an american soldier captured by the taliban appears in a newly-released video. what he says scares him about captivity. a california transit train crash is the third u.s. rail collision in a month. investigators are trying to figure out why dozens of people got humplt. after after taking a five-year break from the music scene, sugarray is out with a new album. what does the band have to say about getting together? hi, you are watching hln. i'm natasha curry. a video posted on a website shows a u.s. soldier captured by the taliban in afghanistan. the pentagon identified him as

private first-class bower. bergdahl. he was captured on june 30th in eastern afghanistan. in the 28-minute video, he says he is scared he won't be able to go home. i have my girlfriend who i was hoping to marry. i have my grandma and grandpas, i have a very, very good family that i love back home in america, and i miss them every day that i'm gone, i miss them, and i'm afraid that i might never see them again and that i'll never be able to tell them that i love them again, that i'll never be able to hug them. >> last week the u.s. military distributed two versions of pamphlets in eastern afghanistan to locate bergdahl. they were written in the pashto

language. one picture shows him shaking hands with a message saying one of our men is missing. return the soldier to his home. the other one said if you don't release the soldier then you will be hunted. in a statement his family asks friend and family members to, quo, please continue to keep bowe in your thoughts and prayers. a russian civilian plane crashed in afghanistan today. it is the third major accident this weekend involving aircraft in the combat zone. it comes as violence escalates there. ivan is in afghanistan. >> reporter: they are not releasing the nationality of the passengers, but none of the passengers or crew were military personnel. they are also saying that this was not a result of any kind of

hostile fire. there will be an investigation into this. this is the third crash in the last two days. earlier today there was also a hard landing, an emergency landing by a u.s. military helicopter in eastern afghanistan and we are told the passengers and crew were being treated for injuries. we don't have further injuries on that except there was not hostile fire. yesterday, we had an 5-15, f-15 war plane that crashed in the predawn hours with two crew members killed, so a difficult day for aviation. despite that, we traveled with marine helicopters and i believe we have video to know you, we traveled around held hellman province. i traveled with 10,000 marines that have moved into the area. 4,000 launched an offense i have

earlier this month moving into the area that the taliban soldiers had control. during the trip, we stopped at several bases and it was very clear -- i was in the same last year, the small operating bases have tripled in side. the base that i'm at right now has perhaps a couple hundred british soldiers and marine. now it has 2,000 personnel, a sign that the u.s. and the nato allies are watching up efforts here trying to reach out and extend the afghan government's authority in the very contested ream where drugs are produced in massive quantities and this ahead of the august 20th presidential elections scheduled to be taking place then. >> ivan watson reporting from camp dwyer in afghanistan. 50 coalition troops died this month, the highest of any month since the 2001 invasion. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train

trash in san francisco. dozens of people were injured when a train slammed into another at a boarding plat tomorrow here. three people are hospitalized in serious condition. a transit system spokesman says investigators are looking into mechanical and human errors. one witness says the train operator was not looking where he was going. >> he came barreling in, not slowing down, the driver's head was down, he looked like he was asleep or passed out or -- i couldn't tell, but he was not looking up or slowing down or braking. no signals, nothing. i could tell we were not going to stop and we crashed into the rear of the train. >> this is the third serious crash on u.s. transit systems since may. the other two were in boston and washington, d.c. a 30-year-old man is in custody in connection with the killings of six people in two states. jacob shafer was iowa state

arrested yesterday. five people were found at two homes in fayettesville, tennessee. another body was found in huntsville, alabama. one of the victims was the suspect's wife. a family friend says the couple's relationship was shaky. >> i knew she was having problems with him and she was already having her personal problems to deal. with she kind of had a hard time in life, but she was a very kind-hearted person and definitely loved her children and her family and was the typical concerned mom. >> the police have not released any names of the victims. the killings were connected to a domestic dispute and some of the killings were related. the fbi has caught up with one of the most wanted. the suspect was arrested friday night in mexico. he spent nine years on the run. he is wanted for the 2000 shooting of a los angeles deputy

during a traffic stop. the deputy was severe lid wounded in the face. he has since recovered. several million dollars of artwork have been lost in a home in michigan. the man and his wife es open cad escaped, but the mansion was overtaken with fire in five hours. about 100 people are homeless after a fire destroyed 24 condo units in dallas. it took firefighters hours to get the flames under control. two people, including a child, were taken into the hospital for smoke and inhalation. >> she just started knocking on people's door and we came out of the building. >> investigators don't think the fire was deliberately set. this is the third major apartment fire to hit dallas in just four days.

