they're anything but boring, across the country people are getting very vocal at town hall meetings about the future of health care, even violent. what really happened along the border that got two u.s. journalists locked up in north korea. details we have learned from one of the women's sister. and talk about texas quick step, a one away tire nearly knocked out a police officer. where did that tire come from? we hope you're having a great day. the battle over health care heats up over both sides of the issue.

town hall turns ugly with six people arrested at a forum in suburban st. louis. people got rowdy in tampa and also in michigan. the irony here, going to a town hall on health care may be hazardous to your health and your safety. >> reporter: hundreds lined unand at 6:00 it started off as a town hall meeting about an important issue. >> when it comes to your health care. >> reporter: but before the congresswoman could even get through opening remarks, the protests began. in fact things quickly turned violent. >> get off of me! >> back up!

>> video mark bishop was among those roughed up. >> that's the most violent anybody's ever gotten towards me. it was surprising to say the least. >> reporter: outside, hundreds more were locked out as the building quickly filled to capacity. people banged on windows and doors. and became so loud, the congresswoman was eventually escorted out. some argued that mainly health care supporters were allowed inside the building. >> everyone's voice should have the right to be heard and tonight was not a good example of that. there were a lot of people that were shut out of tonight's meeting. >> many were so outspoken, it became impossible to have a discussion at all. >> they think they're exercising the right to free speech, but

they're only exercising the right to disrupt civil discourse. >> unfortunately, i feel like a lot probably wasn't accomplished tonight. some of the screaming back and forth, no one got hurt. >> reporter: in the end, there were only minor injuries reported. police did their best to allow free speech, but eventually were forced to call the meeting short ordering everyone to go home. b bo zimmer for cbs news, tampa. and now a white house aide said they'll be holding meetings on how to handle the hecklers. some of the officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, they'll fight back with double the force if an individual lawmaker is targeted in tv ads. republicans say the evidence of a lack of public support. democrats accused republicans of using mob tactics to derail health care reform. some democratic lawmakers say

they have even gotten death threats for supporting the overhaul. so what do you think of some of the protests you have seen at the town hall meetings? is it people exercising their right to free speech or is it intimidation. call 1-877-tell-hln or you can e-mail us by heading to cnn.com/hln and clicking under your views and theyou can also t us at hln tv, standard text rates apply. and we will air your responses throughout the day. mel martinez is resigning. the former republican previously said he would not be running for re-election in 2010, but martinez is giving up his senate seat more than a year early. he will stay in office until someone is picked to fill out

the rest of his term. under florida law, governor charlie crist will appoint a successor until the next election. there's more chilling evidence of the pennsylvania gym shooter's obsession with women. he traveled to los angeles to take a self-help seminary to solve his frustrations with women. and he made this youtube video as a homework assignment last year. he talks about how he spifed up his home just to impress them. >> my objective is to learn to be real, and be emotional and to be able to emotionally connect with people. >> mourn you ares gathered last night to remember the three women who were killed in tuesday's shooting. he had been planning the attack for months. he wounded nine others in the shooting and then committed

suicide. the four women injured in that shooting are still in the hospital. 22-year-old heather cher bin said she was terrified when something hit her front tooth. >> i saw the shooter was in the same room as us and was shooting around the room. i just touched and felt half my tooth was gone. and then i started to run and that's when the bullet came in on the left side of my side and bruised the left part of me. i knew that either i run or i lay here and die. i feel sick. i can't believe that someone would want to do that to people he doesn't even know. >> the other injured women includes a pregnant eaerobics instructor.

a car dealer is not charged in the killing of byrd and melanie billings. he says he wrote a series of bad checks and billings was trying to cover the bad debt. >> we had confirmed by mr. tice in his interview involvement with the mexican mafia in his car dealings and the fact that he had borrowed up to $50,000 at one time from the mexican mafia and was in debt in his payments back to them. >> seven men are facing first-degree murder charges in the couple's death and a woman is charged with being an accessory after the fact. got some developing news to tell you about. affiliates in texas say an armored truck driver is recovering this morning.

the people who did this left without any money. but, again, the guard has been shot and we wanted to get you that information. the sister of one of the journalists freed this week in north korea say the women did enter that country illegally. laura ling and euna lee re-entered the united states earlier this week. lisa ling says her sister told her they touched north korean territory very briefly. >> it was something that, you know, they were never planning to do originally. i said this before that when they left u.s. soil, they never intended to cross into north korea and, you know, they -- i mean she said that it was maybe 30 seconds and then, you know, everything just sort of got chaotic. >> ling says in time her sister will share the full story with the public, but for now, both

women are readjusting to their lives back in the u.s. and spending as much time as possible with their family. >> my sister is so, so happy to be home. she's still quite weak and exhausted and incredibly emotional. she's been in relative isolation for months and months and, you know, she doesn't even like to be alone. yesterday she was so exhausted and she wanted to take a quick nap and she kept asking me, are you going to be here when i come back? and today we took her to the doctor's office and, you know, i wasn't planning on going to the doctor with her, my mom was going to take her, and she said, will you please come with me? and she hasn't wanted to be alone and i hear from euna's husband michael that hanna, their 4-year-old daughter has not wanted her mother to leave her side.

she keeps following her around from room to room because she doesn't want her mom to leave anywhere, leave her. >> wow, north korean leader kim jong-il pardoned the women after face to face talks with president bill clinton. look at this, our affiliate ktla says rescuers are trying to reach this guy, the window washer who were stuck above the really tall building in long beach. we can tell you he wasn't alone, he had company. there was one other worker who has already been rescueded. what a terrifying sight, we're not exactly sure how far up he is, we'll continue to follow this, but he's got a harness on and that's good. we'll follow this for you throughout the break. more of these pictures in just a bit.

we told you we would have more pictures coming from our affiliate ktla, these are live

pictures of, that guy is a window washer, an incredibly risky job because of things like this. the person has already been rescued and now firefighters are trying to get him back up to the top. this is happening in long beach, we don't know how many floors this is, but let's just say it's tall enough to be terrifying. we could see that there were firefighters out on the roof and they have been able to somehow get a hook on to his what aharn and it seems like they're making some progress on possible pulling him up from the roof. we think that's what the resolution is going to be, but we're keeping an eye on this. his co-worker has already been rescued. so that's a great sign for him and hopefully he's able to remain calm throughout this. we'll continue this for you. and listen to this, looks like south carolina's first lady is moving out. we just got word that she has been moving boxes and clothes out of the mansion in columbia.

she says she is moving to the family home on sullivan island with her four boys. she says she will continue to work on her marriage. how did we get her? of course you know governor mark sanford admits he has been having an affair. a woman from argentina is a woman he calls his soul mate. investigators did not find blood in the trunk of casey anthony's car. the discovery is part of newly released evidence from the state attorney's office. it was released as part of a public records request. evidence proves her daughter's caylee anthony's body was in her trunk for quite some time and ten days after caylee was killed, her mother sent a text to her friend about the bad odor in her car and blamed it on a dead animal. and casey anthony's parents will testify under oath during her murder trial. sources and anthonys' attorney

says the couple will be called as witnesses for the prosecution. we thought that this guy was going to be pulled up on his own, but they're not going to do that without some help from this firefighter. this firefighter has come down to help rescue this window washer who's in quite a bit of peril here. at least he's got somebody down there with him, somebody who knows how to pull these thungs off. they're going to get pulled up to the roof together, perhaps as we watch. there are actually two window washer who is ended up this in terrible situation. the other window washer has already got on the safety. and now it's just this lone gentleman who's probably still terrified, but at least he's got a firefighter right there calming him down telling him everything is going to be okay. and hopefully in a few minutes they'll have him with his feet

on the roof of this building. there they are starting to make progress right there. as you can see, they're going to start to pull him up to the roof. wow, these guys have an incredibly dangerous job. we're going to keep an eye on this for you during the break as he makes progress. beer not going to go to the break, we wouldn't want to do that to you. we want you to see the hopefully safe conclusion to this. this window washer is hoping this is over any minute now. and there you can see those rescue workers doing what they do best. there we go. he's almost there. this has been going on for about 45 minutes now. so during this 45 minutes, they have already been able to rescue one person, about to wrap up the rescue of a second person, all in 45 minutes. we don't know how tall this building is, but when we had a wide shot a minute ago, we could see it was pretty tall. tall enough for this to be an

incredibly dangerous situation. he is almost there and it looks pretty risky for those firefighters leaning over the edge of that building there. they train for these things, they know what they're doing and we almost have a safe conclusion, we're just about there. three firefighters on the edge there about to pull this one -- there you go. all right, if we had a close shot, i'm sure we would see a smile on his face in long beach, california, a resolution to this situation with two window washers in peril for about 45 minutes. hxhx@x@xhxhxhxhx@x@xhx@x

unemployment lines are getting slightly smaller and the white house says that's evidence the country is pulling back from the recession. the jobless rate declined in july for the first time in 15 months. the job market is still on shaky ground with numbers of 9.4%. other encouraging numbers, layoffs for july were at their lowest point in a year. workers logged more hours than in june and waging rose slightly. here's a look at the big board, the dow jones industrial average is up 100 points, we'll keep an eye on that for you.

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the store brand versus name brand, i'll buy the brand name if it's on sale and that makes it cheaper. >> tune in this weekend to see how much clark saved by buying these store brands and learn how your next trip to the grocery store could be a cheaper one. catch him on saturdays at 12:00 eastern time. in case you missed it, the resolution to the rescue of this window washer we were watching just a moment ago. and we actually have got joshua johnson, from the long beach fire department. all right, joshua, these were your guys that pulled this off, great work. >> correct. that was one of our truck company, our truck one and urban search and rescue team. they're one of our highly trained specific groups in our fire department that train for this type of incident. this is not a common incident you see. so their rope work, their

extensive training has paid often with extremely high dividends today, i think. >> how tall is this building. >> it's 14 stories. >> all right, 14 stories, so these guys have been up there for -- there was a rescue that we did not get to see live, so your team actually rescued three people, tell us about that. >> i was not on scene as the first one got pulled up. but that individual was pulled up. the incident started about 8:30. they got that first individual at about 8:50, we had to pull him up over the top of the roof there. and you saw the second one there. he was at the top of the scaffolding there. he was tied off to the scaffolding and they were able to pull him up roughly about five or six minutes ago. they're going to check both the individuals out and make sure they're okay. the good thing is from my vantage point down on the ground is that he appeared to be looking around, calm as can be

in that particular situation. and they were able to pull him up and now the crews are en route there. and the scaffolding company is coming to fix that situation. >> these situations are common enough that you train for this. when was the last time you remember your team having to do something like this? >> in my career, this is the first time i have seen that. but like you said, it's one of those rare occurrences that you train for this particular thing as best you can and then once the incident happens, your training kicks in. and the team we have is extremely well trained, highly trained individuals and you can easily see it, they were able to get the job done and make sure no injuries occurred. >> and now that they have done one, they can use this for further training for other people. because it seemed to go exactly like it was supposed to. >> perfect. >> and the video, the shot that

we had just a moment ago, they were basically chilling like it was all in a day's work, the two guys you rescued so that means you did exactly what you were supposed to. joshua, thank you for that recap. i know those two guys and their families certainly appreciate it. we have been asking what do you think about some of the protests that have been happening at town hall meetings across the country? is it people exercising their right to free speech or intimidation? penelope is calling us from tampa, and penelope, we actually have video from one of these meetings in tampa, florida, what are you seeing? >> it looks like mob mentality to me. but i hate to see the republican party sending in thugs to intimidate people and frighten people. >> so you don't like the tone of

what you're seeing at all? but i'm assuming you're open to debate, you just don't like the way you're seeing the debate being carried out? >> i just don't see why it has to be a mob mentality and buy are we frightening people about having universal health care. it should not be a big issue. >> i think people are going to disagree on something like a major overhaul of health care, how do you see it playing out in these town hall meetings? >> well, like penelope, i agree that we need to have discourse, but i think the reason that we're seeing what we're seeing is because our politicians absolutely refuse to listen to us. democrats refuse to listen to republican constituents, republicans refuse to listen to democratic constituents so this is the only way that people can see that, you know, to get the

word out, because obviously it's showing up all over the tv which just encourages more people to dissent and make their opinions known. but i also think that it's extremely elitist of the democrats to think that nobody would be against this health care bill. it's self-centered, it's egotistical and it's narcissistic. and granted the republicans do it too. >> you would think there's a little bit of blame to go around but a little bit more on the democrats, right. >> absolutely. >> tom is calling us from plano, texas. tom, what's your impression of what you're seeing at the meeting? >> these two parties are planning to disrupt. they're organized. they will just shut down the truth, they're hijacking meetings. as one person said, it reminded them of the brown shirts in germany before hitler.

