccartney says she's glad her brother and nephew are in jail. at the same time, she said this, that she is very, very sorry for the billings family. at least six people are dead from bomb blasts that hit two luxury hotels in jakarta, indonesia. we now have video, look at this, from inside the jw marriott. a man is seen walking through the hotel with a suitcase. you can see it there, then seconds later, the explosion. investigators say suicide bombers checked in as guests before carrying out the

coordinated attacks. look at that. indonesian national police confirm the man seen in this video is being investigated in connection with the blast, because his appearance coincides with the time of the bombings be they say it is too soon to confirm his involvement and have to wait for lab results as the investigation moves forward. more than 50 people were wounded, including eight americans. these blasts happened almost simultaneously at the marriott and its carlton. a bomb was found on the 18th floor of one hotel,unexploded. the crew of the space shuttle has just been welcomed to the international space station. the shuttle docked at the iss just a few hours ago. that puts 13 people up there between the two craft. this is the largest number of space crew ever in orbit at one time. but before linking up to the space station, the shuttle did a 360 flip so the iss crew could

photograph the shuttle to check for damage. some of the thermal tiles were hit by foam during liftoff on wednesday. a second person has died after the stage roof being built for a madonna convert just collapsed. a french hospital says the british worker died today. a french worker was killed when the roof fell apart yesterday. eight others were hurt. still not known what caused that collapse. police say a faulty power wench may be to blame. madonna canceled her sunday concert after that accident. could be two weeks before we see the full youautopsy report michael jackson. the report was due this week at the earliest, but the l.a. county coroner's office said it's going to take longer. no word on the cause for the delay. toxicology report should include if any drugs were in jackson's system when he died and if drugs caused his death. some say it is a great time to buy a new car or a truck because of this tough economy. but a missouri dealer is offering some extra incentive.

what you could get when you buy a truck.

welcome back. we continue to get news out of iran, thanks to our i-reporters. today, there were more protests during the friday prayers. well, this video was sent into us by a man attending a prayer service in tehran. we're not revealing his name because of concerns for his safety. he says that many pro-government hardliners attend these prayers, but there's no way that they would use that venue to attack protesters, which provided demonstrators with the perfect opportunity to make their voices heard. chants of "death to russia" echoed throughout the crowd. if you have pictures or video of breaking news from your part of the world, just go to ireport.com and click on the upload now link, and your safety

comes first, always. president obama gave a fiery speech at the naacp convention last night. country's first black president praised the progress of african-americans, but he warned that there are still some barriers to overcome. president says his administration is working on some of them, and urged teachers, parents and students to do more. >> they might think they've got a pretty good jump shot or a pretty good flow, 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 rappers. i want them aspiring to be a supreme court justice. i want aspiring to be the president of the united states of america. >> told you he got fiery. president said he is working to remove what he calls structural inequalities left behind by a

legacy of discrimination. naacp is celebrating its 100th anniversary. so, what's your view? is there still a need for the naacp? you've been asking your views on this question throughout the day, and we're going to share some of your views in just a few minutes. the senate judiciary committee's confirmation vote on sonia sotomayor could happen as early as next week. a vote is scheduled for tuesday, but republicans may ask for a delay of about a week. sotomayor wrapped up three days of direct questioning yesterday, and even her republican critics concede, she will have no trouble being confirmed, as the first latina on the supreme cou court, before the august recess. if your fingers fly fast because you are a frequent texter, pay attention. you could be hurting yourself. why some doctors say it could lead to surgery down the road.

pope benedi ne dikt fell an broke his right wrist. the 82-year-old pope was on avags when this accident happened, but listen to this. he celebrated mass and had breakfast before heading to the hospital to have the bone reset. the man being led away here is expected in a federal courtroom this afternoon. he's accused of killing his wife while they were on a five-day

cruise. robert mcgill was arrested by the fbi when the carnal "elation" docked in san diego yesterday. crew members found his wife in her cabin tuesday night. he wasn't there at the time the fbi suspect sayi ining anything about motive. they would only say they have suspicion about how it happened and waiting on the autopsy for more information. two police officers who were wounded in a shootout in jersey city, yesterday, are in critical season. officer mark denardo was shot in the face, and michael comacho was shot in the neck. denardo was actually dead on arrival at the hospital, and doctors revived him five or six times before they could finally stabilize him. six other officers were wounded in the gun battle. one of the two suspects was dressed like a priest. both were killed. a car dealer believes he knows how to drive up sales. so, starting next month, the owner of a dealership in missouri is giving free ak-47s