i'm roan nolds wolf for hln. here's a look at your forecast. one will be the cool down in temperatures that we can expect this time for the year. the second chance is severe weather. we do have a chance of severe weather into colorado and into oklahoma, kansas and nebraska. maybe a bit of wyoming before the day is out. also look for storms near galveston and maybe to corpus christie. meanwhile, the other big story is the cool down we have been experiencing, the rush of cool air onlying coming in from the great lang lakes. 85 in atlanta. low humidity, too. very comfortable. 78 in minneapolis. 73 in chicago. 81 in kansas city. back up to the west, 113 in phoenix and 111 in las vegas.

boston, highs for you will be in the lower 80s. that's a look at your forecast across the country. i'm reynolds wolf. tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the first landing on the move and the challenge for them to the country? will it take a similar look to reform the nation's health care system?

president obama is still trying to pass health care reform and to do it immediately. a new report from the budget congressional office says a plan now emerging from the house could add to the deficit. the president promises he won't sign any bill that increases the federal deficit, which could mean some new taxes. >> first, we need to get this done because it has not been done in 50 years. we can't go on with not only such rapidly rising costs but

individuals facing constraints on pre-existing conditions and difficulty obtaining insurance what have you. it needs to be deficit neutral, and in the short run, additional revenue is going to be required. >> reporter: the republican leader in the senate says the united states has the best health care system in the world. kentucky's mitch mcconnell says there's no need to give eight complete overall. >> this is the same kind of where you shall and spend strategy we saw on the stimulus bill. we are going to have a deficit this year, $1.8 trillion. bigger that the gaps of the last five years combined. they pushed a budget to put us on the path to triple it in ten and here comes health care on top of it. >> president obama will hold a primetime news conference on wednesday and he is expected to talk about health care. the next day he heads to ohio where he's going to continue his

push for reform. indonesian police now believe they have a laptop that was used by those who set off the jakarta bomb. australia's foreign minister toured the site of the attacks. three australians were among the bombing victims. one of them was an australian government official. activists say tear gas was used on demonstrators during a protest in eastern on friday. the international campaign for human rights, at least 40 demontrators were beaten and arrested. this is the latest ub round before the u.s. election. they have formed a human chain in washington, d.c. they are protesting iran's presidential election and abuses. : governor mark sanford is

asking for forgivest from god and the people of south carolina. the republican leader is clinging to office after a mysterious disappearance last month exposing a sexual relationship with a woman in argentina. sanford is married with four children. in an off-ed piece published by the south carolina newspaper. he quotes the bible and asks voters to trust him and god. he cannot run for re-election. an ohio boy has decided to help his fwam family out by doing something selfless. zach maguire recently helped to sell off his open collection of toys. zach's father says he is just overwhelmed by his son's generosity. >> i have prayed to god, let me win the lottery as i'm sure, a lot of people do. this is better that the lottery.

>> zach's selfless actions have inspired oh people to help the maguire family. people who heard of the sale, they have sent in cash donations. walter cronkite will be laid to rest next to his wife of nearly 65 years. remembering one of the most influential men of the 20th century.

40 years ago tomorrow the world watched a grainy black and white television and echoed words were heard. >> it is one small step for man, one feat for mankind. >> this is july 20, 169. 1969. he left the first footprint on the moon. he was followed by buzz aldrin while michael collins orbited above this the command module to be their ride home. 15 hours was spent on the moon's surface. this happened eight years after americans were challenged to reach the moon. ten more astronauts leave their foot sprints over the next 3 1/2 years. you can follow it online as if it were happening any time. the website is called

wechoosethemoon.com. it has some modern twists as well. for example, nasa is setting up tweet like they were from apollo all eats. i just noticed the e.v.a. line is brown and took a beating during the launch. neil is trying to make me nervous. that side again is wechoosethemoon.org. the space shuttle "endeavour" crew finished its fist spacewalk despite technical problems. the two space walkers could barely be heard at time from the static in their microphone. the problem occurred during the entire five-hour phone call. the aviation hall of fame