>> that's pretty harsh, tom. >> i know i thought it was too. but they're trying to shout out the truth, they don't want the truth to be told. one of the pieces of information i think that cnn ran was the insurance industry was spending $70 million a day to defeat health care. they could use that money a lot better in other places. there was a lot couple of data information things that i read that- >> tom, i do have a follow-up question for you, but i appreciate it very much. we're going to continue to talk about this, what do you think about the protests at the town hall meetings? is it free speech or intimidation? you can call us at 1-877-tell-hln. you can also text us, text the

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lisa ling says said they did touch north korean territory very briefly. >> it was nothing they were planning to do intentionally. when they left u.s. soil they never intended to cross into north korea and they -- i mean she said that it was maybe 30 seconds and then, you know, everything just sort of got chaotic. >> ling says in time her sister will share the full story with the public, but for now the women are trying to readjust to life at home. >> my sister is so, so happy to be home. she's still quite weak and exhausted and incredibly emot n emotional.

she's been in relative isolation for months and months and, you know, she doesn't even like to be alone. you know, yesterday she was so exhausted and she wanted to take a quick nap and she kept asking me, are you going to be here when i come back? and today we took her to the doctor's office and, you know, i wasn't planning on going to the doctor with her, my mom was going to take her, and she said, will you please come with me? and she hasn't wanted to be alone and i hear from euna's husband michael that hannah, their 4-year-old daughter has not wanted her mother to leave her sight. she just keeps following her around from room to room because she doesn't want her mom to leave anywhere, or leave her. >> north korean kim jong-il pardoned ling and lee after face to face talks with president bill clinton. >> back off! >> wow, battle over health care

heats up on both sides of the issue, town hall meetings meant to discuss it have turned ugly. but that one in tampa, a photographer says he got roughed up, and things got rowdy in st. louis and southeastern michigan. six people were arrested in missouri. look at this crowd in romulus, michigan. john engel was interrupted by man who was in a wheelchair. the man said that the proposed changes to health care wouldn't help his son. top white house aides are said to be holding closed door meetings with democratic senators about how to handle all the hecklers. aides are promising the party and it's allies like the afl-cio they'll fight back with double

the force if an individual lawmaker is targeted. democrats are accused of using mob tactics to sabotage the democratic process. some democratic leaders say they have even gotten death threats for supporting the overalhaul. is this just people exercising their right to free speech or do you see intimidation? call us right now at 1-877-tell-hln. you can also e-mail us, this is what you do, go to cnn.com/hln, click under your views, you can e-mail us or post a comment on my face book page. we'll continue to air your responses throughout the day. senator mel martinez is resigning.

he said he has not run for re-election in 2010. he is giving up his senate seat more than a year early. he will stay in office until he serves out the rest of his term. governor charlie crist is running in that election but he says he won't appoint himself as the interim senator. what happened in vegas didn't stay in vegas very long, fans of ashton kutcher and demi moore found out about their latest adventure while it was still going on.

the man responsible for some of the most memorable movies of

the 80s is dead. john hughes died of a heart attack yesterday while taking a walk in manhattan, he wrote and directed pretty in pink and ferris buler's day off. >> the next screw that falls off is going to be you. what was that? >> the comedy come indicated the box office and got praise from the critics also. john hughes was only 59. ashton kutcher and demi moore didn't waste any time after their private plane made an emergency landing. they quickly tweeted about it. it happened in las vegas, part of ku

of -- it's always an adventure in vegas. and kutcher tweeted about a car overheating. the father is taking down his fattered american fact. he had promised to keep that flag flying until his son came home in spite of his neighbors complaining about it. the son was proud of his dad keepsing promise. >> it was his promise to me. when we put it up there, we never imagined it was going to tear or anything like that. but i imagine the weather and it just took a good beating and stuff. sblk. wow, a stray tire came that close to hitting a police officer just trying to help a stranded driver.

a tire from an 18 wheeler came flying off and nearly creamed the cop. he's okay, but the tire ripped a screw out of his gun holster just whizzing by him. the white house says there's new evidence to say the economy is coming back from the brink. what happened at the employment office that is generating guarded optimism.

unemployment lines are getting just a little bit smaller and the white house says that's evidence the country is pulling back from recession. the jobless rate decline in july, that's the first time it's done that in 15 months. the job market is still on shaky ground with unemployment of 9.4%. other encouraging numbers, layoffs for july were at their lowest points in a year. wages rose slightly. president obama made it official today, he signed into law an extension of cash for clunkers, that pumps $2 billion more dollars into the program. that should keep it running

through labor day. it will help sell a half million new cars. it offers up to $45 mon4,50$4,5 in gas guzzlers. >> consumers now have a continuing opportunity to buy a car that they otherwise might not have been able to do. >> as of this morning, there's 180,000 deals that had been inputted and completed. we know that this will be a great weekend to go out and buy an automobile. >> the program's initial $1 billion instantly boosted car sales but ran out of money in ten days. alabama senator richard shelby opposed the plan saying, quote, those buyers would have bought the cars anyway. son yya sotomayor will be

sworn in as the court's first hispanic justice. it will be the first televised ceremony in the court's history. the government says schools shouldn't be too quick to close if a few students have swine flu. that new guidance is from federal health officials. it's still up to schools to decide if they should stay open, but officials want to minimize any disruptions? >> what we are attempting to do is to allow schools to stay open and to warn them to send sick students and staff. specifically ill students and staff should be separated and given protective gear such as a mask until they can leave the school. hand washing and coughing etiquette are essential. these simple steps have an enormous effect on the ability

to slow down the transmission of the flu. >> 700 schools closed in the spring, leaving many parents scrambling to find child care. the cdc found the -- swine flu vaccine should be out in mid-october. hurricane felicia continues to move closer to hawaii but the storm is rapidly getting weaker. felicia has been downgraded to a category 2 hurricane. folks in hawaii are stocking up for supplies, but with winds nearing 100-mile-per-hour, the storm is still a threat. >> you never know what it's going to do until zero hour. >> it's forecast to hit hawaii on monday and may be downgraded to a tropical storm tomorrow.

>> residents of taiwan are bratsing for typhoon were about 15 miles off the eastern coast. already gotten 16 inches of rain on parts of the island. that has been triggering mudslides. i-reporter graham christine is in taiwan on business and shot this video from his balcony as the storm was approaching. he said winds knocked down fences and people are more concerned about torrential rains and probably flooding. check this out, sent in by another i-reporter in taipei. the downtown streets were empty. you can see why. he said his friend was having trouble walking and keeping her balance because of a strong wind gusts and, finally, michael stimek in the southern part of taiwan and they're out of the storm's direct path but in the three years he's lived there

he's been through more typhoons and morkat is the worst he's ever seen. they believe taiwan is adequately prepared. forecasters expect another 20 inches of rain to fall the next 24 to 48 hours. can you imagine? we would like to thank all our i-reporters and always make safety their number one concern, always. if you have pictures or video of breaking news or cool stories from your part of the world, this is what you do, go to ireport.com link. aerosmith had to postpone a concert that was supposed to happen today because frontman steven tyler is recovering from a fall. amateur video of that. he fell backward off the stage. concert spokesperson says the 61-year-old landed on a couple fans and hurt his head, neck and should shoulder. a freak show owner is going to court because he lost out on buying a five-legged dog.

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is health care reform causing its own health hazard? terrifying moments at a health club as a gunman walks in and oep oens fire. one of the woman he injures describes the scene from her hospital bed and we found out more what the accused shooter was doing months before the attacks. the monthly unemployment rate going down. hi, everybody, on a friday. welcome, hln news and views. i'm chuck roberts, thanks for looking in. first to long beach, california, where rescuers were able to get two window washers off broken scaffolding. the two were working on a

building when a cable slipped on the south end of their rig. they got the first call around 11:30 eastern pacific time and the rescue was complete in 45 minutes. the building is just around the corner from the fire department, so fire crews could get there quickly. the two workers were wearing safety harnesses and they didn't fall and neither was seriously injured. the battle over health care heats up on both sides of the issue. town halls turn ugly with six people at a forum in st. louis yesterday. similar events got rowdy in southeastern michigan and tampa, florida. the country's largest labor union has issued a call to arms to fight what it calls right-wing tea party patriots. the irony here going to one of these potentially violent forums on health care could be violent to your safety. our affiliate was there when protesters lashed out at long-time congressman john dingle.

>> reporter: congressman john dingell booed out by the cheers on what people think about the idea of national health care. the 81-year-old could barely get a word in edge wise. crowds started showing up early to wait in line, both those for and against yelling it out against the meeting ever got under way. >> just say no! >> reporter: once inside, it was a free for all at times. >> it got really heated and really loud. it was a lot of chanting, a lot of booing, you know, some clapping. it just, at one point, it felt like people were more worried about drowning each other out than listening. di dingell's wife, debbie, vowing to set up another town hall meeting. >> get as many people as you want to get. >> reporter: so many questions about what the obama health plan really means. >> something has to be done in a

way of reform. but not to redo our whole health care system. >> there's going to be more division in this country than ever and the majority of people want this bill stopped. >> reporter: marsha who was invited as a speaker here tonight and supports the idea of national health care had a hard time even being heard over the crowd, but her message is this. >> i believe that it's immoral for us to have individuals in this country without health care. people are dying every day because of that. >> top white house aides are said to be holding closed door meetings with democratic senators on how to handle the hecklers. some officials spoke on anonymity and said aides are promising the party and its allies they will fight back with double the force, if an individual lawmakeser targeted in tv ads. republicans say the protests are evidence of a lack of public support for health care reform. democrats accuse republicans of using mob tactics to derail

health care reform and say the protesters are trying to sabotage the democratic process. some democrats say they've even received death threats for supporting the overhaul. where are you on this? what do you think of the town hall meetings? should the volume be that loud? do you think it's just people exercising their right to free speech or is this intimidation? call us toll free 1-877-835-5456. e-mail to cnn.com/hln. click under your views and also text us. text your comment to hlntv. standard text rates apply. we'll air your responses all day. more chilling evidence of the pennsylvania gym shooter's obsession with women. george sodini traveled to los angeles to take a self-help seminar to solve his frustrations with women. he made this youtube video as a homework assignment last year. in the video he talked about how he spiffed up his home to impress women. >> my objective is to be real and to learn to be emotional and

to, you know, to be able to emotionally connect with people. >> mourners gathered near pittsburgh last night to remember the three women sodini killed in the tuesday shooting. sodini blogged about how beautiful the women at the gym were and had been planning his attack for several months. he wounded nine others before taking his own life. four women injured by sodini are still in a hospital. heather said she expects to be discharged later today. she told affiliate wpxi she was terrified when something hit her right tooth. >> i thought the shooter was in the same room as us with the gun and just shooting around the room. i just touched and i felt half my tooth was gone and then before i knew it, the next step, i was in a run and that's where the bullet came in through the right side of my thigh and exited and grazed the right part of me. i just knew i run or i lay here

and die. i just feel sick. i can't believe what would pozez somebody to want to do that to shoot at people he doesn't even know. >> the other injured women include a pregnant aerobic instructor who is listed at the same hospital. a businessman is under arrest. used car dealer henry tice is not charged in the killings of byrd and melanie billings. he is charged with grand theft. he wrote a series of checks and billings was trying to recover the debt. tice had other dangerous threats. >> we had confirmed by mr. tice involvement with the mexican mafia and his car dealings and the fact that he had borrowed up to $50,000 at one time from the mexican mafia and in debt to his payments back to them. >> the billings known for adopting special needs children were gunned down in their home. and a women is charged with

being an accessory after the fact. senator mel martinez is resigning. the florida republican previously said he wouldn't run for re-election next year, but he's giving up his seat now more than a year early. he would stay in office until a successor is picked. under law in florida, governor charlie crisp will appoint a successoral until the next general election. the complication is charlie crisp hri crist is running for that seat himself. jenny sanford has been seen moving clothing and boxes out of the governor's mansion in columbia. she said she's moving to the family's home on sullivan island with her four boys. she will continue working on her marriage. governor mark sanford publicly admits he has been having an affair with argentine woman who he calls his soul mate. unemployment lines are

getting slightly smaller and the white house says that's evidence the country is pulling back from recession. the jobless rate declined in july for the first time in 15 months. the job market is still on shaky ground with unemployment at 9.4% but july numbers were better than most economists expected. other encouraging numbers, layoffs for last month were at their lowest point in a year. workers logged more hours than in june and wages rose slightly. it's state fair time around the country and that means it's time for live stock shows and gooey treats along the way. enjoying a new concoction that involve two taste favorites. we'll tell you what it is.

turns out aerosmith's entire concert tour is in doubt. they're not sure if the band will make its dates with steven tyler in a hospital. he didn't offer any details on

tyler's condition. the singer was dancing around during a performance on wednesday night in south dakota when he fell backwards off the stage. the 61-year-old landed on a couple fans, hurt his head, neck and shoulder. the aeroosmith concert for winnipeg tonight has been canceled. investigators did not find blood in the trunk of casey anthony's car. it was released as part of a public records request. detectives say evidence proves that her daughter caylee anthony's body was in that trunk for quite some time, ten days after she was killed. they blamed the odor on a dead animal. in another new development we learned casey anthony's parents will testify under oath during her murder trial. george and cindy anthony's attorney said they'll be called for the prosecution. residents of taiwan bracing

for typhoon morakot. the outer edges of this storm were 15 miles off the east coast and already dumped 16 inches of rain on parts of the island, triggering mudslides. i-reporter graham cristie is in taiwan on business and shot video from his balcony. people are more concerned about torrential rain and problems with flooding. check this out. sent by another i-reporter andy drinkard in downtown taipei. his friend was having trouble walking and keeping her balance with those strong wind gusts. finally, michael simek is in the southern part of taiwan and things are out of the storm's direct path but in the three years he has been through several typhoons and morakot the worst he's ever seen. forecasters expect another 20 inches of rain in another 24 to 48 hours. we have to thank all our i-reporters, encourage everybody to always make safety their

number one concern, but if you've got pictures or video of breaking news or cool stories, go just like they did to i-report.com and click on the upload now link and get the instructions on how to submit your stories. the man responsible for some of the movies in the 1980s and '90s has passed away. john hughes passed away taking a walk in manhattan. >> it's been three years restoring this car. it is his love, it is his passion. >> it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. >> matthew broderick said he was shocked by the news. broderick remembers hughes as a "wonderful, very talented guy." a tattered american flag that really ticked off neighbors finally comes down. what finally made him replace it.