to anyone who buys one of his trucks. they're going to get a voucher to take to the gun store. mark muller says he has a motto. god, guns, guts and american pickup trucks. he says everyone that works for him has carry and conceal permits. >> we're country folks down here. we live down here. we're real firm believers in the second amendment. i live here on 1200 acres the response time to my home is about 15 minutes. and if i'm counting on the police -- and we have a great police force in bates county, great sheriff. great police in butler where we live. response time is still 15 minutes to how great the people how. and i would rather defend myself. the only 911 call i need is chambering a round. >> okay. people have to pass a federal background check before they can get the weapon. and pickup buyers who don't want a gun will get a voucher for $250 worth of gas, instead. got some news information in the case of a surgical

technician accused of putting patients at risk. chrissen diane parker has he tie sis c and is accused of swapping clean needles for dirty ones to feed her painkiller addiction. >> i can't take back what i did. if i would have known, it would have been different. but now i have to live with what i did for the rest of my life. and so does everybody else. i didn't know this was going to happen. i mean, to the extent that people would be sick for the rest of their lives because of me. and that's something i can't take back. i know i'm a good person. you know? and i know i'm a smart person. i just do stupid stuff. >> this case unfolded in colorado. now police say parker also worked at hospitals in new york and texas.

at least 8,000 people now have to get tested. a boy who was buried in sand on a maryland beach was clinically dead, but this story does have a happy ending. he was digging a tunnel tuesday, when the tunnel collapsed. rescue workers had to dig him out. he had no pulse, he wasn't breathing. he was lifeless. the lifeguards started giving him cpr. >> about four cycles through cpr we started realizing, his eyes started to open up, and he started to gasp. >> when he started gasping a little and his eyes opened, it was a relief. >> the beach patrol advises people not to dig holes more than knee deep, and the boy's mother says he can't wait to get back to the beach. teens who text too much could pay a heavy price. we're not talking about just the cell phone bills. a dallas teenager who sent about 8,000 text messages last month had to go to the doctor, and got a surprising diagnosis.

she described her pain. listen to this. >> just mainly back and neck problems, and the numbness and it hurts. >> well, bailey, what you have is texting teen tendinitis. >> the doctor says texting can cause wear and tear on your thumbs and soreness in your back. you know why, because you have poor posture when you're texting. the doctor expects a surgeon thumb joint replacement surgeries, so pay attention. the california hospital where nadya suleman's okay top lets were born has been fined again. the hospital will have to pay $187,000 because employees improperly accessed the baby's records. the hospital was fined in may after employees looked at suleman's medical files. 27 people looked at those records without authorization and many of them resigned or were just fired.

stocks rallied this week, on the back of several surprisingly upbeat corporate earnings reports. allison cossack is with us from new york with a wrapup of the week. >> hi, richelle. stocks barely budged today. wall street got better than expected earnings from the banking and tech sock or thes, but investors were cautious after a bullish week. at the close, the dow closed at 8743. the nasdaq was up 1.5 points. but for the week, all of the major averages jumped by 7%. bank of america and citigroup beat estimates. b of a warns of difficulties ahead, however. most of kthe results indicate that billions of dollars of government loans are helping to stabilize businesses.

the tech sector was in focus as ibm and google posted strong results. ibm issued a surprisingly upbeat view of the tech market. google said despite a rise in tafk, there wasn't much growth in their ad revenue, richelle. >> allison, thank you. have a good weekend. >> sure, you too. >> harry potter is still charming the muggles the latest film earned $104 million in its first day in theaters. $58 million of that came from the u.s. analysts expect harry potter to rake in as much as $100 million over the three-day weekend. the first five harry potter f m films made about $4.5 billion in the global box office. this year, the naacp is celebrating its 100th anniversary. we're going to talk about that.