has new members, including illene, the space shuttle pilot. she was the first one to command a late pilot. gym smi stewart reached rank of air force journal. he died in the "apollo 1" fire two years later. a private funeral for walter cronkite will be held thursday in manhattan. his ashes will then be buried in a family plot late next to his ex-wife. cronkite's cousin said he was a caring gentleman that will be soaring missed because of what

he represented to so many people around the world. >> certainly, he will be missed among those of us who have had the opportunity to spend a lot of private time with him. a real gentleman, a terrific person in terms of conversation and someone who cared deeply about this country. >> walter cronkite died on friday at the age of 92. do you know what this looks like to me? something from the new springer, but this has drivers shaking their head. this is supposed to help drivers make a u-turn. you have to turn right, circle around and wait at a light before crossing another street to finish the u-turve. the sign came up after a left turn was removed.

there's a star-studded celebration of nelson mandela's 91st birthday here on new york last night. the show included artists from all over the world, alita franklin, queen latifa, and carla bruni sarkozi. he wants to tell people to do something good, and they are hoping this becomes an annual event. >> here is something for your sweet tooth. the beginest book of world record says this is the biggest cupcake. it is the size of my pod body. the cake unveiled it in minneapolis. the people who went to see the cupcake went home with a smaller

version. the big one will be served to the residents of a pig farm. the band sugar ray may have been gone for a few years, but they have not gone away. now they are back with a new album. what the band has to say about their years out of the spotlight. ñññoññ ooññy

an american soldier captured by the taliban appears in a newly released video. what he says scares him about captivity. investigators are trying to figure out why dozens of people got hurt. and after taking a five-year break from the music scene, sugar ray is back with a new album. what did the band have to say about getting together? you are watching hln. i'm natasha curry. a video posted on an islamic website shows a u.s. soldier here captured by the taliban in afghanistan. the pentagon identified the soldier today as bower.

bergdahl. the military says he was captured on june 30th in southern afghanistan. in the 28-minute video, bergdahl is scared he won't be able to go home. >> i have my zbirld who i was hoping to marry. i have my grandma and grandpas, i have a very, very good family that i love back home in america, and i miss them every day that i'm gone, i miss them, and i'm afraid that i might never see them again and that i'll never be able to tell them that i love them again, that i'll never be able to hug them. >> last week the u.s. military distributed two versions of pamphlets in eastern afghanistan in an event to locate bergdahl. they were written in the pashto language. one picture shows him shaking

hand in a group of kids with a message one of our american guests is missing. return the guest to his home. the other shows a soldier kicking down the door and the words if you don't release the soldier then you will be hunted. in a statement his family said today we hope and pray for a safe return to his comrades and then to our family. they also appreciate all the army is going to get him back. in a statement his family asks friend and family members to, quo, please continue to keep bowe in your thoughts and prayers. a russian civilian helicopter crashed in the largest base in afghanistan this morning. it is the third major accident this weekend involving aircraft in the combat zone. it comes as violence escalates there. ivan watson is in afghanistan. >> reporter: they are not releasing the nationality of the passengers, but none of the passengers or crew were military personnel. they are also saying that this was not a result of any kind of hostile fire.

there will be an investigation into this. this is the third crash in the last two days. earlier today there was also a hard landing, an emergency landing by a u.s. military helicopter in eastern afghanistan in the kunar province. we are told the passen jers and crew were being treated for injuries. we don't have further injuries on that except there was not hostile fire. yesterday, we had an f-15 war plane that crashed in the predawn hours with two crew members killed, so a difficult day for aviation. despite that, we traveled with marine helicopters and i believe we have video to show you, we traveled around hellman province. i traveled with 10,000 marines that have moved into the area.

