this is the last day on the job for the governor of alaska. what sarah palin plans to do after she calls it quits. police on both sides of the u.s./mexico border are looking for the people who killed a border patrol agent. where their investigation is leading them. and, another former boxing champion is dead. what police are saying about the death of vernon forest. you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. a southwest airlines flight on its way to orlando was diverted when smoke was reported in the cabin. it happened this morning about an hour after takeoff from hartford, connecticut. the plane with 130 passengers and a crew of five detoured to long island and landed safely.

a southwest airlines spokesman says a flight attendant complained of having trouble breathing. no one else reported any breathing problems. they were put on another plane and continued their flight later in the morning. after today, slaip will ara will be the ex-governor of alaska. she's officially parching the torch after her surprise resignation announced earlier this month. supporters gathered if a picnic sendoff yesterday in anchorage. many suspect the resignation is to prepare for a 2012 white house run, but she may have an uphill climb. an abc/"washington post" poll released friday said 57% of americans surveyed have a negative view of palin and don't think that she's able to understand complex issues. but her ratings are significantly better among republicans. the chairman of the senate budget committee warns that health care reform can't pass the upper house of congress without republican votes. north dakota's kent conrad tells

abc's "this week," a democrat's only plan is not possible and perhaps not desirable. so far, senate republicans are united in opposing any health care reform proposal from democrats. the house is a different matter, though, as speaker nancy pelosi made clear on cnn's "state of the union". >> are you worried your family is coming apart on this and that you might not have the votes on the floor? >> absolutely, positively not. if i take this bill to the floor, it will win. but we will move forward. this will happen. americans, again, with pre-existing medical conditions are concerned about losing their jobs or changing their jobs or what the health care that is available for their children and their families, with a big dose of prevention and the rest can take heart and comfort in knowing that this will bill will pass. >> committees in both the senate and the house are working on their own versions of health care reform. both aim to expand coverage to all americans without adding to

the deficit, something president obama has pledged as well. the white house says when it comes to figuring out what the final version of a reform bill will have, they're 80% there. but a final bill will require bipartisan support and the a senate minority leader says the only thing bipartisan about the measure so far is the opposition to it. >> i think i can pretty safely say there aren't any senate republicans who think a government plan is a good idea. we have 1,300 health insurance companies now, robust competition among them. and we know if we create a government plan, there won't be anymore private health insurance companies and there won't be any competition. i don't know a single member of my conference in the senate, not one, when with doesn't want to pass health care reform. we ought to concentrate on trying to fix this -- fix this, do it right. this is a huge, huge issue. it affects 16% of our economy. >> vice president joe biden says the administration is on track in battling the recession.

in an opinion piece written for today's "new york times," biden says, quoting here, clearly, we're closer to recovery today than we were in january. the recovery act has been critical to that progress. the vice president goes on to write that critics are wrong to suggest the $787 billion stimulus package is going to pet programs. he says the largest amount, more than a third, is in tax cuts. but some of what the vice president saided in an interview with the "wall street journal" is raising eyebrows. biden was asked about russia, and this is what he said, "they have a shrinking population base. they have a withering economy. they have a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years. they're in a situation where the world is changing before them and they're clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable." interfax and "the new york times" reports an adviser to russia's president says, biden's comments were perplexing, since

relations between russia and the u.s. have improved since president obama took office. he says, quote, if some members of obama's team and government don't like this atmosphere, why don't they say so? a vote on supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor could take place on tuesday. a senior republican senator on the judiciary committee says he's made up his mind how to vote. but jeff sessions of alabama won't publicly say how he's going to vote. yesterday, he told a crowd at a gop fund-raiser he's troubled by sotomayor's responses at her recent confirmation hearings. with the democratic majority in the senate, it's virtually guaranteed that president obama's nominee will be confirmed. a break in the shooting death of a u.s. border patrol agent. mexican police have arrested four people in the border town. police say the suspects are part of an immigrant smuggling ring. they won't say what evidence they have against them, but police do say one of the suspects told them a man who was arrested friday was the shooter. agent robert rojas was killed on

thursday while investigating an report of an illegal border crossing near san diego. u.s. investigators say some of his attackers may have been injured in the shooting. they ask both u.s. and mexican hospitals to report people with suspicious injuries. a machine for moving carbon dioxide from the international space station has been fixed for now. the device shut down yesterday with a record 13 people aboard the linked station and shuttle "endeavour." nasa says even if the air purifying system isn't fixed soon, "endeavour" can't stayed link until tuesday's scheduled undocking. astronauts will perform a fifth and final spacewalk tomorrow. a lot of people in texas are worried their tap water may dry up. the state's been hit hard by a heavy drought combined with 100-degree weather, and you can see the consequences here. these boats near lake travis are pretty much grounded. and these boathouse here are also high and dry. 230 public water systems are

under mandatory restrictions. that includes dallas, houston, san antonio, and austin. one climatologist says the drought will linger for at least another month. i'm reynolds wolf for hln with a look at your forecast across the nation. we've got two big weather stories we're following today. one is the chance of severe weather. the second is unusually warm temperatures in parts of the nation. first and foremost, let's tackle the chance of severe weather. we could see it really in two key spots. one would be in parts of the northeast, including new york, perhaps philadelphia, even maine before the day is out, and as well as new hampshire and vermont. we can also see a chance of severe storms in portions of the southeast, the mid-mississippi valley, the tennessee valley, and of course, we've got very hot weather on tap for parts of texas and in parts of the pacific northwest. pretty unusual to see it in the pacific northwest this time of year, really any time of year, this kind of heat. excessive heat watches will be in effect through wednesday for places like portland, tigard, even long view. before the day is out, your

highs could reach the 90s. but through wednesday, possibly exceeding the triple digits. for the rest of the nation, hot in parts of texas and the four corners. dallas at 96. houston with 96 degrees. 109 in phoenix. 103 in las vegas. 69 for san francisco. 80 in chicago. 87 degrees in washington, d.c., and 90 in miami. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. for the third time in month, a former boxing champion has been found dead. this time, it's in atlanta. what happened to vernon forest on hln news and have yous.

weather, most of us are think about the flu, especially the hunn or so-called swine flu. but doctors are concerned as many as one in five of us could

get h1n1 this fall. one doctor is predicting many cases will be diagnosed as early as september. as susan hendricks explains in today's health minute, researchers are ready right now to begin testing possible vaccines to make them available in the next couple months. >> reporter: the race is on. that is how the government is describing its efforts to find an effective swine flu vaccine before possible autumn resurgence of the h1n1 virus. both congress and the food and drug administration held meetings on h1n1 thursday morning, and the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases are set to begin testing potential vaccines at its network of medical facilities around the country in the next few weeks. trials will soon be under way in houston, cincinnati, atlanta, seattle, st. louis, iowa city, baltimore, and nashville. the initial studies will try to determine which vaccine works best and what the optimal dosage is.

potential vaccines will first be tested on healthy adults and senior citizens. if a vaccine proves safe, researchers will begin trials in healthy children ages 6 months to 17 years. once the fda approves the vaccine, the cdc vaccine advisory committee will decide who should get it first. for today's "health minute," i'm susan hendricks. >> if you would like to learn more about the vaccine research study and possibly even become a volunteer, go to cnnhealth.com and you'll find much more information there. again, cnnhealth.com. spanish cyclist alberto contador has won his second tour de france in five years. celebrate. he finished his comeback race in third place. police in atlanta say former boxing champion and u.s. olympian vernon forrest, was

killed during a possible robbery last night. his girlfriend's young son was sitting in forrest's car at the time. local media say it may have been an attempted carjacking. investigators say the 38-year-old forrest was shot several times in the back. the child was unharmed. forrest won 41 or 45 professional bouts and was supposed to fight again next saturday. tonight on hln news and views, shocking search warrant just released in the michael jackson death investigation. an extensive inventory of items seized from jackson's personal doctor's office and storage unit in texas. what explosive secrets do they hold? nancy grace has all the latest breaking developments at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on hln. >> law school graduate is going to court, just so that she can take her bar exam. the test is tuesday, so time's running out for sarah gran da. california state bar refused to seat granda because her

registration fee was sent by check instead of credit card. they say it's the student's responsibility to maneuver the high-tech process and the bar isn't in the business of making exceptions to the rules. >> they said that there was no agreement to the appeal process, because they can't take new applicants, but i started my application in november. >> tomorrow, her lawyer plans to ask the state supreme court to order the bar to test granda and she has governor arnold schwarzenegger's support. he released a statement noting that granda, who was paralyzed in a car accident, has already overcome a lot. he said, quote, government should work for the people, not against them. i'm calling on the state bar to allow sara granda to take next week's test. he went on to say, quote, sara is a fighter and i'm with her all the way. it's the biggest party of the year in cuba, so why aren't these people smiling?