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

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

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

tomatoes and melons are in season, and of course, there's always wine, cheese, eggs, meatss. >> so we do have a wide variety of things we can get. say that i go and i go to a local farmer's market and purchase something, what is a vegetable that i'm not quite familiar with, how did i find a recipe. >> excellent question. there are recipes on our website. people can post their own recipes of their own events and own blogs by why they buy local. some of the things i wanted to mention is the economic benefits. we talked about the planet, we talked about the fact that it tastes good, and it's fun, but there's also the benefit of supporting our farms, and if every household in the state mucofmaryland were to buy just 2 worth of products for 8 weeks,

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

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president obama is keeping up his push to provide health insurance to 45 million americans with no coverage, with the insistance that the overhaul cannot add to the federal deficit, saying, quote, i mean it. house democrat leaders are pushing to pass a bill before congress goes into recess next month. just a short time ago, the president said now is not the time to slow down. >> if we don't get health care reform done now, then no one's health insurance is going to be secure, because you're going to continue to see premiums going up at astro no, ma'am call rates. out of pocket costs going up, as well. and people who lose their jobs or have a preexisting medical season or changing their jobs finding themselves in a situation where they cannot get health care. and that's not a future that i accept for the united states of america. and that's why those who are

betting against this happening this year are badly mistaken. we are going to get this done. >> senate moderates from both parties are asking party leaders for a slower timetable. a shocker in the sports world. tiger woods has missed the cut at the british open golf tournament. this means he won't be able to try to win his 15th major championship until next month. so, he shot a 4 over par 74 in the second round, making him 5 over par overall. and woods has only missed one cut in a major since he turned pro, and that was right after his father died in 2006. 59-year-old tom watson is tied for the lead with steve marino. federal agents have arrested a convicted murderer for allegedly providing the gun used to kill former nfl quarterback steve mcnair. that man is adrian gilliam jr. a complaint shows he admitted to

selling the gun to 20-year-old sahel kazemi. >> the officers, after investigating, determined that that firearm had been sold at a pawnshop on charlotte avenue in nashville to two individuals who were identified and interviewed. they, in turn, advised the officers that the weapon had been sold to mr. gilliam. investigation of mr. gilliam's background revealed he had been convicted of at least two felonies in the state of florida in the dade county, miami area of florida. he's now a resident of the state of tennessee, and obviously that alone constituted a felony possession of a firearm. >> plus say kassemny shot mcnair on his condo on july 4th then turned the gun on herself. funeral was held today for byrd and melanie billings. they were gunned down in florida last week while most of their adopted children were in their house. investigators recovered a safe that was taken from the couple's

home. the family says there was no cash in the state. michael billings, the 44-year-old son of byrd billings, told a tampa newspaper that he wouldn't be at the funeral today, because he doesn't feel safe. at least six people are dead from bomb blasts that hit two luxury hotels in jakarta, indonesia. we now have this video. this is from inside the jw marriott. you can see a man walking through the hotel lobby with a suitcase. then, seconds later, you're going to see it in just a moment, an explosion. investigators say suicide bombers checked in as guests. indonesian national police confirm the man seen in this video is being investigated in connection with the blast, because his appearance does coincide with the time of the bo bombing. but it says it is too soon to confirm his involvement. more than 50 people were wounded, including eight americans. the blast happened almost sigh

tan sli at the marriott and ritz-carlton. peter bergen says the attack has the hallmarks of one particular group. >> it would be kind of surprising if it wasn't this group, but they've taken a lot of hits over the last several years, the indonesian government has a pretty aggressive set of operations against them, with the help of the australian government, because a number of australians have been killed in these attacks. in fact, the group targeted the australian embassy in jakarta, along with the jw marriott in 2003, and help from the united states government, and the indonesian public, of course, is against this group. so, this group has taken some pretty heavy hits, a number of its sere your leaders, a number of its bomb makers have been arrested. but clearly this is the way, if indeed it is them, their way of saying that we're back. >> indonesian police say it is still unclear what group is behind the attack. well, the man you see being led away here is expected in a