4,000 launched an offensive earlier this month moving into the area that the taliban soldiers had control. during the trip, we stopped at several bases and it was very clear -- i was in the same last year, the small operating bases have tripled in side. the base that i'm at right now has perhaps a couple hundred british soldiers and marines. now it has 2,000 personnel, a sign that the u.s. and the nato allies are ramping up their efforts here trying to reach out and extend the afghan government's authority in the very contested region where poppies, drugs are produced in massive quantities and this ahead of the august 20th presidential elections scheduled to be taking place then. >> ivan watson reporting from camp dwyer in afghanistan. 50 coalition troops died this month, the highest of any month since the 2001 invasion. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train

crash in san francisco. dozens of people were injured when a city train slammed into another at a boarding platform here. three people are hospitalized in serious condition. a transit system spokesman says investigators are looking into possible mechanical and human errors. one witness says the train operator was not looking where he was going. >> he came barreling in, not slowing down, the driver's head was down, he looked like he was asleep or passed out or -- i couldn't tell, but he was not looking up, he was not slowing down or braking. no signals, nothing. i could tell we were not going to stop and we crashed into the rear of the train. >> this is the third serious crash on u.s. transit systems since may. the other two were in boston and washington, d.c. a 30-year-old man is in custody in connection with the killings of six people in two states. jacob shafer was arrested

yesterday. five people were found at two homes in fayettesville, tennessee. a sixth body was found in uh huntsville, alabama. local media reports one of the victims was the suspect's wife. a family friend says the couple's relationship was shaky. >> i knew she was having problems with him and she was already having her personal problems to deal with. she kind of had a hard time in life, but she was a very kind-hearted person and definitely loved her children and loved her family and was the typical concerned mom. >> the police have not released the identities of any of the victims. they are saying that the killings were connected to a domestic dispute and some of the victims were related. . about 100 people are homeless after a fire destroy ed many condos in dallas. two people, including a child, were taken to the hospital for

smoke and heat-related injuries. >> when i was back in the hallway, i ran to my neighbor and there was smoke in the hallway. she said, the building is on fire and she started knocking on people's doors and we came out of the building. >> investigators don't think the fire was deliberately set. this is the third major apartment fire to hit dallas in just four days. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. we have two big weather stories. the cooldown in temperatures to expect this time of the year. the second big thing is the chance for severe weather. we have a chance for severe weather for parts of west texas into colorado, even into oklahoma, kansas and nebraska. maybe even a bit of wyoming before the day is out. also, look for a chance of severe weather on parts of the texas gulf coast from say galveston back towards corpus christie by late afternoon. you can see the scattered showers as far north as college station and houston. meanwhile, the other big story is the cool down we have been experiencing, the rush of cool

air tumbling into parts of the northeast where high temperatures today in spots like memphis are going up to 83 degrees. 85 in atlanta. very lone humidity, too. 73 in minneapolis. 73 in chicago. 81 in kansas city. meanwhile, back out to the west, business usual for this time of the year. 113 in phoenix. 111 in vegas. back in new york and boston, highs will be into the lower 80s. that's a look at your forecast across the country. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the first landing on the moon and the realization of president kennedy's challenge to the country. will it take a similar challenge to reform the nation's health care system? i'll look at the effort and go off the launching pad.

president obama is still trying to pass health care reform and to do it immediately. a new report from the budget congressional office says a plan now emerging from the house could add to the deficit. the president promises he won't sign any bill that increases the federal deficit, which could mean some new taxes. >> first, we need to get this done because it has not been done in 50 years. the current system is unsustainable. we can't go on with not only such rapidly rising costs but individuals facing constraints on pre-existing conditions and difficulty obtaining insurance and what have you. we need to get it done. it needs to be deficit neutral, and in the short run, additional revenue is going to be required. >> the republican leader in the senate claims the united states already has the best health care system in the world. kentucky's mitch mcconnell says there's no need to give it a

complete overall or to hurry it through legislation. >> this is the same kind of rush and spend strategy we saw on the stimulus bill. we are going to have a deficit this year, $1.8 trillion. that's bigger than the last five years combined. they pushed a budget to put us on the path to triple it in ten and here comes health care on top of it. >> president obama will hold a primetime news conference on wednesday and he is expected to talk about health care. the next day he heads to ohio where he's going to continue his push for reform. indonesian police now believe they have a laptop that may have been used in the jakarta bombings. they contain information and codes the attackers may have used to communicate. the twin bombings killed at least nine people. today the australian foreign minister toured the site of the attacks. three australians were among the bombing victims. one of them was an australian