the sister of one of the journalists freed just this week from north korea says, yes, the women did enter that reclusive country illegally but just barely. euna lee and laura ling were reunited with friends and family five months after they were arrested and lisa ling told her sister they did touch north korean territory very briefly. >> it was something that, you

know, they were never planning to do originally. i mean, i said this before that when they left u.s. soil they never intended to cross into north korea and, you know, they, they, i mean, she said it was maybe 30 seconds and then, you know, everything just sort of got chaotic. >> in time her sister will share the full story with the public, but for now both women are adjusting to their lives back in the u.s. spending as much time as possible with their families. >> my sister is so, so happy to be home she's still quite weak and exhausted and incredibly emotional. you know, she's been in relative isolation for months and months and, you know, she doesn't even like to be alone. yesterday she was so exhausted and she wanted to take a quick nap and she kept asking me, are you going to be here when i come

back? are you going to be here when i come back? today we took her to the doctor's office and, you know, i wasn't planning on going to the doctor with her, my mom was going to take her and she was like, can you please come with me? she hasn't wanted to be alone and i hear from euna's husband, michael, that hannah, their 4-year-old daughter has not wanted her mother to leave her sight. she just keeps following her around from room to room because she doesn't want her mom to leave anywhere and leave her. >> north korea's leader kim jong-il pardoned both women after face-to-face talks with former president bill clinton. a father has taken down a tattered american flag now that his son is back from iraq. he promised he would, and he also promised to keep the flag flying until he came home despite neighbors' complaints. his son was glad his dad kept that promise. >> it was an honor that my father flew the flag and kept his promise to me.

when we put it up there, we never imagined it was going to tear or anything like that. due to weather and it just took a good beating and stuff. >> the father plans to pass along the tattered flag to his grandchildren. president obama signed an extension for cash for clunkers. should keep it running through labor day. the government estimates it will help sell another 500,000 new cars. offers up to $5,000 to trade in a gas guzzler for a more fuel-efficient car. >> this is a great day, not just for the automobile industry, but for consumers who now will have a continuing opportunity to buy a car that they otherwise might not have been able to do. >> as of this morning, there were 180,000 deals that had been inputted and completed. we know that this will be a great weekend to go out and buy an automobile. >> the program's initial billion dollars instantly boosted car sales and almost instantly went

out of money in about ten days. they question the effectiveness. alabama senator richard shelby opposed the plan saying these buyers would have bought cars anyway. sonia sotomayor is less than 24 hours away from making history on two fronts. she will be sworn in tomorrow morning in a private ceremony as the supreme court's first hispanic justice and then chief justice john roberts will administer another oath in front of reporters and tv cameras. the first televised ceremony in court history. nadya suleman's octuplets won't have a court-appointed lawyer watching their finances, at least for the time being. here they are again and this is video from radaronline. a probate judge appointed an attorney to and the probate court did not have jurisdiction in the matter. another hearing scheduled for about two weeks' time. should you buy generic or name brand at the grocery store? clark howard does some price

comparisons. here's clark. >> because of the economy, people are eating out less, spending more time in the supermarket. most americans buy the brand names. bad idea. let me show you how much you can save if you'll buy the store goods instead. the first thing that a lot of people are willing to buy store brand in is a loaf of bread. why? because the loaf of bread will save you one buck. if you're not buying store brand bread yet, start here. have you ever seen a name brand cow? i don't think so. they don't have a stamp on them. so neither should your milk. this is something you can save a ton on. usually about $1.50 per gallon buying the store brand versus the name brand. okay, now, this is time for true confession. even though clothes washing detergent is usually half the price from the store brand to the name brand i'll buy the brand name if it's on sale and

that makes it cheaper. >> don't miss this weekend clark saves you a lot by buying store brands. he'll show you how. learn how your next trip to the grocery store can be a lot cheaper. catch him at noon eastern, tomorrow and sunday right here on hln. what is threat laest food you'll find at the state fair in the deep fried, sugar coated and gooey section. chocolate covered bacon on stick. the sweet and savory treat is the talk of the wisconsin state fair. >> good, chewy and better. >> i love salty and sweet and this hits the spot. >> it's got to be good for you, right? the stand went through three pounds of chocolate covered bacon in the first few hours of the fair. some people led to the health care debate kicking and screaming. encouraging protests at town halls across the country and there are counterforces working, too. we'll get your views on whether

it's all getting a little out of hand.

are we back from the brink? president obama just finished talking about the economy showing signs of improvement and where we need to go from here. new stats from the labor department. the unemployment rate in july dropped more than expected. in fact, a drop wasn't expected. it is now at 9.4%. there were fewer layoffs and people with jobs work longer and employees were paid slightly more. the president said the recovery package has helped put the worst behind us and pushed for more of his agenda. >> now, as we begin to put an end to this recession, we have to consider what comes next.

because we can't afford to return to an economy based on inflated profits and maxed out credit cards. an economy where we depends on dirty and outdated sources of energy and an economy where we're burdened by soaring health care costs that serve only the special interests. this won't create sustainable growth and won't shrink our deficits and won't create jobs. that's why we put an end to the status quo that got us into this crisis. we cannot turn back to the failed policies of the past. nor can we stand still. now is the time to build a new foundation for a stronger, more productive economy that creates the jobs of the future. >> so, encouraging news on jobless claims. does this indicate americans think the president is steering the economy in the right direction? deputy political director paul steinhauser joins us with what reports to a report card, right? >> we asked specifically for americans to grade the president how he's doing overall and on the economy.

you can see here, overall grade, c plus. but specifically on the economy, not as good. a c for the president, chuck. >> who do americans blame for tough economic times? >> they are now putting all this blame on this administration. take a look from this result. you can see right here 44% of americans are blaming the republicans for the current problems this country is facing when it comes to the economy. about one in four blaming the democrats and you can see about another one in four say both parties are to blame here, chuck. >> before you go, what are your thoughts on the resignation, basically the retirement of mel martinez, the republican florida senator? >> he will make it official in about an hour and a half from now. first selected to the senate in 2004 and he was in the bush cabinet before that and he was the only hispanic republican in the senate and very interesting, chuck. he announced he wasn't going to run for election. here's the interesting thing, though. by law, in florida, the governor

charlie crist gets to name the replacement, but, guess what, next year crist will be running for martinez's job. >> we don't know who chris will appoint, do we? he says he won't appoint himself. >> doubtful he will do that. >> why did martinez leave? >> hopefully we'll learn that in 90 minutes, as well. >> thank you very much, appreciate it. >> thank you. the battle over health care certainly heats up on both sides of the issue. town hall meetings met to discuss have turned ugly like this one in tampa. a photographer got caught in the scuffle and was roughed up. similar events were rowdy in suburban st. louis and southeastern michigan and six arrests occurred in melbourne, missouri. this is the crowd in michigan during a forum there. john dingell was interrupted by a man whose son was in a

wheelchair. the proposed changed would not help his son and called dingell a fraud. he responded by saying the man's concerns would be addressed. top white house aides are holding closed doors meeting on whether to handle the hecklers and some spoke on condition of anonymity told the sxed press aides are promising that they'll fight back with double the force if an individual lawmaker is targeted in tv ads. republicans say that protests are evidence of a lack of public support for this health care reform. democrats accuse republicans of using mob tack tactics to derail health care reform and saying health care will sabotage the democratic process. some democratic lawmakers say they received death threats for supporting the overhaul. what do you think of the protests of town hall meetings? can you hear much and learn much even if you're undecided at one of these events. is this intimidation or free speech? call us toll free 877-835-5456.

e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. or text views plus your comment and name to hlntv. we have to remind you that standard text rates apply. we'll air your responses all day. rescuers in long beach, california, were able to get two window washers off a broken scaffolding. the two were working on a building when the cable slipped on the south end of the rig. they got the first call around 11:30 eastern. here is one of the rescues just at the very end. it was all done, get this, in 45 minutes. two men plucked to safety in 45 minutes. you know why, just around the corner from the fire department and the crews got there very quickly. they were wearing safety harnesses and nobody fell and nobody was seriously hurt. more chilling evidence of the pennsylvania gym shooter's obsession with women. police say george sodini traveled to los angeles to take a self-help seminar who solve his frustrations with women.

he made a youtube video as homework assignment. he talked about how he spiffed up his home just to impress them. >> my objective is to be real and to learn to be emotional and to, you know, to be able to emotionally connect with people. >> last night mourners gathered in pittsburgh or actually outside pittsburgh to remember the three women sodini killed in that shooting tuesday evening. he blocked about how beautiful the women were at la fitness center and had been planning his attack for several months. he wounded nine others in the shooting before committing suicide. hurricane felicia continues to move closer to hawaii, but this storm is weakening rapidly. felicia has been downgraded again. a cat 2, cat 2 hurricane and storm winds are dropping, as well. they are clocked at around 100 miles per hour. despite the downgrade people in hawaii are stocking up with supplies as they fear the worse. >> every storm's a threat because being the weather, you

never know what it's going to do until zero hour. >> hurricane felicia is not expected to hit hawaii until monday. it may be downgraded further. looks like that massive assault on twitter was designed to keep a single user quiet. that user is a prominent blogger who lives in a region that is declared independence from georgia, the former soviet republic. his name is george and he told our sister network cnn, twitter and other networking sites the work of targeting him. came on a anniversary of conflict. facebook security officers confirm that george was the target of the hit on that site. his movies defined the 1980s. >> bueller. bueller. >> drether john hughes has died, but his iconic films live on. we'll take a closer look at his legacy.

he sure died too young. john hughes dead at 59. he suffered a heart attack while walking in new york city in manhattan. maybe you don't know his name, but you probably know at least some of his movies. cnn.com melissa long joins us with more. you have a favorite, too. >> i bet a lot of people have favorites when it comes it his work because he wrote so many films and directed so many films over the years, but at some point it's safe to say that you have laughed at one of his films. >> my father spent three years

restoring this car. it is his love, it is his passion. >> it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. >> you don't need to tell me that's from ferris bueller's day off. we have a timeline of his success online at cnn.com. we take you back to how about "planes, trains and automobiles." "uncle buck." he started his career not in movies but in advertising. that scene of chicago, some of the suburbs of chicago really the setting for so many of his films. he was a proliffic screenwriter, producer, he wrote in 1990 the blockbuster "home alone" and also behind "beethoven" films, as well. the griswolds and their trips to europe, las vegas and wolly

world. "home alone" is a great film but i think it would have to be "breakfast club" how they bonded. that is one of my favorites. >> and that jerk vice principal. i like "six teen candles." but i think "ferris bueller" tops the list. so, you're the sausage king of chicago, young man? that was a great scene. >> i love that you can quote movies. i've never been able to to that. >> that was so good. melissa, thank you so much. all at cnn.com. melissa long, thank you so much. moving on, time for our cnn hero of the week. new orleans has the highest murder rate and two murders this year involve kids who were 14. this week cnn hero is fighting to give the kids of new orleans a safe place to go and he's doing it with music.

music just always been with me. i love to play, i keep drum sticks in my hand. the legacy in new orleans is dying really fast. life after katrina is just really hard for a kid, the violence, the drug life. i'm just tired of it. my aim is to get kids off the streets. my name is derrick tabb and i started a free music education program for the kids of new orleans. >> let's go, arms up. we do more than teach music. we offer transportation and instruments and give you tutoring. you don't have no excuse why you're not here. you don't have to have any experience and we meet five days a week year round. we are constantly learning something new and that is what keeps the kids coming back every single day. >> i was getting in trouble. when i'm here and at home i practice.

>> i love seeing kids happy. just having fun. you have to keep teaching these kids this culture. i don't say i'm saving lives, i'm giving life. a whole different life of music. >> you can find out more about derrick or any of our hero's work on our website. just go to cnn.com/heroes or on facebook or twitter. in a few weeks we'll announce the top ten cnn heroes of 2009.

south carolina's first lady is moving out. jenny sanford has been seen moving clothing and boxes out of

the governor's mansion in columbia. they're going to go to school there. he said she will continue working on her marriage. in a statement today the governor said the move is in the best decision for a reconciliation with his wife and for the boys. investigators didn't find any blood in the trunk of casey anthony's car. newly released evidence just this morning. released as part of a public records request. detectives say evidence proves that caylee anthoathy's body wa in the trunk for quite some time, ten days. her mother texted a friend about the bad odor in her car and blamed it on a dead animal. in another new development we learned that casey anthony's parents will testify under oath during a murder trial. the couple will be called to testify for the state, for the

prosecution. the sister of one of the journalists freed this week from north korea says the women did enter that reclusive country were reunited with family and friends this week. five months after they were arrested between the border of china and north korea. lisa ling told her sister they touched north korean territory briefly. >> it was something that, you know, they were never planning to do originally. i mean, i said this before that when they left u.s. soil, they never intended to cross into north korea and, you know, they, they, i mean, she said that it was maybe 30 seconds and then, you know, everything just sort of got chaotic. >> in time her sister will share the full story with the public, but, for now, both women are readjusting to their lives in the u.s. and spending as much time as possible with their families. >> my sister is so, so happy to be home and she's still quite

weak and exhausted and incredibly emotional. she's been in relative isolation for months and months and she doesn't even like to be alone. yesterday she was so exhausted and she wanted to take a quick nap and she kept asking me, are you going to be here when i come back? are you going to be here when i come back? today we took her to the doctor's office and i wasn't planning on going to the doctor with her and she said, will you please come with me? she hasn't wanted to be alone and i hear from euna's husband, michael, that hannah, their 4-year-old daughter has not wanted her mother to leave her sight. she keeps following her around from room to room because she doesn't want her mom to leave anywhere and leave her. >> north korean's leader kim jong-il pardoned lee and ling

after a face-to-face talk with former president bill clinton. nadya suleman's octoplets will not have a court-appointed lawyer watching their finances. only last month a probate judge appointed a guardian to make th. suleman appeals and a california appeals court ruled the probate court didn't have jurisdiction in the matter. there's another hearing in two weeks. an airline executive says the pilot who caused a deadly plane crash in new york should not have been flying. 50 people died when the colgan air flight went down in february. later we find out the pilot had failed five pilot tests but he only told his boss about one. yesterday an executive from colonel g colgan's parent company said if they had known that he would not have been in that seat. the government says schools shouldn't be too quick to close if a few students come down with swine flu. officials want to myself any

disruption. >> what we are attempting to do with this guidance is to allow schools to stay open and to inform them to send sick students and staff home. specifically, ill students and staff should be separated and given protective gear such as a mask until they can leave a school. hand washing and coughing etiquette are essential. these simple steps have an enormous effect on the ability to slow down the transmission of the flu. >> 700 schools closed in the spring leaving many parents scrambling to find child care. the virus was milder than feared and changed course on school closing recommendations. officials say a vaccine should be out by mid-october. we're all feeling the pinch of a shaky economy but help is here. money expert clark howard is here. logon to cnn.com/clark and

submit your i-report to be profiled on our network. you can get valuable advice from america's money coach, and the cost is nothing. another $2 billion going for cash for clunkers, but not everybody is seeing extra cash in their pockets. how the clunkers are being turned into total junkers. 