federal courtroom this afternoon. he's accused of killing his wife while they were on a five-day cruise. robert mcgill was arrested by the fbi when the ship docked in san diego yesterday. crew members found his wife shirley's body in her cabin tuesday night. they say he was not there at the time. the fbi isn't saying anything about a possible motive or how she was killed. they are only saying they have suspicions about how it happened. and they are waiting on an autopsy for more information. well, the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" was welcomed to the sbir national space station this afternoon. that puts a total of 13 people up there between the two spacecraft. and that is the largest number of space crew ever in orbit at one time. they look happy. before linking up to the space station, the shuttle did a 360 flip so the iss crew could photograph the ship to check for damage. some of the thermal tiles were hit by phone during wednesday's liftoff. pope benedict is going to be

wearing a cast on his arm for about a month. he air parentally fell and broke his right wrist. the 82-year-old pope was on vacation in the italian alps when this accident happened. but first, he celebrated mass, and had breakfast, then he went to the hospital to have the bone reset. got some news information in the case of a surgical technician accused of putting patients at risk. kristen diane parker has hepatitis c and is accused of swapping dclean needles with dirty ones to feed her addition to painkillers. >> i can't take back what i did. if i had known, it would have been different. but now i have to live with what i did for the rest of my life. and so does everybody else. i didn't know that this was going to happen. i mean, to the extent that people would be sick for the rest of their lives because of me. and that's something i can't

take back. i know i'm a good person, you know? i know i'm a smart person. i just do stupid stuff. >> this case unfolded in colorado, but now police say parker also worked at hospitals in new york and texas, and at least 8,000 people have to get tested. the hospital where nadya suleman's octuplets were born have to pay over $180,000 because it didn't protect her medical privacy. the california department of health says this is the second fine for the bellflower hospital. in may, it had to pay $250,000 because employees looked at suleman's medical information. an official says an investigation found eight employees looked at four of the baby's records a week before they were born. and now they are paying for it. talk about pulling the trigger on a major purchase. buy a pickup truck and a missouri car dealer will give you an ak-47. but what if you want the ride

without packing heat?

some breaking news from the tour de france. two riders have been slightly injured in what officials suspect was an air rifle shooting. organizers say the two riders were struck along the road in northeast france during the 13th stage. a spokesperson for the team says the right index finger was hurt. he was shaken, but should be able to ride tomorrow. details concerning the other rider, we don't have those right away. police are trying to figure out what in the world happened. but we wanted to tell you that.

monday's the 40th anniversary of "apollo 11's" moon landing. it is one of the highest technology call advances of the century, but some people think still that it never happened. virginia what cha has the detai it. it never happened? >> that's what a small group is saying. in fact, that story, last check, is number one in popularity on our site right now. so, despite all the foe tomes and the video and the moon walkwalk rocks, there is a small group that say buzz aldrin, neil armstrong never set foot on the moon. that any of the missions never went to the moon. they say it was all staged. now in 1999, a poll showed that 6% of americans actually believe that the moon landings were faked. there is evidence today, anecdotal evidence that those numbers may be growing and fueled, in part, by the internet

what are these theorists saying? let's go through some of the points. first of all, they say that nasa lacked the technology in 1969 to safely land on the moon. you see the flag there, planted in the moon? they say that it looks like it's riffling in the wind when there is no wind on the moon. that actually is from the "apollo 17" moon landing. they also say the astronauts would have been poisoned by radiation going through the van allen belt. say they there are no blast craters, and the list goes on and on. they say the shadows are all wrong. you can read about this at our site. you can go to detail. they even say that the astronauts were brainwashed, that they would go along with the hoax. >> what? >> yes, i know. it goes on and on. now, defenders of the lunar landing say they have accounter argument for all the points, but one of the things they say is, it would have been impossible to get tens of thousands of nasa

employees to go along with this for four decades. so, if you want to get the full scoop, just go to cnn.com/tech and you'll be able to get the details. >> i love that. i love that. all right, virginia, another very popular story on dot com right now, cnn.com, is michelle obama's family history. this is very interesting. >> this is pretty amazing. it's very profound. cnn got a visit to rice plantation in georgetown, south carolina, where it is believed that michelle obama's great, great grandfather jim robinson worked as a slave. it's called friendfield plantation there were hundreds of slaved believed to work there over the years. it was mosquito-infested, it was hot, humid. they worked six days a week, sun up to sun down, and all that's left -- you can see one of the small cabins there. there are only six left in what used to be called slave street. jim robinson was born in 1850 as