this is the biggest holiday of the year in cuba, but the celebrations are less than festive. the global economic crisis is casting a long shadow over cuba's revelation day this year. the holiday commemorates a 1953 attack by fidel castro's rebels on the army of the previous regime. the raid was a disaster for castro, but it has become a landmark in the history of his revolution.

castro's brother, raoul, claims there are tougher economic times ahead. he says cubans should blame themselves and not the u.s. embargo because they haven't embraced economic reform. the deposed president of honduras is setting up camp on the border and demanding he be reinstated. manuel zelaya and hundreds of his supporters are rallying in a town just across the border in nicaragua. z zelaya was ousted by the government a month ago. he's calling on the united states to impose harsher sanctions for those who deposed him. french president nicolas sarkozy was taken to the hospital after feeling faint after a morning jog. a french official says sarkozy actually passed out for a while but then regained consciousness. his last medical exams were called normal by french officials.

during his campaign, sarkozy pushed for more transparency in presidential health bulletins. several previous french leaders concealed problems for the public. however, when he made a brief hospital stay in 2007, it was concealed for three months. britain's last surviving veteran of world war i has died. a british nursing home says harry patch passed away quietly yesterday at the age of 111. patch didn't speak of his experiences until much later on in his life, and then he said the human cost of the war was not worth it. france and germany have no surviving veterans from that war. the last-known u.s. veteran, frank buckles, is 108 years old. a wtwo-time "american idol" contestant known for her colorful rant against simon cowell was found dead in new jersey. alexis cohen was found early saturday morning on the side of the road. an autopsy revealed she died of

internal injuries caused by a collision with the vehicle. she got the nickname of "glitter girl" after the video of her rant went viral. the accident is still under investigation. tonight on hln, a special edition of "showbiz tonight," the life of michael jackson. the remarkable untold stories about michael from his early years of stardom to his tragic death. michael jackson's incredible life and legacy, 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. everyone wants to save more and spend less, and we've got just the guy to help you. join hln money expert clark howard at 4:00 p.m. eastern. he'll show you ways to save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. the "clark howard" show 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. with the housing market as tough as it is, people in the market of selling homes are looking for new ways to attract business. heidi maguire introduces us to a broker who is drumming up business by going green.

>> ready to rock and roll. >> reporter: ditching the car far bike really isn't a new concept for some coloradoens, why is why bridgette slevin thought, this is no a no-brainer. >> a lot of people are like, oh, bike tours, the perfect way to go. >> reporter: home buying tours has been done in other tours and bridgette decided this summer it was time to start her own tour, to show off houses in northwest denver. >> all right. let's go check it out. >> reporter: and the idea is catching on. >> we're all pent up at work all week and it's good to get out on the weekend. >> awesome! >> reporter: and in to several houses, usually five or six within two hours. >> instead of driving around to open house to open house, i set them up for you and you get a variety of homes to go look at, so that you can kind of narrow down the type of home that you think would fit your personality. >> reporter: other agents also

benefit from the traffic these group rides offer. >> to be able to have six people come through a house at one time, you really get a wonderful amount of exposure. >> you get to be excited together and it's all like we're a little kid in a candy store getting to go into new houses and see new things. >> reporter: and the biggest bonus of biking has to be noticing what's outside that new house. >> you see so many different things riding your bike, than if you just fly by at 60 miles an hour in your car and you miss. >> reporter: because it's not just about purchasing the right home, but also buying into the right neighborhood. heidi maguire, 9 news. these people look like they're having fun, but this is also a serious competition here. it's arkansas' annual cardboard boat race. 34 boats competed for trophies and bragging rights yesterday. among other things, they fought for best and best sinking title. jeff brody was chosen as one of the most beautiful people of the year, but the real beauty is

in his music. we'll check out where the famous musician chills when he's not on the road. ♪

cnn, headlines news, or msnbc are locked on your favorites? if they are i've got the gift for you. i'm gonna richardson and my next guest is ken pullson. a pleasure to have you here. >> good to be with you >> what is the museum. most people know. >> sometimes there you an a museum in articling ton, virginia called the museum. it was an effort to remind americans of the value of news

gathering in america and a nod to the first amendment. we did so well there so we decided to take it where the action is. we have a brand new museum called a the museum on pennsylvania avenue. it's a -- it's a 45 word sign out front with the words of the first amendment 'em blazed there. we think it's healthy for them to read that says congress shall make no law. we're attempting to put it in neon. >> it is flashing? >> it's not a tribute to journalists. we had a blogger say i'm not going to set foot in that museum until they do an extra special to copy editors. it is not about you. it is a museum of history but a different kind that reports what

happened over the last several centuries through the eyes of journalists. so you get contemporary coverage of the assassination of kennedy and arrival of the beatles and the civil war and fascinating >> exactly. what have the visitors reactions been for the first year? exciting. we see the full range of course. tremendous amount of school groups and a lot of tourists visiting washingt washingto was. we bill ourselves as the world's most interactive museum. young people can play the part of a reporter or an editor or a journalist. we can even stand up in front of what you and your business called blue screen, to tape a broadcast announcement for their friends and family and then send it out to friends at home. amazing exhibits there. i well tell you, i can say this

with some degree of humility. i just joined the museum in february, i've been the editor of u.s. a. today for the last five years. we have the largest piece of the berlin wall in north america. you can go there and see that and the guard tower in collaboration and partnership with the f.b. i.we celebrate their 100th anniversary and we have phenomenal artifacts. we have the unibomber's cabin believe it or not. and depending on your age, some of your viewers probably remember patty hurst and her tenure with the liberation army. we have the gun she used in the bank robbery and the leather jacket she wore. we have can coverage including

dillinger's death mask and the bullet pruf vest he zn wear on that night >> with you have so many different exhibits. what do you have planned for us your second year? >> one of the great things about working for a museum where news is in the title we're updating and reflect the headlines in the museum. not long ago when there was an uproar in iran we covered the social network and the twittering. when newspapers have collapsed and some markets we quickly reported that. upcoming exhibits include: throughout the next year you'll be able to see manhunt exhibit about the assassination of abraham lincoln and barack ob a obama. >> i'm so sorry. we've run out of time but everyone has got and go and see

the museum. >> thank you very much >> my guest has been ken pullson naing onon ud r. weotototatatininci on us cars for everybody anont cfidedence ininin o. caususususlendnds s ve a a a t tcks. ququq n .