signs of an upbeat economy. the president is talking dollars and cents after some good news from the labor department. what is drop in unemployment and fewer layoffs could mean for you and the country as a whole. the debate over health care appears to be raising blood pressures nationwide, but seriously pushing, shoving. we'll share your views on this disturbing trend. and the '80s wouldn't have been the same without him. what we're learning about the sudden death of director/writer john hughes. hln "news and views" on this friday. i'm richelle carey. the president is pointing to a new employment report as a

sign the economy is on the right track. he spoke in the rose garden today. >> today we're pointed in the right direction. we're losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we've pulled the financial system back from the brink and a rising market is restoring value to those 401(k)s that are the foundation of a secure retirement. we've enabled families to reduce the payments on their mortgages making their homes more affordable and reducing the number of foreclosures. we helped revive the credit markets and opened up loans for families and small businesses. while we've rescued our economy from catastrophe, we've also begun to build a new foundation for growth. >> president obama also said much more needs to be done, and he says he won't rest until every american that is looking for work can find a job. his exact words. and that report says the jobless rate declined in july for the first time in 15 months.

that is better than many economists expected. other encouraging numbers, layoffs for last month were at their lower point in a year. workers logged more hours in june and also wages rose slightly. what's needed now is for more employees to -- employers, remember, to start hiring. the dip in the monthly unemployment rate was a spliurpe to some analysts who were predicting it would go up. that report helped boost the markets. let's take a look right now. the dow is at 9421, up 165 points. we'll take it. rescuers in long beach, california, were able to get to two window washers who had a problem with a broken scaffolding. that is not what you want. the fire department tells ktla the two were working on a building when a cable slipped on the end of the rig. they got the first call around 11:30 eastern time and the

rescue was complete within 45 minutes. that could be because the building is right around the corner from the fire department. it appears they also did great work. they were wearing safety harnesses. they did not fall and they were not seriously hurt, but probably terrified. president obama made it official today. he signed into law an extension of cash for clunkers. that pumped $2 billion more into the program. that should keep it running through labor day. the government estimates that it will help sell another half million new cars. it offers up to $4,500 to trade in old gas guzzlers for more energy efficient cars. >> this is a great thing not just for the automobile industry, but for consumers who now will have a continuing opportunity to buy a car that they otherwise might not have been able to do. >> as of this morning there were 180,000 deals that had been inputted and completed. we know that this will be a great weekend to go out and buy

an automobile. >> really trying to sell it there. the program's initial $1 billion instantly boosted car sales, but it ran out of money in ten days. republican critics question the program's effectiveness. richard shelby opposed the plan saying this, these buyers would have bought cars anyway. senator mel martinez is resigning. he had already said he wasn't planning to run for re-election in 2010, but he's giving up his senate seat more than a year early. he will stay in office until a successor is picked to fill out the rest of his term and under the law in florida, governor charlie crist will appoint a successor until the next general election. now, crist is running in that election himself, but he says he will not be appointing himself as the interim senator. south carolina's first lady is moving out. jenny sanford has been seen moving clothes and boxes out of the official governor's mansion.

that is in columbia. in a statement she says she's moving to the family home on sullivan's island with her four boys. she says she will continue to work on her marriage. governor mark sanford publicly admits to having an affair with a woman in argentina who he calls his statemenoulmate. the governor says the move is the best decision for a reconciliation with his wife and for their boys. sonia sotomayor is less than 24 hours away from making history on two fronts. she will be sworn in tomorrow morning in a private ceremony as the supreme court he's first hispanic justice. then john roberts will administer another oath in front of reporters' television cameras. that will be the first televised ceremony in the court's history. the battle over health care heats up on both sides of the issue. some of these town halls ever getting ugly. six people got arrested at a forum in suburban st. louis

yesterday. things got rowdy in southeastern michigan and tampa, florida. the afl-cio has issued a call to arms by what it calls right wing tea party patriots. and the irony of all this, going to one of these potentially violent forums might be hazardohaa hazardous to your health and safety. >> reporter: congressman john dingell drowned out by the boos and jeers from an angry hall. he was hosting a town hall. the 81-year-old could barely get a word in edgewise. crowds started showing up early to wait in line, both those for and against, yelling it out before the meeting ever got under way. >> just say no! just say no! >> reporter: once inside, it was a free for all at times. >> it got really heated and

really loud. it was a lot of chanting, a lot of booing, you know, some clapping. at one point it felt like people were more worried about drowning each other out than listening. >> dingle's wife debbie vowing to set up another town hall. >> make sure we can quickly schedule another meeting and get as many people as you want to get. >> reporter: so many questions about what the obama health plan really means. >> something has to be done in the way of reform but not to redo our whole health care system. >> there's going to be more division in this country than ever and the a mort of people want this bill stopped. >> reporter: marsha baum, who was invited as a speaker and supports the idea of national health care, had a hard time even being heard over the crowd but her message is this. >> i believe it's immoral for us to have individuals in this country without health care. people are dying every day because of that.

>> so what do you think of what you're seeing, some of the protests at some of the town hall meetings? is this just people exercising their right to free speech or do you see some intimidation here? call us at 1-877-tell-hln. that's 1-877-835-5 456. or e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. there's also a link there so you can post comments on my facebook page. you can also text us. text views plus your comments and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. we will be airing some of your responses throughout the day. we will yet you be heard. no yelling, promise. the man responsible for some of the most memorable movies of the '80s is dead. john hughes died of a heart attack yesterday while taking a walk in manhattan. he wrote and directed the breakfast club, pretty in pink, home alone, just to name a few and he directed ferris bueller's day off. >> i spent three years restoring

this car. it is his love. it is his passion. it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. >> one of the best scenes ever. matthew broderick who played ferris bueller said he was shocked by the news. he remembered hughes as a wonderful, very talented guy. we're going to have a closer look back at the career of john hughes and how fans are remembering him in just a few minutes. stick around for that. it looks like that massive assault on twitter was designed to keep a single user quiet. that user is a prominent blogger who lives in a region that's declared independence from the former soviet republic of georgia. his name is george, and he told our sister network cnn that the denial of service attack on twitter was the work of russian hackers targeting him. the attack came on the anniversary of the conflict between georgia and russia over breakaway territories. remember that? facebook security office has confirmed george was the target of the hit on the site.

the u.s. may have dealt the taliban a major blow. intelligence officials in pakistan say the group's leader there was likely killed in the u.s. missile strike on wednesday. they're sending authorities to confirm reports that baitu,llah has been buried and they want dna evidence. he's suspected in the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. she is charged with murdering her daughter, and now newly released evidence is shedding light on the case against casey anthony. what we're learning about evidence from the trunk of her car and what about her parents? will they be forced to testify at trial?

welcome back. you may be looking to economic reports for signs of a recovery from the recession. at least one person thinks you should be looking elsewhere for signs of common sense. donna franklin of dallas

affiliate kda found a few of those signs in an unlikely place. >> reporter: high above the roads of north texas and the nation inspiration from an unknown optimist. >> i think it's a cool thing to do. >> reporter: it is a billboard campaign called recession 101. a series of light-hearted clever quotes like, chill, hysteria feeds recession. the campaign's creative director says an east coast man who wants to be anonymous paid him and his partner stuart bailey $20,000 to design a campaign reminding americans we will get through this economy. >> he felt that everybody was getting so depressed about what was going on with the economy that people weren't necessarily being rationale anymore about it. it was just, you know, this is armageddon, the wrorst thing since the depression.

>> reporter: a profess of psychiatry at ut western. he says this in your face effort could prove very effective. >> how we think of things, even true adversity really determines how we feel about them and the kind of actions people take to do the best they can in their circumstances. >> reporter: the doctor says the humor in them, like don't drink cheaper scotch, drink slower, could be a powerful shot to the thought process. >> when you combine humor with a positive thought, a lot of times folks look at their situation differently and they begin to feel and think, well, this is not so bad or maybe there's something else i can do. >> reporter: the billboards already have theo thinking. >> caused me to at least think about it and say to myself, i think he's onto something. yes, there's no reason to the whole woe is me mentality. we will get out of this. >> thanks again to kdaf for that report. a disturbing link between

the gunman who killed three women at that gym in pennsylvania and the virginia tech shooter. police say george sodini legally bought accessories for the gun from the same wisconsin-based dealer who sold a handgun to cho. cho killed 31 people in february ofcommitted suicide. mourners gathered near pittsburgh last night to remember the three women who were killed in tuesday's shooting. sodini blogged about how beautiful the women were at his gym and had been planning the attack for months. he wounded nine others then killed himself. four women injured by sodini remain in the hospital. a 24-year-old expects to be discharged later today. she told our affiliate wpxi she was terrified when something hit her front tooth. >> i felt that the shooter was in the same room as us with the

gun, and he was shooting around the room. i just touched and i felt half my tooelt were gone and then before i knew it next step like i was in midrun and that's where the bullet came in through the right side of my thigh, exited and grazed the left part of me. i just knew either i run or i lay here and die. i just feel sick. i just can't believe what would possess somebody to want to do that, to shoot at people he doesn't even know. >> the other injured woman include a pregnant aerobics instructor. investigators did not find blood in the trunk of casey anthony's car. the discovery is part of newly released evidence from the state's attorney's office just this morning. it was released as part of a public records request. detectives say that evidence proves her daughter, kalie anthony's body, was in the trunk for quite some time. ten days after caylee was killed

documents show the mother sent a text to a friend and blamed it on a dead animal. casey's parents will testify under oath during her murder trial. the couple will be called to testify for the prosecution. hurricane felicia is barrelling towards hawaii. how people are preparing to ride out the storm.

people in honolulu are preparing for the worst but hoping for the best as hurricane felicia heads their way. the storm has been downgraded to a category 2. as our affiliate khon reports, hawaiians are not taking any chances. >> it was a typical summer day at hilo's waterfront thursday, but big island residents know even a tropical storm or tropical depression could bring a heavy dose of rain and gusty winds early next week. >> i'm concerned about what might happen, but, you know, we're not really -- we didn't really have a hurricane here in a long time. >> reporter: anyone visiting home depot was reminded to stock up on essentials if they had not done so already. >> water definitely probably our biggest seller at this point. >> well, just some stuff we didn't have, like a gas stove

and water containers, you know. >> some food. >> get some hand towels, paper plates, some sodas. >> reporter: others are waiting one more day. >> not today, tomorrow. >> reporter: officials at the emergency operations center in hilo are also in preparation mode not knowing what course felicia will take as it approaches the islands. all government agencies have been placed on alert and today the public works department began filling sandbags. >> every storm is a threat because being the weather you never know what it's going to do until zero hour. >> reporter: the big islands a 32 emergency shelters available to the public. 24 of the shelters can handle residents who require extra medical attention. nine of them can also take pets. but if your home is secure, state civil defense officials say it's the best place to ride out a storm. >> there's nothing better than securing one room in your home

and having a safe location because it's just a lot more comfortable for your pets and family to have everything close by. >> it impacts us, so we prepare like we always do. >> again, that was andrew from affiliate khon reporting. the national hurricane center says felicia may not even hit hawaii as a hurricane. the army wants to move more than 1100 california desert tortoises, but the relocation could prove deadly. the army plans to expand training operations and wants to move the turtles to federal land nearby. the army relocated more than 600 tortoises last year but quit the operation because so many died, most of them killed by coyotes. the government is doing an environmental assessment of the latest proposal. here is something you never see when you're in the middle of an ocean. an alabama fisherman says it's a great white shark. he said the shark swam up to the

back of his boat. they're rarely spotted along the gulf coast. all right. more to come on hln "news and views." not long ago, this man had limited mobility.