a slave but died a free man, married with kids, because michelle obama is a descendant. there are no marked graves there, it is believed he was buried there somewhere. you can get a lot more detail on this by going to cnn.com/living. >> great stories today, virginia. if you have not been to dot com, you are missing out. those are good stories. virginia, thank you. >> you bet. well, a car dealer believes he knows how to drive up sales. so, starting next month, the owner of a dealership in butler, missouri, is giving free ak-47s to anyone who buys one of his pickup trucks. you are actually going to get a voucher to take to the gun store. mark motuller has a motto, guns guts, god and pickup trucks. he says everyone that works for him has carry and conceal permits. >> we're real firm believers in the second amendment. we don't want to be victims. i believe out in the country, 15 miles from the dealership here. the response time to my home is

about 15 minutes. >> and if i'm counting on the police, and we have a great police force here. response time is still 15 minutes, to how great the people are, how good their intentions are. i would rather defend myself. the only 911 call i need is chambering a round. >> okay. well, people will have to pass the federal background check before they can get the weapon. and if you are buying a truck but you don't want the gun, you can get a voucher for $250 worth of gas instead. jumbo flying skwi ining squ invaded the shallow waters off san diego. they can weigh 100 pounds. they have razor-sharp backes and toothy tentacles. they are native to deep waters off mexico and central america, so, scientists aren't sure why they are showing up southern california. but swarm s have rubbed up on divers, picking at their masks and their gear.

yikes. less than a month after his death, there's a new single from michael jackson. how the late pop superstar lives on in a song by a famous '70s rock group.

all right, "prime news" is coming up in a few minutes. let's touch base with mike galanos to get a look at the rundown today. what is the talk? >> again, picking up where you left off. we're going to talk about the florida murders, bud and melanie billings. finding out the con tenlts of the safe. basically law enforcement said this was a home invasion robbery. that's the motive. they yanked the safe out. you expected to find a lot of cash. turns out, we have family documents, drugs for the kids, pictures. no big wald of cash here. so, we're going to be talking about that. hope to get new information on that. taking your calls, as as, 1-877-tell-hln. updating you on casey anthony, that investigation. remember the figure, leonard pa d diaw padilla, he and his

employees had access to casey can knit. anthony's lawyer doesn't want his conversations admitted into evidence. we have leonard padilla on, we're going to talk to him about that. was he working for baez? we'll get to the bottom of that. michael jackson, talking about him. we know the full autopsy report, not going to see it. we'll ask why, and talk about unreleased music from michael jackson. there's reports there could be a plethora of songs out there, and he could live on for a long time. a lot of music out there and could date back, what, motown days. >> it could go way back, when you talk about an artist like that. >> every friday, richelle does our what matters segment. a story, a follow-up to a -- >> to the cemetery story. the families that are finding out their loves ones aren't where thought they are. a lot of new information, they've got officials that have

actually kind of appointed a point person for these families to reach out to. apparently it's not going to be as easy to identify these families for dna as we think. >> i had a chance to talk to some of the family members bury tld. one herd via television, tombstones ruined. the beginning of this story is bodies were dug out of graves so they could resell the plots. a ghoulish plot for money is at the heart of this. call in with your thoughts, 1-877-tell-hln. you can e-mail us cnn.com/primenews, or text us at tnl hlntv. we'll see you. police and pro-government militiamen clashed with protesters today. this all happened under iran's main islamic prayer service. tear gas was fired at thousands of demonstrators who were calling on president mounld ahmadinejad to resign. several dozen people were arrested. tens of thousands of government opponents were chanting,

freedom, freedom. their top clerical backer delivered a sermon criticizing the country's crackdown on recent protests over iran's defeated presidential election. people arrested during protest marches should be released. the confirmation vote on sonia sotomayor could happen as early as next week. a vote is scheduled for tuesday. but republicans may ask for a week's delay. sotomayor wrapped up three days of direct questioning yesterday and even her republican critics concede she'll have no trouble being confirmed as the first latino on the supreme court before the august recess. feeding an addict's addiction is as simple as calling your dentist. >> as soon as someone hangs up the phone on me, i know they're calling the next one in the yellow pages hoping someone will write them a prescription. >> how dentist shopping works and what one dentist said needs to be done to stop it. not long ago, this man had limited mobility.

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