this is the last day on the job for the governor of alaska. what sarah palin plans to do after she calls it quits. police on both sides of the u.s./mexico border are looking for the people who killed a border patrol agent. where their investigation is leading them. and, another former boxing champion is dead. what police are saying about the death of vernon forrest. you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. a southwest airlines flight on its way to orlando was diverted when smoke was reported in the cabin. it happened this morning about an hour after takeoff from hartford, connecticut. the plane with 130 passengers and a crew of five detoured to long island and landed safely. a southwest airlines spokesman

says a flight attendant complained of having trouble breathing. no one else reported any breathing problems. they were put on another plane and continued their flight later in the morning. after today, sarah palin will be the ex-governor of alaska. she's officially passing the torch after her surprise resignation announced earlier this month. supporters gathered for a picnic sendoff yesterday here in anchorage. she's been vague about her future plans, though. many suspect the resignation is to prepare for a 2012 white house run, but she may have an uphill climb. an abc/"washington post" poll released friday said 57% of americans surveyed have a negative view of palin and don't think that she's able to understand complex issues. but her ratings are significantly better among republicans. the chairman of the senate budget committee warns that health care reform can't pass the upper house of congress without republican votes. north dakota's kent conrad tells

abc's "this week," a democrats'-only plan is not possible and perhaps not desirable. so far, senate republicans are united in opposing any health care reform proposal from democrats. the house is a different matter, though, as speaker nancy pelosi made clear on cnn's "state of the union". >> are you worried your family is coming apart on this and that you might not have the votes on the floor? >> absolutely, positively not. if i take this bill to the floor, it will win. but we will move forward. this will happen. americans, again, with pre-existing medical conditions are concerned about losing their jobs or changing their jobs or what the health care that is available for their children and their families, with a big dose of prevention and the rest can take heart and comfort in knowing that this will bill will pass. >> committees in both the senate and the house are working on their own versions of health care reform. both aim to expand coverage to all americans without adding to the deficit, something president

obama has pledged as well. the white house says when it comes to figuring out what the final version of a reform bill will have, they're 80% there. but a final bill will require bipartisan support and the a senate minority leader says the only thing bipartisan about the measure so far is the opposition to it. >> i think i can pretty safely say there aren't any senate republicans who think a government plan is a good idea. we have 1,300 health insurance companies now, robust competition among them. and we know if we create a government plan, there won't be anymore private health insurance companies and there won't be any competition. i don't know a single member of my conference in the senate, not one, who doesn't want to pass health care reform. we ought to concentrate on trying to fix this -- fix this, do it right. this is a huge, huge issue. it affects 16% of our economy. >> vice president joe biden says the administration is on track in battling the recession. in an opinion piece written for

today's "new york times," biden says, quoting here, clearly, we're closer to recovery today than we were in january. the recovery act has been critical to that progress. the vice president goes on to write that critics are wrong to suggest the $787 billion stimulus package is going to pet programs. he says the largest amount, more than a third, is in tax cuts. but some of what the vice president said in an interview with the "wall street journal" is raising eyebrows. biden was asked about russia, and this is what he said, "they have a shrinking population base. they have a withering economy. they have a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years. they're in a situation where the world is changing before them and they're clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable." interfax and "the new york times" reports an adviser to russia's president says, biden's comments were perplexing, since relations between russia and the u.s. have improved since president obama took office.

he says, quote, if some members of obama's team and government don't like this atmosphere, why don't they say so? a break in the shooting death of a u.s. border patrol agent. mexican police have arrested four people in a border town. police say the suspects are part of an immigrant smuggling ring. they won't say what evidence they have against them, but police do say one of the suspects told them that a man that was arrested friday was the shooter. agent robert rojas was killed on thursday while investigating a report of an illegal border crossing near san diego. u.s. investigators say some of his attackers may have been injured in the shooting. they ask both u.s. and mexican hospitals to report people with suspicious injuries. a machine for removing carbon dioxide from the international space station has been fixed for now. the device shut down yesterday with a record 13 people aboard the linked station and shuttle "endeavour." nasa says even if the air

purifying system isn't fixed soon, "endeavour" can stay linked until tuesday's scheduled undocking. astronauts will perform a fifth and final spacewalk tomorrow. a lot of people in texas are worried their tap water may dry up. the state's been hit hard by a heavy drought combined with 100-degree weather, and you can see the consequences here. these boats near lake travis are pretty much grounded. and these boathouses here are also high and dry. 230 public water systems are under mandatory restrictions. that includes dallas, houston, san antonio, and austin. one climatologist says the drought will linger for at least another month. i'm reynolds wolf for hln with a look at your forecast across the nation. we've got two big weather stories we're following today. one is the chance of severe weather. the second is unusually warm temperatures in parts of the nation. first and foremost, let's tackle the chance of severe weather. we could see it really in two key spots. one would be in parts of the northeast, including new york,

perhaps philadelphia, even maine before the day is out, and as well as new hampshire and vermont. we can also see a chance of severe storms in portions of the southeast, the mid-mississippi valley, the tennessee valley, and of course, we've got very hot weather on tap for parts of texas and in parts of the pacific northwest. pretty unusual to see it in the pacific northwest this time of year, really any time of year, this kind of heat. excessive heat watches will be in effect through wednesday for places like portland, tigard, even long view. before the day is out, your highs could reach the 90s. but through wednesday, possibly exceeding the triple digits. for the rest of the nation, hot in parts of texas and the four corners. dallas at 96. houston with 96 degrees. 109 in phoenix. 103 in las vegas. 69 for san francisco. 80 in chicago. 87 degrees in washington, d.c., and 90 in miami. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. for the third time this month, a former boxing champion has been found dead.

this time, it's in atlanta. what happened to vernon forrest on hln news and views.

police in atlanta say former boxing champion and u.s. olympian, vernon forrest, was killed during a possible robbery last night. his girlfriend's young son was sitting in forrest's car at the time. local media say it may have been an attempted carjacking. investigators say the 38-year-old forrest was shot several times in the back. the child was unharmed. forrest won 41 of 45 professional bouts and was supposed to fight again next saturday. spanish cyclist alberto contador has won his second tour

de france in three years. he collected the prize in paris today following the last 100-mile stage of the race. lance armstrong also has reason to celebrate. he finished in third place. a law school graduate is going to court just so that she can take her bar exam. the test is tuesday, so time's running out for sara granda. they refused to seat her because her registration fee was paid by check instead of credit card. she's on disability and it was the state that sent the check. a deputy executive director said it's the student's responsibility to maneuver the high-tech process and the bar isn't in the business of making exceptions to the rules. >> they said that there was no agreement to the appeal process, because they can't take new applicants, but i started my application in november. >> tomorrow, her lawyer plans to ask the state supreme court to order the bar to test granda and she has governor arnold schwarzenegger's support. he released a statement noting that granda, who was paralyzed

in a car accident, has already overcome a lot. he said, quote, government should work for the people, not against them. i'm calling on the state bar to allow sara granda to take next week's test. he went on to say, quote, sara is a fighter and i'm with her all the way. a domestic partnership law was supposed to take effect today in washington state, but now it's on hold. people who oppose the law are trying to force officials to allow the public to vote on it. now, yesterday they turned in issue. catching swine flu, that trial vaccine. university. conducting a study of a h1n1 flu vaccine. the trials will begin next month.

health officials are especially concerned about a resurgence of the flu, fearing as many as one in five of us could catch it this fall. there, 43,000 cases with more than 300 deaths in the u.s. so far. the world health organization has already declared an h1n1 global pandemic. the trial resumes tomorrow in the case of a man accused of killing his sick daughter by just praying for her and not seeking medical help. prosecutors told a jury that the father ignored the 11-year-old girl's deteriorating health, have been though she got so sick she couldn't eat, drink, or walk. but his lawyers insist the man had no idea that his daughter had diabetes and strongly believed that his prayers would help her. the girl's mother was convicted of reckless homicide and could face up to 25 years in prison. tonight on hln news and views, shocking search warrants just released in the michael jackson death investigation. an extensive inventory of items seized from jackson's personal

doctor's office and storage unit in texas. what explosive secrets do they hold? nancy grace has all the latest breaking developments at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on hln. it's the biggest party of the year in cuba, so why aren't these people smiling?