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call the scooter store today. i'll let you know about something we have our eye on. we're waiting to hear from florida governor charlie crist on the state's soon-to-be vacant senate seat. mel martinez announced today he would be stepping down. we knew he wasn't running for re-election. we're expecting an announcement shortly. we'll let you know what we learn about that. president obama is pointing to a new employment report as a sign the economy is on the right track. he spoke in the rose garden about today's jobless numbers. here is some of what he said. >> today we're pointed in the right direction. we're losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i

took office. we pulled the financial system back from the brink and a rising market is restoring value to those 401(k)s that are the foundation of a secure retirement. we have enabled families to reduce the payments on their mortgages making their homes more affordable and reducing the number of foreclosures. we helped revive the credit markets and opened up loans for families and small businesses. while we've rescued our economy from catastrophe, we've also begun to build a new foundation for growth. >> the president also said much more needs to be done, and he says he won't rest until every american who is looking for a job can find a job, looking for work, rather, can find a job. the unemployment report the president talked about says the jobless rate declined in july for the first time in 15 months, and that is better than many economists were expecting. another encouraging number, layoffs for last month were at

the lowest point in a year. workers logged more hours than in june and wages rose just a little bit. analysts say what's needed now to ensure the recovery continues is for more employers to start hiring. that dip in the monthly unemployment rate was a surprise to some analysts who were predicting it would actually go up slightly, and that helped boost the markets. so let's take a look at how much of a boost. right now we're up 163 points. the dow is at 9419. well, we followed this for you live a little earlier. rescuers in long beach, california, were able to get two window washers off a broken scaffolding. they were working on a building when a cable slipped on a rig. got the first call at about 11:30 eastern time, and they were done rescuing these folks in 45 minutes. that's because the building is right around the corner from the fire department so the crews were able to get there in just about no time. the two workers were wearing

safety harnesses so they did not fall, and neither were seriously hurt. president obama made it official today. he signed into law an extension of cash for clunkers. that pumps $2 billion more into the program. that should keep it running through labor day. the government estimates that it will help sell another half million new cars. this is the way it works. it offers up to $4,500 to trade in old gas guzzlers for more energy efficient cars. >> well, this is a great day not just for the automobile industry, but for consumers who now will have a continuing opportunity to buy a car that they otherwise might not have been able to do. >> as of this morning there were 180,000 deals that had been inputted and completed. we know that this will be a great weekend to go out and buy an automobile. >> the program's first $1 billion instantly boosted car sales. it ran out of money in about ten

days. republican critics question the program's effectiveness. alabama senator richard shelby opposed the plan saying these buyers would have bought the cars anyway. sonia sotomayor is less than 24 hours from making history on two fronts. she'll be sworn in tomorrow morning at a private ceremony as the supreme court's first hispanic justice. then chief justice john roberts will administer another oath in front of reporters and television cameras. that's a big deal because it will be the first televised ceremony in the court's history. >> get off of me! >> get away from me! >> so what is that all about? the battle over health care is heating up on both sides of the issue. town hall meetings meant to discuss this have turned ugly, like this one in tampa. a photographer got caught in the scuffle. he says he got roughed up. similar events got rowdy in suburban st. louis and southeastern michigan. six people were arrested at a

forum in melville, missouri. and take a look at a crowd in romulus, michigan. during a forum there john dingell was interrupted by a man with a son in a wheelchair. he called dingell a fraud. he responded by saying the man's concern would be addressed. the housing bust will be costing taxpayers more money. fannie mae will be tapping another $11 billion in government aid to cover massive losses totally more than $15 billion last quarter. nearly 4% of the loans controlled by fannie mae are delinquent. investigators did not find blood in the trunk of casey anthony's car. the discovery is part of newly released evidence from the state's attorney's office. it was released just this morning. it's all part of a public records request. detectives say evidence proves her daughter, caylee anthony's body was in her trunk for quite

some time. ten days after caylee was killed, documents show her mother sent a text to a friend about the bad odor in her car and blamed it on a dead animal. another new development as well. we've learned that casey anthony's parents will testify under oath during her murder trial, and george and cindy anthony's attorney says the couple will be called to testify for the prosecution. a businessman with ties to a florida couple who were gunned down in their home has been arrested. used car dealer henry tive is n -- tice is not charged in the killings. he's actually charged with grand theft. police say he wrote a series of bad checks to billings, and billings was trying to recover the debt. police also say tice had other dangerous debt. >> we had confirmed by mr. tice in his interview involvement with the mexican mafia in his car dealings and the fact that he had borrowed up to $50,000 at

one time from the mexican mafia and was in debt to them and his payments back to them. >> seven men are charged with first-degree murder in the billings' deaths and a woman is charged with being an accessory after the fact. the sister of one of the journalists freed this week from north korea says the women did enter that reclusive country illegally. laura ling and euna lee reunited with family and friends in california this week. we all watched this. this is five months after they were arrested along the border between china and north korea. lisa ling says her sister told her they touched north korean soil very briefly. >> it was something that, you know, they were never planning to do originally. i said this before, that when they left u.s. soil, they never intended to cross into north korea, and, you know, they -- i mean, she said it was maybe 30 seconds and then, you know,

everything just sort of got chaotic. >> ling says in time her sister will share the full story with the public, but for now both women are just trying to readjust to their lives back in the u.s. and, of course, spending as much time as possible with their families. >> my sister is so, so happy to be home. she's still quite weak and exhausted and incredibly emotional. you know, she's been in relative isolation for months and months, and, you know, she doesn't even like to be alone. you know, yesterday she was so exhausted, and she wanted to take a quick nap, and she kept asking me, are you going to be here when i come back? are you going to be here when i come back? today we took her to the doctor's office, and, you know, i wasn't planning on going to the doctor with her. my mom was going to take her, and she said will you please come with me. she hasn't wanted to be alone, and i hear from euna's husband,

michael, that hannah, their 4-year-old daughter has not wanted her mother to leave her sight. i mean, she just keeps following her around from room to room because she doesn't want her mom to leave anywhere, leave her. >> north korean leader kim jong-il pardoned lee and ling after face-to-face talk was former president bill clinton. the government announced today how it's keeping your kids safe from swine flu this back-to-school season. that's when the h1n1 virus is expected to make a comeback in the u.s. janet napolitano spelled out new guidelines for preventing its spread. >> what we are attempting to do with this guidance is to allow schools to stay open and to inform them to send sick students and staff home. specifically, ill students and staff should be separated and given protective gear such as a mask until they can leave a

school. hand washing and coughing etiquette are essential. these simple steps have an enormous effect on the ability to slow down the transmission of the flu. >> more than 700 schools had to shut down because of swine flu last spring. his movies defined the 1980s. >> bueller. bueller. >> director john hughes has died but hayes iconic films live on. we'll take a closer look at his legacy.

iconic movie director john hughes died yesterday from a heart attack. you definitely know his movies. reggie aqui joins us with more on this. it's really sudden, reggie, and then you just start going down memory lane, don't you? >> you do. i think a lot of people don't realize how much he has touched kind of the fabric of our lives as we've grown up. whether you were a child of the '80s or the '90s. he pretty much wrote the screen play or at least directed it. and so many movies in his work. whether it's home alone, trains, planes and automobiles, uncle buck. so many films people are remembering today and are quoting today. these are the movies -- ferris bueller's day off. who could forget that. these movies shaped a lot of

people's lives. 16 candles, pretty in pink. there you go right there looking at one of the most iconic films from the '80s and it spawned what came to be known as the brat pack. we're talking about "the breakfast club." as i mentioned, a lot of people have their memories about this through memorizing a lot of the dialogue. i'm going to give you a second, richelle, to come up with your favorite movie and perhaps if you can recall some of the dialogue. my favorite are the vacation movies. the story about the griswald's going across the country on a nightmarish trip. instead of mickey mouse they had marty moose and the great john candy line when they find out that the amusement park is closed. sorry, folks, park's closed. moose outside should have told you. that's my favorite line from any of the movies. >> well done. >> thank you. >> considering i have seen pr

"pretty in pink" 12 times and it's the scene when ducky, jon cryer, sings the entire otis redding song, try a little tenderness. it's fantastic. he lip syncs the whole thing and dances. i have replayed that scene about 30 times. >> i love it. i totally forgot about it. also want to show you what some of the comments look like on our website. we have had a lot of them. people remembering john hughes and his films. this comes in from jonesy who says "ferris bueller's day off" had a very large effect on me. it made me realize that sometimes toeing the line and following the rules can stop an individual from fully living his life. cindy wrote in breakfast club should be required watching for every high school pfreshman. you can look at an interesting interactive slide show. it shows you some of the actors

like ducky, what they look like now, what they look like now. i did an interview just a few minutes ago with a group that made a documentary, of course, way before john hughes died. they have been doing it for three years. their mission was to try to find him and get him on camera because his last decade or so of life, he really did not do interviews. the movie is all about tracing him throughout the country, trying to get him. of course, they never did interview him. but the journey was interesting. that interview with them and the title you'll like because it's "don't you forget about me." . that was the song that they played during "the breakfast club." you can find that on the site a little later. >> there's so many actors and actress that is owe their career to him. >> definitely. >> great stuff, reggie. i hope people check out that interactive. i love it. >> see you later. the moose outside should have told you. >> all right, reggie. some people's quick action saved lives after a fiery car crash in washington, d.c.

a doctor's news conference just happened to be going on nearby. two doctors from the conference and someone passing by just rushed to the scene before rescue teams got there. >> did you worry the car might ex plot? >> yeah, i was, and i tried to get her out. >> i'm not no hero. i wouldn't say that. i just thank god i can help somebody else out. >> five people were taken to the hop. one woman was air lifted with life-threatening injuries. did you get it? >> wow, a stray tire came that close to hitting a police officer just trying to help a stranded driver. this all happened in texas. a tire from an 18-wheeler came flying off, you saw it. it nearly creamed the cop. he's okay but the tire ripped a screw out of his gun holster. an alabama fisherman got the shock of a lifetime when he ran across a 12-foot great white shark. we'll tell you where it happened.

residents of taiwan are bracing for a typhoon. the outer edges of the storm are 15 miles off the eastern coast. we have an i-reporter in taiwan on business and spotted this storm from the balcony of his hotel. check this out as well. this is by another i-reporter in taipei. the downtown streets are empty. his friend was having trouble walking.

and finally, michael is in the southern part of taiwan and says they're out of the storm's direct path, but in the three years he's lived there he's been through several typhoons and morakot is the worst he's seen. they believe they're adequately prepared. they expect other 24 inches of rain to fall within the next 48 hours. always look out for your safety first. if you have pictures or videos of breaking news or cool stories from your part of the world, go to ireport.com. an alabama fisherman says a 12-foot shark swam up to the back of his boat. he says great whites live in all major oceans but are rarely spotted along the gulf coast. you're supposed to learn from your mistakes. but the mayor of one arkansas city has some explaining to do

after being busted again. we'll tell you that story on the the other side of the break.

the president talking dollars and cents after good news from the labor department. a drop in unemployment and fewer layoffs could mean for you and the country at large. the debate over health care is raising blood pressures nationwide. but seriously, pushing and shoving? we're going to share your views on what seems to be a disturbing trend. and the 1980s just wouldn't have been the same without him. what we're learning about the sudden dekt ath of writer/direc john hughes. mel martinez is resigning.

here he is live. >> when i came to the country as a youngster in 1977 kitty and i decided it was time to give back. we entered the public arena. first i had the privilege of being mayor of orange county. then i was a member of the president's cabinet. now i've had the honor of serving as a united states senator. through those experiences i have gained the greatest respect for the people of florida and have enjoyed immensely serving their interests. when i begun my term as senator i promised i simply wouldn't warm a seat. i promised to take on the difficult issues and worked to make a difference. keeping that promise has meant pressing for help and assistance for families struggling to keep their homes, their jobs, and their confidence that our country is safe. and on that note, i'm especially grateful to the men and winl of our military and their families who i've had the distinct honor of serving in washington. i thank them for the service to

this country. as a u.s. senator i had a platform to speak against the oppression of the cuban regime and my hope for the better of the people in cuban. i will always be grateful to the people of florida for bestowing the singular honor of representing them in the united states senate. my priorities have always been my faith, my family, and my country. at this stage of my life, and after nearly 12 years of public service in florida and in washington, it is time to return to florida and my family. today i'm announcing my decision to step down from public office, effective upon a successor taking office to fill out the remainder of my term. i have enjoyed my time in the senate immensely. i have the most difficult time of all in leaving the great friendships that i have developed with wonderful people that serve this nation in the united states senate. i also want to thank the republican leader, mitch

mcconnell for his guidance, for his friendship, and for his useful insights to me throughout the time that i've been in the senate. i also want to thank my family. they have made many sacrifices during this time of public life. i look forward to the opportunity for us to not only reminisce and cherish the wonderful memories we've developed together but the opportunity we want in our lives to have an even closer opportunity for family time. i look forward to continue to be an active voice on issues vital to florida and to the united states. and i also look forward to being an active part of a resurging republican party. i thank you very muff. i'll take a couple of questions. [ inaudible question ] >> absolutely not. people of florida elected me. this is on my own free term. >> why not wait out your term? >> for the reasons i just stated. there's no impending reason. it's only my desire to move on

and get on with the rest of my life. >> did you have a conversation with -- >> no impending reason. he won't say why he's leaving his term early. but mel martinez, who was a former gop chairman is leaving before the end of his term on the appointment of and confirmation of a successor. that successor will be named by charlie crist himself. a leading candidate for replacing me martinez next year in the 2010 campaign. is this a bump in the road for charlie crist? will he appoint himself? that seems unlikely. among the names mentioned as a possible replacement, former senator connie mack, former secretary of state jim smith. but this caught a lot of people off guard. not many people expected mel martinez would not complete his term.

unemployment lines are getting slightly smaller. president obama says that evidence the country is pulling back from the recession. the jobless rate declined for the first time in 15 months. unemployment is at 9.4%. but the july numbers were better than economists expected. layoffs for july were at the lowest point in a year. workers logged more hours than in june, and wages rose slightly. president obama is pointing to a new report to say the economy is on the right track. he spoke today at the rose garden about the jobless numbers. >> we're losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we pulled the it back from the brink and restored value to the 401(k)s that are a foundation of a secure retirement. we've enabled families to reduce the payments on their mortgages and reducing the number of

foreclosures. we helped revive the credit markets and opened up loans for families and small businesses. while we've rescued our economy from catastrophe, we've also gun to build a new foundation for growth. >> the president also said much more needs to be done. he says he won't rest until every american that's looking for work can find a job. the president made it official today. signing into law an extension for cash for clunkers. it should keep the program running through labor day. it offers up to $4,500 to trade old gas guzzlers for more energy-efficient cars. town hall meetings turned ugly. it was mayhem. six arrests at a forum in suburban st. louis yesterday. similar events were plainly rowdy in south eastern michigan and tampa, florida. the largest labor union should

have called to arms to fight right-wing tea party patriots. the irony being that going to one of these potential violent forums on health care could be hazardous to your health and safety. here's bo zimmer of tampa affiliate. >> reporter: hundreds lined up. at 6:00 it started off as a town hall meeting about an important issue. but before congresswoman could even begin getting through opening remarks, the protests began. things quickly turned violent. >> everybody back up! >> get away from me! [ screaming ] >> mark bishop was among those roughed up. >> that's the most violent thing ever towards me. it was surprising to say the

least. >> outside hundreds more were locked out as the children's board building quickly filled to capacity. people banged on windows and doors. and became so loud the congresswoman was eventually escorted out. some argue it was mainly health care reform supporters allowed inside the building. >> everyone's voice should have the right to be heard, and tonight was not a good example of that. there were a lot of people were shut out of tonight's meeting. >> others who attended said many were so outspoken it became impossible to have a discussion at all. >> they think they're exercising their right to free speech. they're only exercising the right to disrupt civil discourse. >> unfortunately i feel like a lot wasn't accomplished tonight. somewhere in a lot of the screaming back and forth, no one

got heard. >> in the end only minor injuries were reported. police did their best to allow free speech, but eventually were forced to call the meeting short, ordering everyone to go home. bo zimmer, for cbs news, tampa. >> nobody was heard. what do you think of the protests at the meetings? is it intimidation? call us toll free. e-mail at cnn.com/hln. click under your views. get writing. you can also text views plus your comments and name to hlntv. we will air your responses throughout the day. looks like yesterday's attack on twitter was designed to keep a single user quiet. that user is a prominent blogger who lives in a region who has declared independence from the soviet republican of georgia. his name is gorge. he said it was the work of

russian hackers targeting him. the attack came on the anniversary of the conflict of georgia and russia over the breakaway territories. facebook security officer has confirmed it was george who was the target of the hit on the site. jenny sanford has been seen moving clothes and boxes out of the governor's mansion. she's moving to the family's home on sullivan island with her four boys. she'll continue working on her marriage. governor mark sanford publicly admits he's been having an affair with a woman he calls his soulmate. in a statement today he said the move is a best decision for a reconciliation and for the four boys. an alabama fisherman got the shock of a lifetime when he ran across a 12-foot great white shark.