government official. activists say tear gas was used on demonstrators during a protest in iran on friday. the international campaign for human rights also claimed at least 40 demonstrators were beaten and kidnapped. this is the latest round of arrests before the u.s. election. also, many have formed a human chain in washington, d.c. they are protesting iran's presidential election and abuses. an ohio boy decided to help his family out by doing something selfless. zach maguire recently held a yard sale to help his father make ends meet. he sold off his own collection of toys. zach's father says he is overwhelmed by his son's generosity. >> i have prayed to god to let me win the lottery, as i'm sure a lot of people do, this is

better than the lottery. >> zach's selfless actions have also inspired other people to help the maguire family. people who have heard of the sale have sent in cash donations. a new jersey woman has a unique recipe for trying to make ends meet and save her house, literally. angela logan is baking and selling apple cakes to raise money for her mortgage payments. in fact, she calls them mortgage apple caps or macs. she says her cakes are made with a secret ingredient, it is called love. >> i just know that you cannot eat these cakes and drive because the moment you go, mmm, you'll hit something. >> so far logan says she's sent cakes to texas, tennessee and even iraq. a veteran journalist walter cronkite will be laid to rest next to his wife of nearly 65 years. tributes are pouring in from across the nation and even from astronauts in space. remembering one of the most

influential men of the 20th century.

40 years ago tomorrow the world watched a grainy black and

white television image and heard the words that were echoed across for decades. >> it is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> this is july 20 lt, 1969. neil armstrong leapt out of the lunar lander and left the first footprint on the moon. he was followed by buzz aldrin while michael collins orbited above in this command mood module that would be their ride home. 15 hours was spent on the moon's surface. this happened eight years after americans were challenged to reach the moon. ten more astronauts leave their footprescripts over the next 3 1/2 years. you can follow it online as if it were happening any time. the website is called

wechoosethemoon.org. it has some modern twists as well. for example, nasa is setting up tweets like they were from apollo. i just noticed the e.v.a. line is brown and took a beating during the launch. neil is trying to make me nervous. that side again is wechoosethemoon.org. the space shuttle "endeavour" crew finished its fist spacewalk despite technical problems. the two space walkers could barely make themselves heard at times due to the loud static you hear from their helmet microphones. the trouble land lasted through the entire 5 1/2-phone call.

the aviation hall of fame has new members, including i lien, the space shuttle pilot. she was the first one to command a space mission. the late actor jimmy stew watt was also inducted. stewart also reached the rank of bigade general. ed white took his first space walk in 1965 and died in the "apollo 1" fire two years later. a private funeral for walter cronkite will be held thursday in manhattan. his remains will be cremated and his ashes will be taken to kansas city, missouri. they will be buried in a family plot laid next to his ex-wife. cronkite's cousin said he was a caring gentleman that will be sorely missed because of what he represented to so many people

around the world. >> certainly, he will be missed among those of us who have had . a real gentleman. a terrific person in terms of conversation, and someone who cared deeply about this country. >> walter cronkite died friday at the age of 92. this looks like something from the singer prince or something, his new sign, but it's a traffic sign in eugene, oregon, and it has some drivers really shaking their heads. it's supposed to help people make a u-turn. here's what it means, though. drivers have to turn right, circle around and then wait at a light to cross another street before finishing that u-turn. the sign went up after a left-turn lane was removed to make way for a new bus line. an update for you on the story of a way ward see lion.

the baby sea lion who found himself in the middle of a san francisco highway here is back in the sea. he has been released into a protective cove west of the golden gate bridge, a gathering spot for sea lions. the pup was rescued last month and driven off in a police cruiser here. looks like he was happy he was rescued. he had made his way to the center divider of the road which had plenty of drivers calling 911. ♪ there's a star-studded celebration of nelson mandela's 91st birthday here in new york last night. the show included artists from all over the world. among them, aretha franklin, queen latifah, stevie wonder, and french first lady carley sarkozy. he sent a video message telling people to spend time doing something good. many of his followers did, and they are hoping mandala day will

become an annual event. the band sugar ray has been gone, but they have not gone away. what the band has to say about their years out of the spotlight.