this is the biggest holiday of the year in cuba, but the celebrations are less than festive. the global economic crisis is casting a long shadow over cuba's revolution day this year. the holiday commemorates a 1953 attack by fidel castro's rebels on the army of the previous regime. the raid was a disaster for castro, but it has become a landmark in the history of his revolution. castro's brother, raul, now the president of the cuba, warned there are tougher economic times ahead. he says cubans should blame themselves and not the u.s. embargo because they haven't embraced economic reform. the deposed president of honduras is setting up camp on the border and demanding he be reinstated. manuel zelaya and hundreds of his supporters are rallying in a town just across the border in nicaragua.

he stayed there through the weekend in order to pressure the interim honduran government. zelaya was ousted by the army a month ago. he's calling on the united states to impose harsher sanctions for those who deposed him. >> what do we want? >> peace! >> people around the world held rallies against iran's government yesterday. they called on the government to release hundreds of people arrested after last month's presidential elections. in washington, d.c., there were rallies near the capitol and the white house. in new york, protesters marched from times square to the u.n. the protesters want the u.n. and western governments to do more about reported human rights abuses in iran. >> the militia have been raiding people's homes, dragging them out in the night. we know that people are being denied access to even lawyers, who are being chased away from representing people. we know that in custody, people are facing beatings to try to force out confessions of error or confessions of loyalty to the

regime. >> these are pictures of demonstrations here in paris. in iran, thousands of people protested the result of the presidential elections and security forces crackinged down on them. iran says only protest organizers are still behind bars. iran's military chief says his country will strike back if israel hits iranian nuclear facilities like this one. yesterday, the leader of iran's revolutionary guard warned iran could stage a counterattack against israel's nuclear facilities. israel believes iran's nuclear program is a considerable threat. israel's prime minister has said in the past, his country reserves the right to defend itself. french president nicolas sarkozy was taken to the hospital today after feeling faint during a morning jog. that's according to local media. associated press reports a french official says sarkozy actually passed out for a while, but then regained consciousness. the president's a regular runner and cyclist. his last medical exams were

called normal by french officials. during his campaign, sarkozy pushed for more transparency in presidential health bulletins. several previous french leaders concealed problems for the public. however, when he made a brief hospital stay in 2007, it was concealed for three months. britain's last surviving veteran of world war i has died. a british nursing home says harry patch passed away quietly yesterday at the age of 111. patch didn't speak of his experiences until much later on in his life, and then he said the human cost of the war was not worth it. france and germany have no surviving veterans from that war. the last-known u.s. veteran, frank buckles, is 108 years old. a two-time "american idol" contestant known for her colorful rant against simon cowell has been found dead in new jersey. alexis cohen was found early saturday morning on the side of the road. an autopsy revealed she died of

traumatic internal injuries caused by a collision with a vehicle. cohen got the nickname "glitter girl" after the video of her outrage went viral. she came back for a second audition and tried hard to be more demure. more demure. the accident is still under investigation. tonight on hln, a special edition of "showbiz tonight." the life of michael jackson. the remarkable untold stories about michael from his early years of stardom to his tragic death. michael jackson's incredible life and legacy, 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. are you overpaying on rent? now you can find out for sure if you are. hln money expert clark howard shows you how. >> i'm a landlord and i koont believe i'm going to spill the beans on this. but one-third of americans rent and there's a website called renta-meter. what a neat idea. is it 100% accurate? no. but this thing will really give you a good indicator. here's what you do -- put in

where you're renting, what kind of place you're renting, what rent you're paying. rent-a-meter will let you know are you paying at market, above market or below market. if you find out that you're paying currently way above market, listen to what it will do. it will pinpoint other properties available for rent near you and what rents they're available at. one of the things about renting right now, there's so many vacant apartments and condos for rent. if you just sit tight and don't go out and shop the marketplace when your lease comes up for renewal, you're crazy! take advantage of the marketplace and go shop and save, save, save. i'm clark howard. for more money saving tips, go to cnn.com/clark howard. >> for a lot more money saving advice, don't miss clark's show at 4:00 this afternoon right here on hln. a jazz trumpeter was chosen

as one of the most beautiful people of the year but the real beauty is in his music. we'll check out what the famous musician chills when he's not on the road.

this is the last day on the job for the governor of alaska. what sarah palin plans to do after she calls it quits. an investigation for the death of vernon forrest. a southwest airlines flight on its way to orlando was diverted when smoke was reported in the cabin. it happened this morning about an hour after takeoff from hartford, connecticut. the plane was 130 passengers and a crew of five detoured to long island and landed safely.

a southwest airlines spokesman says a flight attendant complained of having trouble breathing. no one else reported any breathing problems. they were put on another plane and continued their flight later in the morning. after today, sarah palin will be the ex-governor of alaska. she's officially passing the torch after her surprise resignation announced earlier this month. supporters gathered for a picnic send-off yesterday here in anchorage. she's been vague about her future plans though. many suspect the resignation is to prepare for a 2012 white house run. but she may have an uphill climb. an abc/"washington post" poll released friday said 57% of americans surveyed have a negative view of palin and don't think that she's able to understand complex issues. but her ratings are significantly better among republicans. the chairman of the senate budget committee warns that health care reform can't pass the upper house of congress without republican votes. north dakota's kent conrad tells abc's "this week," a democrat's

only plan is not possible and perhaps not desirable. so far, senate republicans are united in's posing many of the hell care reform proposals democrats have set forth. house is a different matter though. as speaker nancy pelosi made clear on cnn's state of the union. >> are you worried your family is coming apart on this and you might not have the votes on the floor? >> absolutely, positively not. when i take this bill to the floor, it will win. but we will move forward. this will happen. americans again with pre-existing medical conditions, concerned about losing their jobs or changing their jobs or health care that's available for their children and their families with a big dose of prevention and the rest can take heart and comfort in knowing that this bill will pass. >> committees in both the senate and the house are working on their own versions of health care reform. both aim to extend coverage to all americans without adding to the deficit.

something president obama has pledged as well. the white house says when it comes to figuring out what the final version of a reform bill will have, they're 80% there. but a final bill will require bipartisan support and the senate minority leader says the only thing bipartisan about the measure so far is the opposition to it. >> i think i can pretty safely say there aren't any senate republicans who think a government plan is a good idea. we have 1,300 health insurance companies now, robust competition among them that we know if we create a government plan, there won't be anymore private health insurance companies and there won't be any competition. i don't know a single member of my conference in the senate -- not one -- who doesn't want to pass health care reform. we ought to concentrate on trying to fix this, do it right. this is a huge, huge issue. it affects 16% of our economy. vice president joe biden says the administration is on track in battling the recession.

in an opinion piece written for today's "new york times," biden says -- quoting here -- "clearly we're closer to recovery today than we were in january. the recovery act has been critical to that progress." the vice president goes on to write that critics are wrong to suggest the $787 billion stimulus package is going to pet programs. he says the largest amounts, more than one-third, is in tax cuts. but some of what the vice president said in an interview with the "wall street journal" is raising eyebrows. biden was asked about russia, and this is what he said -- "they have a shrinking population base. they have a withering economy, a banking sector and structure that's not likely to withstand the next 15 years. they're in a situation where the world is changing before them and they're clinging to something in the past that's not sustainable." "the new york times" reports an advisor to russia's president said biden's comments were perplexing since relations between the russia and u.s. have

improved since president obama took office. he says, "if some members of obama's team and government don't like this atmosphere, why don't they say so?" a vote on supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor could take place on tuesday. a senior republican senator on the judiciary committee says he's made up his mind how to vote, but jeff sessions of alabama won't publicly say how he's going to vote. yesterday he told a crowd at a gop fund-raiser he's troubled by sotomayor's responses at her recent confirmation hearing. with the democratic majority in the senate, it is virtually guaranteed that president obama's nominee will be confirmed. a break in the shooting death of a u.s. border patrol agent. mexican police have arrested four people in the border town of tacate. police say the they're part of an immigrant smuggling ring. police say one of the suspects told him a man who was arrested friday was the shooter. an agent was killed on thursday