rescuers in long beach,

california, were able to get two window workers down. they were working on a building. the cable slipped on the south end of the rig. first call came around 11:30 pacific. make that 11:30 eastern. anyway, the rescue was done in 45 minutes. the building is around the corner from the fire department in long beach, so fire crews could get there quickly. two workers were waring safety harnesses. they didn't fall. neither were seriously hurt. some people's quick actions saved lives after a fiery car crash in washington, d.c. a doctors' news conference was going on nearby. two doctors rushed to the scene before rescue teams got there. >> you worry the car might explode? >> yeah, i was. and i tried to get her out. >> i'm not a hero. i just thank god that i can be able to thank somebody else out. >> five people were taken to the hospital. one woman air lifted with life

threatening injuries. tonight aerosmith concert has been canceled while steven tyler recovers from a fall. this is in south dakota. tyler was dancing around during a performance wednesday night. he fell backwards, off the stage, and landed into the crowd. the 61-year-old apparently was caught by a couple of fans. hurt his neck, head, and shoulder. concert in canada canceled. nadya suleman's octuplets won't have a court-appointed lawyer watching their finances for the time being. they were appointed a guardian to make sure they weren't being exploited. suleman appealed that. the pro bait court did not have jurisdiction in the matter. there's another hearing in two weeks. here's something you never want to see in the middle of the ocean. an alabama fisherman says it's a great white shark that swam right to the back side of his boat.

great whites exist in all major oceans but are rarely spotted along the golf coast. she's charged with murdering her daughter caylee, now newly released evidence is shedding light on the case against casey anthony. what we're learning about evidence found in the trunk of her car. what about her parents?

st sisters of within of the journalists freed this week said the women did enter the reclu reclusive country illegalliment

they were reunited with friends and family in california five months after they were arrested on the border. lisa ling told her yes, they touched north korean territory, very briefly. >> it was something that, you know, they were never planning to do originally. i said this before. that when they left u.s. soil they never intended to cross into north korea. and, you know, they -- she said it was maybe 30 seconds and then, you know, everything just sort of got chaotic. >>ling said in time her sister will share the full story with the public. for now both women are readjusting to their lives back in the u.s. and spending as much time as possible with their families. >> my sister is so, so happy to be home. she's still quite weak. and exhausted and incredibly

emotional. she's been in relative isolation for months and months. you know, she doesn't even like to be alone. yesterday she was so exhausted and she wanted to take a quick nap. she kept asking me, "are you going to be here when i come back?" today we took her to the doctor's office. my mom was going to take her. she said, will you please come with me? she hasn't wanted to be alone. i hear from euna's husband michael that hannah, the 4-year-old daughter, has not wanted her mother to leave her sight. she keeps following her around from room to room. she doesn't want her mom to leave her. >> kim jong il pardoned them after a face-to-face talk with former president bill clinton. intelligence officials say the group's leader in pakistan was likely killed in a u.s. missile strike on wednesday.

they're sending authorities out to confirm reports. that he's been buried. they want dna evidence. mehsud had ties to al qaeda and is expected in the assassination of benazir bhutto. a father has now taken dog the tattered flag. >> it's an honor that my father flew the flag and stayed with his promise to me. when i put it up there we never imagined that it was going to tear or anything like that. i guess through the weather and it just took a good beating and stuff. >> the father plans to pass along the tattered flag to his grandchildren. an airline executive says the pilot who caused a deadly plane crash in new york should not have been flying. 50 people died. later we found out the pilot had

failed five pilot tests, but only told his boss about one. yesterday an executive from colgan's parent company said if they had known that he would not have been in the seat. mourners gathered near pittsburgh to remember the women george sodini killed in the la fitness center. he blogged about how beautiful the women were at the la fitness center. he wounded nine others in the shooting and then committed suicide. 22-year-old heather says she expected to be discharged today. she told wpxi she was terrified when something, perhaps a bullet fragment, struck her front tooth. >> i saw the shooter was in the same room as us with the gun, and was shooting around the room. i just touched, and i felt has my tooth was gone. before i knew it, next step, i was in the middle of run. the bullet came in through the

right side of my thigh. exited and grazed the left part of me. i knew either i run and i lay here and die. i just feel sick. i can't believe what would possess somebody to want to do that. to shoot at people he doesn't even know. >> the other injured women included pregnant aerobics instructor who is now in fair condition. investigators didn't find blood in the trunk of casey antho anthony's car in orlando. detectives say evidence proves her daughter caylee anthony's body was in the car for some time. ten days after caylee was killed documents show her mother texted a friend after the bad odor in her car and blamed it on a dead animal. we've learned that casey anthony's parents will testify during her murder trial. their attorney says the couple will be called to testify for the prosecution. some people are being led into the health care debate kicking and screaming.

literally. some conservatives are encouraging protests at town halls across the country. we're going to get your views on whether they're getting a little out of hand. >>

everybody back up. >> the battle over health care heats up on both sides of the issue. town hall meetings meant to discuss it have turned ugly. this is one in tampa. a photographer caught in the scuffle said he got roughed up. similar events got rowdy in michigan, in texas, in missouri. this is michigan, during a forum there. long time democratic congressman john dingle interrupted by a man whose son was in a wheel yn chair. he called the 81-year-old congressman a fraud. he responded by saying the man's

concerns would be addressed. top white house aides are said to be holding closed-door meetings with some leaders on how to handle the hecklers. they said aides are promising the party and allies will fight back with double the force if an individual lawmaker is targeted in tv ads. republicans say the protests are evidence of a lack of public support for health care reform. democrats accuse republicans of using mob tactics and say the protesters are trying to sabotage the democratic process. some are even receiving death threats for supporting the overhaul. president obama made it official today. he signed into law an extension of cash for clunkers. that pumps $2 million more into the program. it should keep it running through labor day. it will help sell another half million new cars. it offered up to $4,500 to trade in old gas guzzlers for more

energy efficient cars. >> this is great for automobile industry and for consumer who is will have a continuing opportunity to buy a car they otherwise might not have been able to do. >> as of this morning there were 180,000 deals that had been inputted and completed. we know that this will be a great weekend to go out and buy an automobile. >> it instantly boosted car sales but ran out of money in about ten days. republican critics question the program's effectiveness. richard shelby opposed the plan, saying these buyers would have bought the cars anyway. sonia sotomayor is less than 24 hours away from making history on two fronts. she'll be sworn in tomorrow in a private ceremony as the supreme court's first hispanic justice. then chief justice john roberts will administer the oath in front of reporters and tv cameras. it will be the first televised ceremony in the court's history.

senator mel martinez is resigning. it caught a lot of people off guard. he already said he won't seek re-election next year. he's giving up his seat more than a year early. he will stay in office until a successor is picked to fill out his term. governor chris has the honor of appointing a successor. chris is running in the election himself. he says he will not appoint himself as the interim senator. we should know within perhaps the next few minutes what charlie crist, the governor, will in fact do. south carolina's first lady is moving out. jennie sanford has been seen moving clothing and boxes out of the governor's mansion. she's moving to the family's home on sullivan's island along the coast with her four boys. she says she'll continue working on her marriage. mark sanford admits he's being having an affair with a woman he calls his soulmate. he says the move is the best decision for a reconciliation

with his wife and for their boys. the assault on twitter yesterday was designed to keep a single user quiet. he's a prominent blogger who lives in a region that declared independence from the soviet union of georgia. his name is george and says it was the work of russian attackers targeting him. the attack came on the anniversary of the conflict on breakaway territories. facebook security officer confirmed george was the target. authorities finished collecting evidence at a historic black cemetery in the chicago suburbs. some employees at burr oak cemetery have been accused of alleged schemes to dig up bodies and resale burial plots. they indicted four people on felon charges including dismembers bodies and theft. >> we feel comfortable in saying that this criminal conduct went on for four to five years. during the course of that, many

different things occurred. we did the best we could to recover as much evidence as was needed. we are now entering a different phase where we are now trying to work with individuals and with groups who will turn this location into an appropriate historic landmark. and will be treated in a way, with the respect that it should be treated. >> as part of the ongoing investigation detectives say they've recovered more than 1,100 bodies and exhumed several bodies. mourners gathered outside pittsburgh to remember the three women george sodini killed in the tuesday gym rampage. he blogged about how beautiful the women were at the la fitness center. sodini wounded nine others in the shooting and committed suicide. four women he injured remain in a hospital. 22-year-old heather says she does expect to be discharged

today. she told affiliate wpxi she was terrified when the attack began. >> i saw that the shooter was in the same room as us with the gun. and was shooting around the room. i just touched and felt half my tooth was gone, and then before i knew it, the next step i was in midst run and that's where the bullet came in through the right side of my thigh, exited and grazed the left part of me. like i just knew, either i run or i lay here and die. i just feel sick. i just can't believe what would possess somebody to want to do that, o to shoot at people he doesn't even know. >> the other injured women include a pregnant aerobics instructor who is listed in fair condition. nadya suleman's octuplets won't have a court-apointed attorney after all taking care of their finances. they were apoint ad guardian to make sure they weren't appointed. suleman appealed ruling the

court didn't have jurisdiction in the matter. investigators did not find blood in the trunk of cay see anthony's car. we learned that just today. part of newly released evidence. evidence proves her daughter caylee anthony's body was in the trunk for quite some time. ten days after caylee was killed. documents show her mom texted a friend about the bad odor in the car. blamed it on a dead animal. we've learned her parents will testify during her murder trial. george and cindy anthony's attorney says the couple will be called as witnesses for the prosecution. a perfect example of how a team effort saved lives. see how a group of people pitched in with a dramatic rescue.

this is long beach, california, where rescuers were right on the job. they were able to get a couple of window washers off a broken scaffolding. the two men were working on the building. the cable just slipped on the south end of the rig. high above the street. they got a call around 11:30 eastern, 8:30 pacific. the rescue was completed in 45 minutes. the building is just around the corner from the fire department. so the crews were right on the scene quickly. two workers were wearing safety harnesses and didn't fall. hurricane felicia is still coming towards hawaii. the storm winds are dropping as well down to about 100 miles per hour. hurricane felicia is not expected to hit hawaii until

monday. residents of taiwan are bracing for typhoon morakot. the outer edges of the storm were lashing the coast about 15 miles away. already it's dumped about 16 inches of rain on parts of the island, triggering mud slides. i-reporter graham christi is in taiwan on business. shot this video from his balcony as the storm approached. the winds knocked down fences, but people are more concerned about torrential rains. this is from an i-reporter. the downtown streets were des t deserted as you can see. you can certainly understand why. his friend was just having trouble standing up and walking and keeping balance with the strong wind gusts. finally michael in taiwan says they're out of the storm's direct path but in the three years he's lived there he's been through several typhoons and this is the worst he's seen. he believes taiwan is adequately prepared.

another 20 inches of rain could fall in the next 24 to 48 hours. we would like to thank our i-reporters and encourage everybody to make your safety the number one concern. but if you have pictures or video of breaking news or cool stories from where you are, go to i-report.com. click on the upload now link. you'll get instructions on how to submit your stories. the government says schools shouldn't be too quick to close if a few students come down with swine flu. that new guidance from federal health officials. it's still up to schools to decide if they should stay open. officials want to minimize disruption. 70 # schools closed last string, leaving many parents scrambling to find child care. the virus was milder than expected and changed course on school clothing recommendations. a swine flu vaccine should be out by mid-october. a family spokesman says the mother of california first lady maria shriver is in critical

condition at a massachusetts hospital. shriver is the sister of late president john f. kennedy, current senator edward kennedy. she's the oldest surviving child of rose and joe kennedy. some people's quick actions saved lives after a fiery car crash in washington, d.c. a doctor's news conference was going on nearby, just a couple of feet away. two doctors from the conference and someone passing by rushed to the scene before the rescue teams got there. >> you worry the car might explode. >> i was. i tried to get her out. >> i'm not hero. i wouldn't say that. i just thank god i can be able to help something else out. >> five people were taken to the hospital. one woman air lifted with ho life threatening injuries. his movies defined the 1980s. >> beuller, beuller. >> director john hughes has died.

are we back? the president seems to think so. the talked about the economy today, noting signs of

improvement and discussioning where we need to go from here. the day started on an optimistic note with new stats for the labor department. the unemployment rate dropped more than expected. dropping at all was unexpected. it's now a 9.4% as of the end of july. there were fewer layoffs. people with jobs worked longer hours and employers paid slightly more in wages. the president says the recovery package has helped put the worst behind us. he pushed for more on his agend agenda. >> as we begin to put an end to the recession, we have to consider what comes next. maxed out credit cards. an economy where we depend on dirty and outdated sources of energy. an economy where we're burdened by soaring health care costs that serve only the special interests. this won't create sustainable growth. it won't shrink our deficit. it won't create jobs. that's why we put an end to the status quo that got us into the

crisis. we cannot return back to the failed policies of your house. now is the time to build a new foundation for a stronger more productive economy that creates the jobs of the future. >> the president won't consider the economy fully recovered until the nation stops shedding job. wall street trying to end the week with new 2009 highs. the nasdaq and s&p 500 on the plus side today after a jobs report shows the smallest number of job cuts in almost a year. renewed hopes of recovery. here's the big board before the close. ten minutes left. should you buy generic or brand name in the grocery store? clark howard has price comparisons. >> because of the economy people are eating out less, spending more time in the super market.

most americans buy the brand names. bad idea. let me show you how much you can save if you'll buy the store goods instead. the first thing a lot of people are being to buy store brand is a loaf of bread. why? it will save you $1 instead of buying name brand. start here. have you ever seen a name brand cow? i don't think so. they don't have a stamp on them. neither should your milk. this is something you can save a ton on. usually about a dollar and a half per gallon buying the store brand versus the name brand. okay. now this is time for true confession. even though clothes washing detergent is usually half the price in the store brand versus name brand, i'll buy the brand name if it's on sale, and that makes it cheaper. >> don't miss clark on the weekend. like this weekend.

see how much clark can save you by buying store brands and which ones are the ones that will save you more. saturdays and sunday on hln. a jock, a brain, a basket case, a criminal or a princess who also happened to look pretty in pink. director john hughes knew the label. he died unexpectedly, walking along a street in manhattan yesterday. apparently a heart attack. now why his movies made such a lasting impression. >> 250 gt california. ♪ >> less than 100 were made. my father spent three years restoring this car. it is his love. it is his passion. >> it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. >> for those of a certain age his films were the coming of age

party everyone was invited to. >> just say, how could i be expected to go to school on a day like this? this is a beautiful day. i have things to do. and i'm going to take it easy. ♪ twist and shout >> reporter: john hughes helped launch the career of matthew broderick, for one and indeed the entire brat pack. "the breakfast club" starred molly ringwald, judd nelson and emilio estevis. >> no monkey business. >> young man, have you finished your paper? >> reporter: alongside the green teens of drugs, romance and overbearing teachers. >> the next screw that falls out will be you. >> reporter: what was that? >> eat my shorts. >> you just bought yourself another saturday, mister. >> oh, i'm crushed. >> "the breakfast club," man, i remember going over my friend's

house and watching that because i had never seen it before and she was like obsessed with it. and like, wow. i think every single kid growing up has like, you know, a character that they relate to in that movie. he did so many great films. >> "ferris bueller's day off," "the breakfast club," "planes, trains and automobiles," "home alone." he's such a great man. >> how does my hair look? >> reporter: his biggest commercial hits overload brought to the masses. >> christmas in the trenches. >> i can make you laugh. anybody who's skilled in comedy can make you laugh. the trick is to make you laugh and feel good about it. >> reporter: john hughes died from a heart attack, aged 59. >> he launched a lot of careers. last credit for the movie "curly

sue." 1991, he wrote a handful of scripts but rarely appeared in public. he was only 6 when he was savagely rip add wped away from family. he's finally been reunited with his family. 

florida center mel martinez abruptly announces he's leaving. and why this puts governor charlie crist in a tough spot. >> back up! >> the debate over health care appears to be raising blood pressures across the country, but seriously pushing, shoving. we will share your views on this disturbing trend and talk about hanging out. california window washers were left dangling. how they made it to solid ground. hln news and views. i'm richelle carey. thanks for your time. cnn confirmed eunice kennedy shriver, california mother of

maria shriver, she is in critical condition at a hospital in massachusetts. shriver is the sister of late president kennedy and robert kennedy and her husband and children are said to be at her side. she just celebrated her 88th birthday last month. she is the oldest surviving child of rose and joseph kennedy. eunice kennedy has a long history of public service and may be best known for starting the special olympics. again, she is in the hospital. we will keep you posted on that situation. washington is losing a senator, and that's setting florida in a political quandary. republican mel martinez announced a short while ago that he will be leaving his seat just as soon as florida governor charlie crist finds a replacement. here's the rub -- crist wants that senate seat and is favored to win in 2010 election. he can theoretically appoint himself to replace martinez now

but that might create a political backlash later. he said a few moments ago he's looking for someone else to fill in for martinez. >> this is a very serious thing and i certainly recognize that. i think it's important for the people of florida to know how seriously i take this because this person will represent them, obviously, in the united states senate for about 15 months, and i want to make sure that whoever that person is is somebody who first and foremost cares about the people of florida, will protect the public trust and will represent florida with great pride. >> martinez is in his first term as senator. he'd already announced he wouldn't be running for re-election because the job was taking too much time away from his family. he said today he's ready to return to florida now. >> so today i'm announcing my discussion to step down from public office effective upon a successor taking office to film out the remainder of my term. i have enjoyed my time in the senate immensely. i have the most difficult time of all in leaving the great

friendships that i have developed with wonderful people that serve this nation in the united states senate. >> democrats are trying to make some hay out of this resignation saying republicans are having a hard time fulfilling their oaths of office. texas senator kay bailey hutchison announced her plans to quit three years before her term expires in order to run for governor. the lines are getting slightly smaller and the white house said that is evidence the country is pulling back from recession. the jobless rate declined in july for the first time in 15 months. but still on shaky ground with the employment at 9.4%. the july numbers were better than the economists were thinking they would be. other encouraging numbers, layoffs for last month were at their lowest point in a year. workers logged more hours than in june and wages, yes, wages rose just a lull bit. and president obama's pointing to a new employment report as a sign the economy is on the right track. he spoke in the rose garden about today's jobless numbers.

>> today we're pointed in the right direction. we're losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we've pulled the financial system back from the brink and a rising market is restoring value to those 401(k)s that are the foundation of a secure retirement. we've enabled families to reduce the payment on their mortgages and making their homes more affordable and reducing the number of foreclosures. we helped revive the credit markets and opened up loans for families and signal businesses. while we rescued our economy from catastrophe, we've also begun to build a new foundation for growth. >> the president also said much more needs to be done. the president said he won't rest until every american that is looking for work can find a job. talk about health care now. the battle over health care is heating up on both sides of the issue. town halls are turning ugly.

six people arrested at a forum in suburban st. louis yesterday. some got rowdy in southeastern michigan and in florida. the country's largest labor union, the afl-cio, who issued a call to arms to fight what he calls right wing party hatred. the irony, going to one of these potential forums on health care might be hazardous to your health and safety. our affiliate was there when protesters lashed out at longtime congressman john dingell. >> reporter: congressman john dingell, drowned out by boos and jeers from an angry crowd. dingell hosting a town hall to hear what people thought of the idea of the national health care. the 81-year-old could barely get a word in edgewise. crowds started showing up early to wait in line, both those for and against, yelling it out before the meeting ever got under way. >> just say no! >> reporter: once inside, it was

a free for all at times. >> it got really heated and really loud. it was a lot of chanting, a lot of booing. some clapping. at one point it felt like people were more worried about drowning each other out than listening. >> reporter: dingell's wife debbie vowing to set up another town hall. >> we have to make sure we can very quickly schedule another town meeting and at a site that can get as many people you want to get here. >> reporter: so many questions about what the obama health plan really means. >> something has to be done in a way of reform. but not to redo our whole health care system. >> there's going to be more division in this country than ever. and the majority of people want this bill stopped. marsha, who was invited here as a speaker tonight, supports the idea of national health care had a hard time being heard over the crowd but her message is this -- >> i believe that it's immoral for us to have individuals in this country without health care. people are dying every day

because of that. >> so what do you think of what you're seeing at these protests at some of these town hall meetings? are people exercising their right to free speech, even if that speech is a little loud or is this intimidation? we have been taking your calls, e-mails and texts all day. and we will share some of those views with you in just a few minutes. there is no chilling evidence of the pennsylvania gym shooter's obsession with women. police say george sodini traveled to los angeles to take a self-help seminar to learn how to get dates with women. he made this youtube video as a homework assignment last year. in the video, he talks about how he spiffed up his home just to impress women. >> my objective is to be real and to learn to be emotional and to, you know, to be able to emotionally connect with people. >> reporter: mourners gathered near pittsburgh last night to remember the three women sodini killed in tuesday's shooting.

police say sodini blogs about how beautiful the women were at his gym, and he been planning the attack for months. he wounded nine others and then committed suicide. tattered american flags that really ticked off neighbors finally comes down. what finally made someone replace it.

welcome back. investigators did not find blood in the trunk of casey anthony's car. the discovery is part of newly released evidence from the state's attorney's office. just this morning, it was released as part of a public records request. the detectives say evidence proves her daughter caylee. caylee anthony's body had been in her trunk for quite some time, ten days after caylee was killed. documents show her mother sent a text to the friend about the bad odor in her car and blamed it on a dead animal. in another new development we learned that casey anthony's

parents will testify under oath during her murder trial. george and cindy anthony's attorney said the couple will be called to testify for the prosecution. sonia sotomayor will make history on two fronts tomorrow morning. she'll be sworn in at 11:00 eastern in a private ceremony as the supreme court's first hispanic justice. and then chief justice john roberts will administer another own oath in front of reporters and television cameras. that's a big deals because it's the first televised ceremony in the court's history. president obama signed a bill today giving another $2 billion for the cash for clunkers program. that means cash for car buyers, dealers and wrecking companies, but as cnn's brooke baldwin reports, some salvage yards aren't completely happy with their cut. >> reporter: for the last 40 years, the maggio family has made a living crushing cars and reselling parts for profit. >> in cutting off the brake lines -- >> reporter: while washington celebrates the stimulus its created for automakers and

dealers, hackensack auto wreckers in new jersey says it's not seeing the cash. under the cash for clunkers program, to get gas guzzlers off the road, the dealer must seize out the engine before the salvage yard collects the car. that leaves sally with minimal parts and a shell to resell. potential profit -- $300. compare that with a normal car with its engine still intact, they could make up to $2,000. the big cost of income that offsets her driving cost. >> have you to pay for your driver to go in and then you pay for your manpower to dismantle the car. we pay for the gasoline to be removed, antifreeze, oil. all of those things have to be paid. >> reporter: in the last two weeks, hackensack auto wreckers received 100 cars, 30 from the cash for clunkers program. take a look over here, this dumper alone represents $5,000 in lost profits. since july 24th, consumers have

spent more than $775 million on nearly 200,000 fuel-efficient cars. a win/win for americans, according to the federal government. >> this program was really designed to get gas guzzlers off the road, more fuel-efficient cars and help a number of people in the automobile industry continue to have jobs. >> reporter: in other words, get these high-polluting engines out of circulation. sally understands that, but as her crew toils away in new jersey's summer heat, she wishes she was getting her share of the profits. >> keeping us busy, very busy. not the kind of busy that we would like to. >> reporter: brooke baldwin, cnn, hackensack, new jersey. it's state fair season around the country. that means it's time for livestock shows and gooey treats along the midway. folks at the wisconsin state fair are enjoying a new concoction that combines two tasty favorites that i promise you never thought you would put together.

the sister of the one of the journalists freed from north korea said the women did enter that reclusive country illegally. laura ling and euna lee, reunited with family and friends in california this week five months after they were arrested along the border between china and north korea. lisa ling says her sister told her they touched north korean territory very briefly and she says in time her sister will share the full story with the public. but for now, both women are just

really readjusting to their lives back in the u.s. and trying to spend as much time as possible with their family. >> my sister is so, so happy to be home. she's still quite weak and exhausted and incredibly emotional. ashe's been in relative isolation for months and months, and she doesn't even like to be alone. yesterday she was so exhausted, and she wanted to take a quick nap and she kept asking me, are you going to be here when i come back? are you going to be here when i come back? and today we took her to the doctor's office and, you know, i wasn't planning on going to the doctor with her. my mom was going to take her. and she said, would you please come with me? and you know, she just hasn't wanted to be alone. and i hear from euna's husband, michael, that hanna, their 4-year-old daughter, has not wanted her mother to leave her sight. she just keeps following her

around from room to room because she doesn't want her mom to leave anywhere, leave her. >> north korean leader kim jong-il pardoned lee and ling after face-to-face talks with former president bill clinton. rescuers in long beach, california, were able to get two window washers off a broken scaffolding. you saw this live earlier today. the fire department tells affiliate ktla that they were working on a building when a cable slipped on the end of the rig. they got the first call around 11:30 eastern time and the rescue was complete within 45 minutes. because the building is around the corner from the fire department so they got their lickedy split. the two were wearing their harnesses, good for them. they didn't fall and they weren't seriously hurt either. south carolina's first lady is moving out. jenny sanford has been seen moving clothes and boxes out of the official governor's mansion in columbia. in a statement, she says she's moving to the family home with

her four boys. she says she's going to continue to work on her marriage. governor mark sanford publicly admitted to having an affair with the woman in argentina, a woman he called his soulmate. in a statement issued today, the governor said the move is the best decision for a reconciliation with his wife and the best decision for their boys. the government says schools shouldn't be too quick to close if a few students have swine flu. this new guidance is from federal health officials. it's still up to schools to decide if they should stay open but officials want to minimize any disruption. >> what we are attempting to do and with this guidance is to allow schools to stay open and to inform them to send sick students and staff home. specifically, ill students and staff should be separated and given protective gear such as a mask until they can leave a school. handwashing and coughing etiquette are essential.

these simple steps have an enormous effect on the ability to slowdown the transmission of the flu. >> of course, school is right around the corner. 700 schools closed in the spring, leaving many parents scrambling to find childcare. the cdc found the virus was milder than expected and changed course on school closing recommendations. officials say a swine flu vaccine should be out in mid-october. a father has taken down his tattered american flag now that his son is back from iraq. he had promised to keep that flag flying until his son came home, despite his neighbors complaining about it. his son was glad his dad kept that promise. the father planned to pass along the tattered flag to his grandchildren. it looks like yesterday's attack on twitter was designed to keep a single user quiet. that user is a prominent blogger who lives in a region that has declared independence from the former soviet republic of georgia.

his name is george, and he told our sister network cnn the denial of service attack on twitter and some other social networking sites, was the work of russian hackers targeting him. the attack came on the anniversary of the conflict between georgia and russia over breakaway territories. what's the latest food you will find at the state fair in the deep fried, schucher-co sug gooey and yummy section? how about hot and flavored bacon on a stick? it is the toss of the wisconsin state fair. the sand who sells it said it went through three pounds of chocolate covered bacon in just the first few hours of the fair. hmm, eat up. a down day on wall street. better-than-expected news on the job front had investors buying. we're in new york with today's trading details. jeanne, we'll take it. >> that's right. a nice way to finish the week. stocks rallied today after the labor department's latest

unemployment report. it shows that employers cut another 240,000 jobs last month. that's still a really big number but it's the fewest job cuts in a year and clocks in far below expectations. and an even bigger surprise, the labor department says the national unemployment rate actually fell. it inched down to 9.4%. that's a first drop in the jobless rate in over a year. but it is partly because more people left the workforce altogether and experts say the jobless rate is still likely to top 10% this year. the construction and manufacturing sectors continue to be hardest hit. those jobs account for nearly half of last month's losses but the numbers there also show that the trend's improving. all of the major averages rallied on what seems the clearest indication yet that the recession is nearing an end. the dow industrials jumped 113 points to end at 93 and -- 9370. the nasdaq and s&p 500 both rose more than 1%. richelle? >> jeanne, thank you and have a good weekend.