while investigating a report of an illegal border crossing near san diego. u.s. investigators say some of his attackers may have been injured in the shooting. they ask both u.s. and mexican hospitals to report people with suspicious injuries. a monachine for removing carbon dioxide from the international space station has been fixed for knnow. nasa says even if the air purifying system isn't fixed soon, "endeavour" can stay linked until tuesday's scheduled undocking. astronauts will perform a fifth and final spacewalk tomorrow. a lot of people in texas are worried that their tap water may dry up. the state's been hit hard by a heavy drought, combined with 100-degree weather. you can see the consequences here. these boats near lake travis are pretty much grounded. these boathouse is are high and

dry. dallas, houston, san antonio and austin are under mandatory restrictions. one climb toll gist says the drought will linger for at least another month. i'm reynold wolf with a look at your forecast. two big weather stories today. one is the chance of severe weather. the second is unusually warm temperatures in parts of the nation. first and foremost, let's tackle the chance of severe weather. we can see it in two key spots. one is in parts of the northeast, including new york, perhaps even philadelphia, even maine before the day's out, as well as new hampshire and vermont. we can only see a chance of severe storms in portions of the southeast, mid mississippi valley, tennessee valley. then of course we have very hot weather on tap for parts of texas and in parts of the pacific northwest. pretty unusual to see it in the pacific northwest this time of year, really any time of year, this kind of heat. excessive heat warnings and watches in effect until wednesday for portland, long view. before the day is out, your highs can reach the 90s.

but all the way through wednesday, possibly exceeding triple digits. for the rest of the nation, still hot in parts of texas. the four corners, dallas 96, houston 96. 109 in phoenix. 103 in las vegas. 69 for san francisco. 80 in chicago. 87 degrees in washington, d.c. 90 in miami. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynold wolf for hln. for the third time this month, a former boxing champion has been found dead. this time it's in atlanta. what happened to vernon forrest on hln news and views. blb

police in atlanta say former boxing champion and u.s. olympian vernon forrest was killed during a possible robly last night. his girlfriend's young son was hitting in forrest's car at the time. local media say it may have been an attempted carjacking. investigators say the 38-year-old forrest was shot several times in the back. child was unharmed.

forrest won 41 of 45 professional bouts and was supposed to fight again next saturday. spanish cyclist alberto contador has won his second tour de france in three years. he collected the prize today following the last 100-mile stage of the marathon race. americaner former champ lance armstrong also has reason to celebrate. he finished his comeback race in third place. a domestic partnership law was supposed to take effect today in washington state but now it is on hold. people who oppose the law are trying to force officials to allow the public to vote on it. yesterday they turned in petition signatures to force the issue. effect until the signatures university.

conducting a study of an h1n1 flu vaccine. trials will begin next month. health officials are especially concerned about a resurgence of the flu fearing as many as 1 in 5 of us could catch it this fall. there have been 43,000 cases with more than 300 deaths in the u.s. so far. the world health organization has already declared an h1n1 global pandemic. the trial resumes tomorrow in the case after man accused of killing his sick daughter by just praying for her and not seeking medical help, even though she go so sick she couldn't eat, drink or walk. but his lawyers insist the man had no idea that his daughter had diabetes and strongly believed that his prayers would help her. the girl's mother was convicted of reckless homicide and could face up to 25 years in prison. tonight on hln news and views, the michael jackson death

probe. newly released court documents confirm that dr. conrad murray is a target of the investigation into the singer's death and reports surfaced that law enforcement officials are uncovering complex circumstances surrounding doctors' use of phony names to prescribe drugs for jackson, tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern. it's the biggest party of the year in cuba. so why aren't these people smiling?

this is the biggest holiday of the year in cuba but the celebrations are less than festive. global economic crisis is casting a long shadow over cuba's revolution day this year. the holiday commemorates a 1953 attack by fidel castro's rebels on the army of the previous regime. the raid was a disaster for castro but it has become a landmark in the history of his revolution. castro's brother, raul, now the president of cuba, warned there are tougher economic times ahead. he said cubans should blame themselves and not the u.s. embargo because they haven't embraced economic reform. the deposed president of honduras is setting up camp on the border and demanding he be re-instated. manuel zelaya and hundreds of his supporters are rallying in a town across the border in nicaragua. he's saying there through the weekend to pressure the interim

honduran government. he was ousted by the army a month ago and is calling on the united states to impose harsher sanctions on those who deposed him. people around the world held rallies against iran's government yesterday. they called on the government to release hundreds of people arrested after last month's presidential election. in washington, d.c., there were rallies near the capitol and the white house. in new york, protestors marched from times square to the u.n. the protestors want the u.n. and western governments to do more about reported human rights abuses in iran. >> translator: they've been raiding people's homes, dragging them out in the night. we know people are being denied access, even lawyers are being chased away from representing people. we know in-custody people have been taking beatings to try to force out confessions of error, confessions of loyalty to the regime. >> these are pictures of demonstrations here in paris. in iran, thousands of people protested the result of the

presidential elections as security forces cracked down on them. iran says only protest organizers are still behind bars. iran's military chief says his country will strike back if israel hits iranian nuclear facilities like this one. yesterday the leader of the revolution guard warned iran could stage a counter attack. israel believes iran's nuclear program is a considerable threat. israel's prime minister has said in the past his country reserves the right to defend itself. french president nicolas sarkozy was taken to the hospital today after feeling faint during a morning jog. that's according to local media. associated press reports a french official says sarkozy actually passed out for a while, then regained consciousness. the president's a regular runner an cyclist. his last medical exams were called normal by french officials. during his campaign, sarkozy

pushed for more transparency of presidential health bulletins. previous leaders concealed their results from the public. however when he had his last exam was concealed for three months. the last surviving veteran of world war i has died. harry patch passed away quietly at the age of 111. patch didn't speak of his experiences until much later on in his life, and then he said the human cost of the war was not worth it. france and germany have no surviving veterans from that war. the last known u.s. veteran is 108. a two-time "american idol" contestant known for her colorful rants against judge simon cowell has been found dead in new jersey. she was found early saturday morning on the side of the road. an autopsy revealed that she died a traumatic internal injuries caused by a collision with a vehicle. she got the nickname "glitter girl" after the video of her

outrage went viral. she came back for a second audition and tried hard to be more demure. the accident is still under investigation. tonight on hln, a special edition of "showbiz tonight." the life of michael jackson. remarkable untold stories about michael from his early years of stardom to his tragic death. michael jackson's incredible life and legacy, 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. everyone wants to save more and spend less. we've got just the guy to help you. join hln money expert clark howard at 4:00 p.m. eastern. he'll show you ways to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. the clark howard show, 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. with the housing market as tough as it is, people in the business of selling homes are looking for new ways to attract business. heidi mcguire of denver affiliate kusa introduces us to a broker who is drumming up business by going green.

>> reporter: ditching the car, or bike, really isn't a new concept for some coloradoens, which is vie avid cycling and ecobroker bridget thought this is a no-brainer. >> some people are like, yeah, of course. bikes are kind of the perfect way to go. >> reporter: home buying is down and bridget decided this summer was time to start her own tour to show off houses in northwest denver. the idea is catching on. >> we're all pent up at work all week. it is good to get out on the weekends. >> reporter: and into several houses, usually five or six, within two hours. >> instead of driving around from open house to open house, i set them up for you and you get a variety of homes to go look at so that you can kind of narrow down the type of home that you think would fit your personality. >> reporter: other agents also benefit from the traffic these group rides offer.

>> to be able to have six people come through a house at one time. you get a wonderful amount of exposure. >> we get to be excited together. like we're a little kid in a candy store going into new houses and see new things. >> reporter: the biggest bonus is you happen to notice outside what you have. >> you see so many different things riding your bike. you just fly by at 60 miles per hour in your car and you miss. >> reporter: because it's not just about purchasing the right home, but also buying into the right neighborhood. heidi mcguire, 9 news. these people look like they're having fun but this is also a serious competition here. it's arkansas's annual cardboard boat race. 34 boats competed for trophies and bragging rights yesterday. among other things, they fought for best design and best sinking title. jazz trumpeter chris bot tichlt was chosen as one of the most beautiful people of the year but the real beauty is in his music. we'll check out where the famous

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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

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island and landed safely. a southwest airlines spokesman says a flight attendant complained of having trouble breathing. no one else reported any breathing problems. they were put on another plane and continued their flight later in the morning. after today, sarah palin will be the ex-governor of alaska. she's officially passing the torch after her surprise resignation announced earlier this month. supporters gathered for a picnic send-off yesterday here in anchorage. she's been vague about her future plans though. many suspect the resignation is to prepare for a 2012 white house run. but she may have an uphill climb. an abc/"washington post" poll released friday said 57% of americans surveyed have a negative view of palin and don't think that she's able to understand complex issues. but her ratings are significantly better among republicans. the chairman of the senate budget committee warns that health care reform can't pass the upper house of congress without republican votes. north dakota's kent conrad tells

abc's "this week," a democrat's only plan is not possible and perhaps not desirable. so far, senate republicans are united in's posing many of the hell care reform proposals democrats have set forth. house is a different matter though. as speaker nancy pelosi made clear on cnn's state of the union. >> are you worried your family is coming apart on this and you might not have the votes on the floor? >> absolutely, positively not. when i take this bill to the floor, it will win. but we will move forward. this will happen. americans again with pre-existing medical conditions, concerned about losing their jobs or changing their jobs or health care that's available for their children and their families with a big dose of prevention and the rest can take heart and comfort in knowing that this bill will pass. >> committees in both the senate and the house are working on their own versions of health care reform. both aim to extend coverage to all americans without adding to the deficit.

something president obama has pledged as well. the white house says when it comes to figuring out what the final version of a reform bill will have, they're 80% there. but a final bill will require bipartisan support and the senate minority leader says the only thing bipartisan about the measure so far is the opposition to it. >> i think i can pretty safely say there aren't any senate republicans who think a government plan is a good idea. we have 1,300 health insurance companies now, robust competition among them that we know if we create a government plan, there won't be anymore private health insurance companies and there won't be any competition. i don't know a single member of my conference in the senate -- not one -- who doesn't want to pass health care reform. we ought to concentrate on trying to fix this, do it right. this is a huge, huge issue. it affects 16% of our economy. vice president joe biden says the administration is on track in battling the recession.

in an opinion piece written for today's "new york times," biden says -- quoting here -- "clearly we're closer to recovery today than we were in january. the recovery act has been critical to that progress." the vice president goes on to write that critics are wrong to suggest the $787 billion stimulus package is going to pet programs. he says the largest amounts, more than one-third, is in tax cuts. but some of what the vice president said in an interview with the "wall street journal" is raising eyebrows. biden was asked about russia, and this is what he said -- "they have a shrinking population base. they have a withering economy, a banking sector and structure that's not likely to withstand the next 15 years. they're in a situation where the world is changing before them and they're clinging to something in the past that's not sustainable." "the new york times" reports an advisor to russia's president said biden's comments were perplexing since relations between the russia and u.s. have improved since president obama

took office. he says, "if some members of obama's team and government don't like this atmosphere, why don't they say so?" a vote on supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor could take place on tuesday. a senior republican senator on the judiciary committee says he's made up his mind how to vote, but jeff sessions of alabama won't publicly say how he's going to vote. yesterday he told a crowd at a gop fund-raiser he's troubled by sotomayor's responses at her recent confirmation hearing. with the democratic majority in the senate, it is virtually guaranteed that president obama's nominee will be confirmed. a break in the shooting death of a u.s. border patrol agent. mexican police have arrested four people in the border town of tecate. police say the they're part of an immigrant smuggling ring. police say one of the suspects told him a man who was arrested friday was the shooter. an agent was killed on thursday

while investigating a report of an illegal border crossing near san diego. u.s. investigators say some of his attackers may have been injured in the shooting. they ask both u.s. and mexican hospitals to report people with suspicious injuries. a machine for removing carbon dioxide from the international space station has been fixed for now. the device shut down yesterday with a record 13 people aboard the linked station and shuttle "endeavour." nasa says even if the air purifying system isn't fixed soon, "endeavour" can stay linked until tuesday's scheduled undocking. astronauts will perform a fifth and final spacewalk tomorrow. a lot of people in texas are worried that their tap water may dry up. the state's been hit hard by a heavy drought, combined with 100-degree weather. you can see the consequences here. these boats near lake travis are pretty much grounded. these boat houses here are also high and dry.

230 public water systems are under mandatory restrictions, that includes dallas, houston, san antonio, and austin. one climb toll gist says the drougthe drought will linger for at least another month. i'm reynold wolf with a look at your forecast. two big weather stories today. one is the chance of severe weather. the second is unusually warm temperatures in parts of the nation. first and foremost, let's tackle the chance of severe weather. we can see it in two key spots. one is in parts of the northeast, including new york, perhaps even philadelphia, even maine before the day's out, as well as new hampshire and vermont. we can only see a chance of severe storms in portions of the southeast, mid mississippi valley, tennessee valley. then of course we have very hot weather on tap for parts of texas and in parts of the pacific northwest. pretty unusual to see it in the pacific northwest this time of year, really any time of year, this kind of heat. excessive heat warnings and watches in effect until wednesday for portland, long view. before the day is out, your highs can reach the 90s. but all the way through

wednesday, possibly exceeding triple digits. for the rest of the nation, still hot in parts of texas. the four corners, dallas 96, houston 96. 109 in phoenix. 103 in las vegas. 69 for san francisco. 80 in chicago. 87 degrees in washington, d.c. 90 in miami. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynold wolf for hln. for the third time this month, a former boxing champion has been found dead. this time it's in atlanta. what happened to vernon forrest mmp are

university. study of an h1n1 flu vaccine. trials begin next month. health official are especially concerned about a resurgence of the flu fearing as many as 1 in 5 of us could catch it this fall. there have been 43,000 cases with more than 300 deaths in the u.s. so far. the world health organization has already declared an h1n1 global pandemic. a trial is set to begin tomorrow for a father who ignored the 11-year-old daughter's deteriorating health even though she got so sick she couldn't eat, drink or walk. his lawyers insist the man had no idea his daughter had

diabetes. he faces up to 25 years in prison for reckless homicide. tonight on hln "news and views," shocking search warrants just released in the michael jackson death investigation. an extensibilive inventory of i seized from jackson's personal doctor's office and storage unit in texas. what secrets do they held? a domestic partnership law was supposed to take effect today in washington state but now it is on hold. people who oppose the law are trying to force officials to allow the public to vote. yesterday they turned in petition signatures to force the issue. the police in atlanta say former domestic part boxing champion and u.s. er in olympian vernon forrest was killed during a possible robbery the signatures can be counted and that could take up to a month. police in atlanta say former boxing champion and u.s. olympian vernon foreret was killed during a possible robbery last night. his girlfriend's young son was sitting in forrest's car at the

time. local media say it may have been an attempted carjacking. investigators say the 38-year-old forrest was shot several times in the back. the child was unharmed. forrest won 41 of 45 professional bouts and was supposed to fight again next saturday. spanish cyclist alberto contador has won his second tour de france in three years. he collected the prize today in paris following the last 100-mile stage of the marathon race. american former champ lance armstrong also has reason to celebrate. he finished his comeback race in third place. a law school graduate is going to court just so she can take her bar exam. test is tuesday so time's running out for her. the california bar refused to seat her because her r registration fee was paid by check instead of credit card. she's on disability and it was the state who sent the check. they say it was in the student's

responsibility. >> they said there was no agreement to an appeal process because they can't take into applicants. but i started my application in november. >> some her lawyer plans to ask the state supreme court to order the bar to test granda. she has governor arnold schwarzenegger's support. he released a statement noting that granda, who was paralyzed in a car accident, has already overcome a lot. he said, "government should work with the people, not against them. i'm calling on the state bar to allow sara granda to take next week's test." he went on to say, "sara is a fighter and i'm with her all the way." it's the biggest party of the year in cuba. so why aren't these people smiling?