>> you, too. some people are being led into the health care debate kicking and screaming literally. conservatives are encouraging protests at town halls across the country. we will get your views on whether they're getting out of hand. esesesesesesesesesesesesess

cnn has confirmed that eunice kennedy shriver, of course, the mother of california first lady maria shriver, she is in critical condition at a massachusetts hospital. a spokesperson is telling cnn she's in a hospital in cape cod, close to the kennedy family calm house. she is the sister of the late president john q. kennedy, robert kennedy, current senator ted kennedy and former ambassador gene kennedy smith. her husband and children are said to be at her side. she just celebrated her 88th birthday last month. she is the oldest surviving child of rose and joseph

kennedy. eunice kennedy has a long history of public service, and may best be known for starting the special olympics. washington is losing a senator, and that is putting florida, florida in a political quandary. republican mel martinez announced earlier he will be leaving his seat, and he will be doing so just as soon as florida governor charlie crist can find his replacement. crist wants that senate seat and he's actually favored to win it. that will be in 2010. that's the sort of dilemma that martinez wants to remove himself from so he can spend more time with his family. >> so today i'm announcing my decision to step down from public office effective upon a successor taking office to fill out the remainder of my term. i have enjoyed my time in the senate immensely. i have the most difficult time of all in leaving the great friendship that's i have developed with wonderful people that serve this nation and the united states senate. >> florida's governor could

theoretically appoint himself to replace martinez right now. at a news conference, though, kr crist's indicated he's looking for someone else to fill in for martinez, saying he takes the search seriously. president obama is pointing to a new employment report that the economy is on the right track. he spoke in the rose garden about some of the jobless numbers we heard. >> today we're pointed in the right direction. we're losing jobs as less than half the rate that we were when i took office. we pulled the financial system back from the brink, and a rising market is restoring value to those 401(k)s that are the found aks ation of a secure retirement. we enabled families to reduce the payments on their mortgages and making their homes more affordable and reducing the number of foreclosures. we helped revive the credit markets and opened up loans for families and small businesses. while we've rescued our economy from catastrophe, we've also

begun to build a new foundation for growth. >> doesn't mean everything's perfect. the president also said much more needs to be done. mr. obama said that he won't rest until every american that is looking for work can find a job. and that unemployment report the president talked about said the jobless rate declined in july for the first time in 16 months. that is better than economists expected. encouraging numbers, layoffs last month were at their lowest point. workers logged more hours in june and wages rose slightly. analysts say what's needed now to ensure the recovery continues is for more employers to start hiring. that dip in the monthly unemployment rate was a surprise to some analysts who were predicting it would actually go up slightly. the report helped boost the market. the dow ended the week up almost 114 points at 9370. all right. rescuers in long beach, came, were able to get two window washers off of a broken

scaffolding. the fire department affiliate ktla, two guys working on a building when the cable slipped on the south end of the rig. they got the first call at 11:30 eastern time and 45 minutes later, they had their feet back on some solid ground. the building is right around the corner from the fire department, so the crews got to them very, very quickly. the two workers were wearing their safety harnesses. good for them. so they didn't fall when this happened. and they were not seriously hurt either. south carolina's first lady is moving out. jenny sanford has been seen moving clothes and boxes out of the official governor's mansion in columbia. she released a statement that says she is moving to the family home on sullivan's island with her four boys. she says she will continue working on her marriage. the governor, mark sanford, publicly admits he was having an affair with a woman in argentina. he called this woman his soulmate. in a statement issued today, the governor says the move was the best decision for a

reconciliation with his wife and best decision for their boys. sonia sotomayor will be making history on a couple fronts tomorrow morning. she'll be sworn in at 11:00 eastern time in a private ceremony, as the supreme court's first hispanic justice. then chief justice john roberts will administer another oath in front of reporters and television cameras. we're used to everything being on camera but that's a big deal because this will be the first televised ceremony in the court's history. president obama made it official today. he signed into law an extension of cash for clunkers. that will pump $2 billion more dollars into that program. that should keep it running through labor day. the government estimates it will help sell another half million new cars. the way it works, it offers up to $4,500 to trade in old gas guzzlers for more efficient, energy-efficient cars, that is. the program's initial $1 billion instantly boosted car sales but ran out of money in ten days. republican critics question the

program's effectiveness. alabama senator richard shelby opposed the plan, saying these buyers would have bought the cars anyway. his movies defined the 1980s. >> bueller, bueller. >> reporter: director john hughes has died but his iconic films live on. we'll take a closer look at his legacy.

all right. we have this just into hln. the hillsborough county medical examiner in florida has released his final report in the sudden death of television pitchman billy mays, and it says that cocaine use either caused or

contributed to mays' death. cocaine use. he concluded that mays actually died of a lethal arrhythmia caused in part by hypertension. the report says that indications are that while mays used cocaine in the days before his death, he did not use it immediately before he died. the report also found that he had heart disease. billy mays was found dead in his tampa home on july 28th. but, again, the coroner conclude th ed that cocaine use either cause or contributed to billy mays' death. the battle over health care heats up on both sides of the issue. town halls turn ugly with six people arrested at a forum in suburban st. louis yesterday. similar events got rowdy in southeastern michigan, tampa, florida. the country's largest labor union, the afl-cio, issued a call to arms to fight what it calls right wing tea party

patriots. the irony in all of this is going to one of these potentially violent forums on health care might be hazardous to your health and safety. ron mcdonald was there when they lashed out at longtime congressman john dingell. >> reporter: congressman john dingell, drowned out by the boos and jeers from an angry crowd. dingell host ago town hall to see what people thought of national health care. the 81-year-old could barely get a word in edgewise. crowds started showing up early to wait in line. both those for and against, yelling it out before the meeting ever got under way. >> just say no! >> reporter: once inside, it was a free for all at times. >> it got really heated and really loud. it was a lot of chanting, a lot of booing, some clapping. it just -- at one point it felt like people were more worried about drowning each other out

than listening. >> reporter: dingell's wife debbie vowing to set up another town hall. >> make sure that we can very quickly schedule another town meeting in a site that can get as many people as you want to get here. >> reporter: so many questions about what the obama health plan really means. >> something has to be done in a way of reform, but not to redo our whole health care system. >> reporter: there's going to be more division in this country than ever, and the majority of people want this bill stopped. >> reporter: marsha baldwin was invited as a speaker here tonight and supports the idea of national health care had a hard time being heard over the crowd. but her message is this -- >> i believe that it's immoral for us to have individuals in this country without health care. people are dying every day because of that. >> if that all wasn't enough, conservative radio host rush limbaugh is fanning the flames by making analogies comparing president obama to adolf hitler. on his radio show yesterday, he

said, quoting here, the obama health care logo is damn close to a nazi swastika logo. that prompted strong words from the white house. >> i think any time you make references to what happened in germany in the '30s and '40s, i think you're talking about an event that has low quibbling. and i think any time anyone ventures to repair anything to that, they're on thin ice. and it's best ndenot deployed. >> so everyone's all fired up here. so asking what do you think about this, how everything's all ramped up in this debate about health care and the town hall meeting. so i posted this question on my facebook page. got a huge response. this is what hal wrote -- i think people are fed up with no

answers, answers. they want real answers to real questions and they're not getting them. that's why hal thinks the protesters are really getting rally at these town halls. allison wrote, we're not a angry mob, a frustrated mob is more like it. more people are finally speaking out and we get labeled an angry mob. laura said, it's a cheap, tawdry way for the republican party to fight health care. it isn't about cooperation. it's about power for them. and edward in north syracuse, new york, wrote this -- i think those organized protests at town hall hearings are intimidation. my local congressman had a town hall meeting that was ruined by these thugs. the people are still really, really feeling a lot of passion about this. thanks for telling us your views. we appreciate it. iconic movie director john hughes died yesterday suddenly of a heart attack. he was just taking a morning walk in new york city. you may not know his name, but you definitely know his movies.

cnn.com's virginia cha joins us now with more. virginia, this is taking everybody down memory lane, isn't it? >> it really, really is. what a wonderful gift he lift us with those movies, and i don't think i'm going out on a limb here to say that most of us have seen at least one john hughes' movie. as you mentioned, the '80s movie, he was an icon with the coming of age angst movie, "the breakfast club," "ferris bueller's day off." if you go to cnn.com/entertainment, you will find a time line of his movies which also include in addition to the teen movies, 1987's "planes, trains and automobiles," and "uncle buck." there you see steve martin and john candy from that movie in 1989. you know, he started his career as an advertising copy writer in chicago. that city, of course, would go on to be the setting for a lot of his movies. you're looking at a scene from "the breakfast club." hughes was not just a director. in fact he wrote the blockbuster hit "home alone."

also, i don't know if you know this, but he brought us the griswolds of the "vacation" series. i still have to go back to the '80s movies. i would say "ferris bueller's day off" and "the breakfast club" are my favorites. richelle, how about you? >> way ahead of those for me is 129 time the 12 times i have seen "pretty in pink." and the 12 times i have seen the scene with ducky, right there, where he sings otis redding "try a little tenderness" from beginning to end. he is fantastic. i love that scene. i love that movie so much. john hughes is just ridiculously talented. what i left for us, virginia, really is a gift. i don't think anyone doesn't have a memory of one of his movies. >> it's incredible. we have a blog on our site where a lot of people are talking about just that. you mentioned molly ringwald from that movie. >> yes. >> if you go to the site, there's a gallery that shows where are they now?

she's one of the actresses where you can see how they look today and what they have been up to. go to cnn.com/entertainment. there's a lot of stuff there. >> we're getting a lot of traffic there for sure. virginia, thank you. >> you bet. you're supposed to learn from your mistakes but the mayor of one arkansas city has some explaining to do after being busted again.

"prime news" is coming up in a few minutes. jam-packed show. we want your phone calls, e-mails, input. let's check in with mike so he can give us the lay today. what's going on, mike? >> back to the casey anthony case. a lot -- tons of documents coming out. looking at evidence. the big bombshell we're looking out there is no blood was found in the trunk of the car that casey anthony was driving. what does that mean for the case? we'll ask our attorneys. find out if that's something the defense will latch onto. but you still have to look at the case. they're saying there was evidence of human decomposition in the trunk of that car. so we'll hash that out for you and take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln is the number. this is just a sad story. a woman driving the wrong way on

a highway, kills herself, three other adults and four children. eight dead in all. we thought we had this solved. her blood alcohol was almost twice the legal limit. pot was found in her system. but her husband's saying no way. he's never seen her drunk. we're going to ask medical experts, does that jive? what are you seeing here? we will take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. another story we continue to follow, the tragedy at the aerobics class just outside of pittsburgh. george sodini, that monster who killed three, shot nine before killing himself. we're seeing him now at a dating seminar. just -- we continue to learn more about this guy. so, again, we'll take your calls. one other story i want to tip you off on, we have what we thought was the nurse of the year in connecticut. she throws herself a party as nurse of the year. her boss is the keynote speaker. she's not a nurse at all. how's that for frightening? >> what? >> yeah. the nurse of the year but not a nurse after all. finally the jig is up for her and it's found out. you got to stick around for the details on that one.

1-877-tell-hln. we will take your calls. cnn.com/primenews. we take your e mails. we love your texts as well. text us at hln tv in a few minutes. >> i see why you had to get that one out. wow. the sister of one freed thim north korea says the women did enter that reclusive country illegally. we saw this when they were reunited with their family and friends in california this week. five months after they were arrested along the border between china and north korea. lisa ling says her sister told her they did touch north korean territory very briefly. and she said in time her sister will share the full story with the public. but for now, obviously these women are just trying to readjust to their lives back in the u.s. and spend as much time as possible with their families. >> my sister is so, so happy to be home. she's still quite weak. and exhausted. and incredibly emotional.

you know, she's been in relative isolation for months and months. and, you know, she doesn't even like to be alone. yesterday she was so exhausted. and she wanted to take a quick nap. and she kept asking me, are you going to be here when i come back? are you going to be here when i come back? today we took her to the doctor's office, and, you know, i wasn't planning on going to the doctor with her. my mom was going to take her. and she said, will you please come with me. she hasn't wanted to be alone. and i hear from euna's husband, michael, that hannah, their 4-year-old daughter, has not wanted her mother to leave her sight. she just keeps following her around from room to room. because she doesn't want her mom to, you know, to leave anywhere, to leave her. >> north korean leer kim jong-il pardoned lee and ling after face-to-face talks with former president bill clinton. a tatderred american flag that outraged one man's neighbor has finally come down. why he finally decided to

replace it.