this is the biggest holiday of the year in cuba but the celebrations are less than festive. global economic crisis is casting a long shadow over cuba's revolution day this year. the holiday commemorates a 1953 attack by fidel castro's rebels on the army of the previous regime. the raid was a disaster for castro but it has become a

landmark in the history of his revolution. castro's brother, raul, now the president of cuba, warned there are tougher economic times ahead. he said cubans should blame themselves and not the u.s. embargo because they haven't embraced economic reform. people around the world held rallies against iran's government yesterday, calling on the government it release hundreds of people arrested after last month's presidential election. in washington, d.c., there were rallies near the capitol and the white house. in new york, protestors marched from times square to the u.n. the protestors want the u.n. and western governments to do more about reported human rights abuses in iran. >> they've been raiding people's homes, dragging them out at night. we know people are being denied access to even lawyers or being chased away from representing people. we know that in-custody people are taking beatings to try to

force out confessions of error or confessions of loyalty to the regime. >> these are pictures of demonstrations here in paris. in iran, thousands of people protested the result of the presidential elections as security forces cracked down on them. iran says only protest organizers are still behind bars. iran's military chief says his country will strike back if israel hits iranian nuclear facilities like this one, yesterday the leader of iran's revolution aerd guard warned iraq could stage a counterattack against israel's nuclear facilities. israel believes iran's nuclear program is a considerable threat. israel's prime minister has said in the past his country reserves the right to defend itself. french president nicholas c sarkozy was taken to a hospital today after reportedly feeling faint after a job. a french official says sarkozy actually passed out for a while but then regained consciousness.

the president's a regular runner and cyclist. his last medical exams were called normal by french officials. during his campaign, sarkozy pushed for mo transparency of presidential health bulletins. several previous french leaders concealed problems from the public. however, when he made a brief hospital stay in 2007, it was concealed for three months. britain's last surviving veteran of world war i has died. a british nursing home says harry patch passed away quietly yesterday at the age of 111. patch didn't speak of his experiences until much later on in his life, and then he said the human cost of the war was not worth it. france and germany have no surviving veterans from that war. the last known u.s. veteran is 108 years old. a two-time "american idol" contestant known for her colorful rant against judge simon cowell has been found dead in new jersey. she was found early saturday morning on the side of the road.

an autopsy revealed that she died of traumatic internal injuries caused by a collision with a vehicle. she got the nickname "glitter girl" after the video of her outrage went viral. she came back audition and tried hard to be more demure. the accident is still under investigation. are you overpaying on rent? now you can find out if you are. clark howard shows you how. >> i can't believe i'm going to spill the beans on this, but 1/3 of americans rent, and there's a website called rent o meter. a neat idea. is it 100% accurate? no. but this will give and you good indicator. you put in where you're renting, what kind of place you're renting, what rent you're paying. and then rent o meter will let you know are you paying at market, above market or below market. if you find out that you're paying currently way above

market, listen to what it will do. it will pinpoint other properties available for rent near you and what rents they're available at. now, one of the they thinks about representing right now, there's so many vacant apartments and condos for rent. if you just sit tight and don't go out and shop the marketplace when your lease is coming up for renewal, you're crazy. take advantage of the marketplace and go shop n' save, save, save. i'm clark howard. for more money saving tip, go to cnn/clark howard. and for a whole lot more money saving advice, don't miss clark's somehow at 4:00 this afternoon right here on "hln." these people look like they're having fun, but this is also a serious competition here. it's arkansas' annual cardboard boat race. 34 boats competed for trophies and bragging rights yesterday. among other things, they fought for best and best sinking title.

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this is the last day on the job for the governor of alaska. where does she go from here? and, another former boxing champion is dead. what police are saying about the death of vernon forrest. >> an 11-year-old girl didn't get inside lane, lynn, she got prayer. how her father defends a decision not to call a doctor. you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. after today, sarah palin will be the ex-governor of alaska. she's officially passing the torch after her surprise

resignation announced earlier this month. supporters gathered for a picnic sendoff yesterday in anchorage. many suspect the resignation is to prepare for a 2012 white house run, but she may have an uphill climb. an abc/"washington post" poll released friday said 57% of americans surveyed have a negative view of palin and don't think that she's able to understand complex issues. but her ratings are significantly better among republicans. gates was arrested at his home by an officer responding to a burglary report. there was no burglary, though. in a statement, gates says it's time to move on and assess what we can learn from the experience. he echos president obama's k34e7b9ss that the arrest can be a teaching moment. gates has accepted an invitation to meet the arresting officer at

the white house for a beer with the president. a flight attendant trouble. breathing problems. they were put on another plain and continued their flight later in the morning. police in atlanta say former boxing champion and u.s. olympian vernon forrest, was killed during a possible robbery last night. his girlfriend's young son was sitting in forrest's car at the time. local media say it may have been an attempted carjacking. investigators say the 38-year-old forrest was shot several times in the back. the child was unharmed. forrest won 41 of 45 professional bouts and was supposed to fight again next saturday. spanish cyclist alberto

contador has won his second tour de france in five years. american former champ lance armstrong also has reason to celebrate. he finished his comeback race in third place. french president nicolas sarkozy was taken to the hospital after feeling faint after a morning jog. a french official says sarkozy actually passed out for a while but then regained consciousness. his last medical exams were called normal by french officials. during his campaign, sarkozy pushed for more transparency in presidential health bulletins. several previous french leaders concealed problems from the public. however, when he made a brief hospital stay in 2007, it was concealed for three months. the chairman of the senate budget committee warns that health care reform can't pass the upper house of congress

without republican votes. north dakota's kent conrad tells abc's "this week," a democrat's only plan is not possible and perhaps not desirable. so far, senate republicans are united in opposing any health care reform proposal from democrats. the house is a different matter, though, as speaker nancy pelosi made clear on cnn's "state of the union". >> are you worried your family is coming apart on this and that you might not have the votes on the floor? >> absolutely, positively not. if i take this bill to the floor, it will win. but we will move forward. this will happen. americans, again, with pre-existing medical conditions are concerned about losing their jobs or changing their jobs or what the health care that is available for their children and their families, with a big dose of prevention and the rest can take heart and comfort in knowing that this bill will pass. >> committees in both the senate and the house are working on their own versions of health care reform.

both aim to expand coverage to all americans without adding to the deficit, something president obama has pledged as well. the white house says when it comes to figuring out what the final version of a reform bill will have, they're 80% there. but a final bill will require bipartisan support and the senate minority leader says the only thing bipartisan about the measure so far is the opposition to it. >> i think i can pretty safely say there aren't any senate republicans who think a government plan is a good idea. we have 1,300 health insurance companies now, robust competition among them. and we know if we create a government plan, there won't be anymore private health insurance companies and there won't be any competition. i don't know a single member of my conference in the senate, not one, who doesn't want to pass health care reform. we ought to concentrate on trying to fix this -- fix this, do it right. this is a huge, huge issue. it affects 16% of our economy. >> vice president joe biden says

the administration is on track in battling the recession. in an opinion piece written for today's "new york times," biden says, quoting here, clearly, we're closer to recovery today than we were in january. the recovery act has been critical to that progress. the vice president goes on to write that critics are wrong to suggest the $787 billion stimulus package is going to pet programs. he says the largest amount, more than a third, is in tax cuts. but some of what the vice president said in an interview with the "wall street journal" is raising eyebrows. biden was asked about russia, and this is what he said, "they have a shrinking population base. they have a withering economy. they have a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years. they're in a situation where the world is changing before them and they're clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable." interfax and "the new york times" reports an adviser to russia's president says, biden's

comments were perplexing, since relations between russia and the u.s. have improved since president obama took office. he says, quote, if some members of obama's team and government don't like this atmosphere, why don't they say so? the australian film festival is screening a documentary that profiles an exile leader. hackers are cracks in to the website. one demanded organizers apologize to the chinese people for showing the film. that 59 tack was traced to a computer expert in shanghai. the festival director says the online attacks appear to be part of a campaign to suppress the film. a man could serve jail time for his daughter's death.

a break in the shooting death in a border agent killing. the suspects are part of an immigrant smuggling ring. they won't say what evidence they have against them, but police do say one of the suspects told them a man arrested friday was actually the shooter. agent robert rosa was killed on thursday while investigating a report of an illegal border crossing near san diego. u.s. investigators say some of his attackers may have been injured in the shooting. they ask both u.s. and mexican hospitals to report people with suspicious injuries. a vote on sonia sotomayor could take place on tuesday. a senior republican senator on the judiciary committee says he's made up his mind how to vote. but judge sessions won't publicly say how he's going to vote. yesterday he told a fund iz rather he's troubled by her responses at her recent connecticut miles per hour hearing. the democrat majority is virtually guarantee that had his

nominee will be confirmed. the trial resumes tomorrow in the case of a man accused of killing his sick daughter by just praying for her and not seeking medical help. prosecutors told a jury that the father ignored the 11-year-old girl's deteriorating health, have been though she got so sick she couldn't eat, drink, or walk. but his lawyers insist the man had no idea that his daughter had diabetes and strongly believed that his prayers would help her. the girl's mother was convicted of reckless homicide and could face up to 25 years in prison. a domestic partnership law was supposed to take effect today in washington state, but now it's on hold. people who oppose the law are trying to force officials to allow the public to vote on it. now, yesterday they turned in petition signatures to force the issue. the domestic partnership won't take effect until the signatures can be counted and that could take up to a month.

here's a look at your forecast. we have two big weather stories we're following. one is the chance of severe weather, the second is unusually warm temperatures in parts of the nation. first and foremost, let's tackle the chance of severe weather. we can see it in two key spots. one in parts of the northeast including no, perhaps even philadelphia. even maine before the day is out and as well as new hampshire and vermont. we can also see a chance satisfy veer storms in portions of the south, mid mississippi valley and tennessee valley and then of course we've got very hot weather on tap for parts of texas and in part of the pacific northwest. pretty unusual to see in the pacific northwest this time of year. excessive heat warnings will be in effect through wednesday for places like portland, even long view before the day is out. or highs could reach the 90s. but all the way through wednesday, possibly exceeding the triple digits. for the rest of the nation, still hot in parts of texas and of course the four corners. dallas and houston at 96, 109 in

phoenix, 103 in las vegas. 69 for san francisco. 08 in chicago. 87 degrees in washington, d.c. and 90 in miami. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynold wolf for "hln." a machine for removing carbon dioxide from the international space station has been fixed. the dwits shut down yesterday with a record 13 people aboard the linked station and shuttle "endeavour." nasa says even if the system isn't fixed soon, it can stay linked until tuesday's scheduled undocking. astronauts will perform a fifth and final spacewalk tomorrow. a law school graduate is going to work just so that they can take her bar exam. the test is tuesday, so time's running out for sarah gran da. california state bar refused to seat granda because her registration fee was sent by check instead of credit card. she's on disability and it was the state that sent the check. they say it's the student's responsibility to maneuver the high-tech process and the bar

isn't in the business of making exceptions to the rules. >> they said that there was no grievance or appeal process because they can't take new applicants, but i started my application in november. >> tomorrow, her lawyer plans to ask the state supreme court to order the bar to test granda and she has governor arnold schwarzenegger's support. he released a statement noting that granda, who was paralyzed in a car accident, has already overcome a lot. he said, quote, government should work for the people, not against them. i'm calling on the state bar to allow sara granda to take next week's test. he went on to say, quote, sara is a fighter and i'm with her all the way. these people look like they're having fun, but this is also a serious competition here. it's arkansas' annual cardboard boat race. 34 boats competed for trophies and bragging rights yesterday. among other things, they fought for best design and best sinking title.

♪ a climate bill has made it to the house of representatives. what it means for businesses and the rest of us in today's eco solution. >> it is actually a stronger bill than the president promised during his campaign. and it will completely change the u.s. economy. it's the first statement of political wills from the world's largest source of global warming emissions. we'd all like to see more. it's an urgent problem, but we have to do something. we don't have a choice of a better bill, we have this bill or nothing.

it's the biggest party of of the year in cuba, but the celebrations are less than festive. the global economic crisis is casting a long shadow over cuba's revelation day this year. the holiday commemorates a 1953 attack by fidel castro's rebels on the army of the previous regime. the raid was a disaster for castro, but it has become a landmark in the history of his revolution. castro's brother, raul, claims there are tougher economic times ahead. he says cubans should blame themselves and not the u.s. embargo because they haven't

embraced economic reform. the deposed president of honduras is setting up camp on the border and demanding he be reinstated. manuel zelaya and hundreds of his supporters are rallying in a town just across the border in nicaragua. zelaya was ousted by the government a month ago. he's calling on the united states to impose harsher sanctions on those who deposed him. >> what do we want? >> peace! >> people around the world held rallies against iran's government yesterday. they called on the government to release hundreds of people arrested after last month's presidential elections. in washington, d.c., there were rallies near the capitol and the white house. in new york, protesters marched from times square to the u.n. the protesters want the u.n. and western governments to do more about reported human rights abuses in iran. >> the militia have been raiding

people's homes, dragging them out in the night. we know that people are being denied access to even lawyers, who are being chased away from representing people. we know that in custody, people are facing beatings to try to force out confessions of error or confessions of loyalty to the regime. >> these are pictures of demonstrations here in paris. in iran, thousands of people protested the result of the presidential elections and security forces cracked down on them. iran says only protest organizers are still behind bars. iran's military chief says his country will strike back if israel hits iranian nuclear facilities like this one. yesterday, the leader of iran's revolutionary guard warned iran could stage a counterattack against israel's nuclear facilities. israel believes iran's nuclear program is a considerable threat. israel's prime minister has said in the past, his country reserves the right to defend itself.

britain's last surviving veteran of world war i has died. a british nursing home says harry patch passed away quietly yesterday at the age of 111. patch didn't speak of his experiences until much later on in his life, and then he said the human cost of the war was not worth it. france and germany have no surviving veterans from that war. the last-known u.s. veteran, frank buckles, is 108 years old. are you overpaying on rent? now you can find out for sure if you are. clark howard shows you how. >> i'm a landlord and i can't believe i'm going to spill the beans on this. but 1/3 of americans rent. and there's a website called rent o meter. what a neat idea. is it 100% accurate? no. but this thing will really give and you good indicator. here's what do you. you put in where you're renting, what kind of place you're representing, what rent you're paying. and then rent o meter will let you know are you paying at

market, above market, or below market. you find out that you're paying currently way above market, listen to what it will do. it will pinpoint other properties available for rent near you and what rents they're available at. now, one of the things about renting right now, there's so many vacant apartments and condos for rent. if you just sit tight and don't go out and shop the marketplace when your lease is coming up for renewal, you're crazy. take advantage of the marketplace and go shop and save, save, save. i'm clark howard for more money saving tips, go to cnn.com/clark howard. and for a whole lot more money saving advice, don't miss clark's show at 4:00 this afternoon right here on "hln." everyone wants to save more and spent less, and we have just the guy to help you. join clark howard at 4:00. he'll show you how to save more, spend less and avoid getting

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