a helicopter and small plane collide over manhattan. judge sotomayor is supreme court justice sotomayor. the st. louis tv wants to be ink-free. what would the new rules mean to someone with a tattoo you can see? hi, i'm natasha curry. here is the latest out of new york. the search has turned into a recovery operation hours after a tourist helicopter and small

plane collided in the hudson river mere manhattan. mayor michael bloomberg says authorities do not believe the crash was survivable. nine people were involved, three on the plane, six in the helicopter. so far two bodies have been recovered, but there is question on whether one of those was from the crash. drivers are having difficulty with the recovery operation because of the visibility. it's in the hudson right now. it's extremely low, hard to see. some wreckage has been found at a depth of about 30 feet. let's get to the phone, someone who witnessed the crash as it happened. david wolf joins us from hoboken, new jersey. tell us what you saw. >> i was sitting on the pier from the hoboken side. i was watching the helicopter, a small tourist-type helicopter that is quite common to see. i was following it. out of the side of my vision i

saw a small, private airplane coming from the side and i saw the two of them smack into each other and a giant puff of smoke, then the wings flew off. then just the debris quickly fell into the water. >> i imagine there are a million things going through your head at that moment. first of all, did i just see what i really think i saw? what were you thinking? what went through your mind at that point? >> yeah. it all flashed within two seconds. i was like, oh, my god, am i really seeing this? at some point when i saw the puff of smoke or the explosion come out, i definitely screamed. then i thought, okay, maybe it's an emergency situation. what do i need to do? i realized there was nothing to be done. it was so fast and everything just fell in pieces. i knew there wasn't anything to do. >> what happened next at that point? were you thinking there might be

survivors in this? you were there. tell us what you saw. >> where the plane and helicopter landed, my view was blocked. then i started walking over towards where the scene was. by the time i got there a few hundred -- it was maybe a minute or two later. maybe a few minutes later. i don't know. there were rescue crafts already there. it was clear to people that it was a rescue, there probably wasn't much rescuing to be done at that point. >> dave, thank you so much. i am sure this is startling, not something you expected to see. we appreciate your account. this air space over the hudson river here around new york city is typically crowded with both tourists and other small aircraft traffic. police say another helicopter pilot saw the crash was about to happen and tried to radio an alert to the pilot. the warning either wasn't heard or didn't come in time.

judge sonia sotomayer has a new title, justice sonia sotomayer. 234 in a ceremony this morning, sotomayor was sworn in as the newest member of the supreme court. >> i sonia sotomayer do solemnly swear -- >> i sonia sotomayer do solemnly swear. >> i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich. >> and do reek wal right to the poor and to the rich. >> i will faithfully and impartially -- discharge and perform. >> all the duties incumbent upon me. >> as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states.

>> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations and welcome to the court. >> sotomayer is the third woman and first latino to sit on the court. a florida medical examiner says that cocaine contributed to the heart disease that killed billy mays. the medical examiners office said mays last used cocaine in the days before his death. he wasn't under the influence when he died. mays family members never knew he used cocaine or other drugs. they may ask for an independent review of another autopsy. his wife found him dead in their florida condo on june 28th. two of the three women killed in the pennsylvania gym rampage will be laid to rest today. funeral services were held this morning. all three women were at an

aerobics class in a pittsburgh fitness gym when they were gunned down. a texas man convicted to life in prison for a sexual assault may not have committed the crime. he's free after serving 23 years behind bars. a judge ordered him released. bloodstains on the alleged victims plants could not have come from him. >> i told people who knew me in prison that i was innocent. when you in prison you tell the same story. everybody -- everybody say that. i used to be mad, you know, but like -- you know, the past is the past. >> he's the sixth convicted man released after results from the houston police department crime lab were challenged. the district attorney is

reviewing more than 150 cases because of allegations of impropriety and inaccurate test results from the lab. a camping trip for a mother and son turned deadly for the 11-year-old boy. he and his mom ventured into death valley a week ago on what was supposed to be an overnight trip. they along with their dog was found. their jeep cherokee was buried up to its axles in sand. the initial rescue r say the su died days before she left. she fixed a flat tire and continued into death valley depending on gps directions. death valley is the average size of connecticut and the average temperature is 106 degrees. check out this video here. an alleged robber is getting dragged by his own getaway car. he led them on a three-mile chase after snatching someone's purse. he opened the door to ditch the

ride and run, but his leg got tangled up in his seat belt. the car kept rolling with most of his body dragging underneath. >> believe it or not, that frequently happens. that frequently happens. generally they stop the car before they get out and not let it keep rolling. he was doing maybe ten miles per hour. still, he went up on a curve. >> the man ended up with a broken leg. the open door smashed him in the head. he was later charged with armed robbery and fleeing police. people in north texas are learning their homes are not on secure footing as they thought. severe heat and heavy rain are causing some foundation homes to crack. that's leaving homeowners with an expensive problem to pair. some say their windows are now out of alignment and their doors won't lock. experts say the soil has a lot of clay in it, which means it can drastically shrink in the heat and substantially expand in the rain.

people in hawaii are getting ready for hurricane felicia. they say the storm will be downgraded to a tropical storm or tropical depression by the time it reaches the island. at one point it had become a category 4 storm, but has been losing strength as it began traveling over colder waters. meanwhile, a typhoon has dumped heavy rain on the island of taiwan. this storm is blamed in the death of ten people in the philippines, including three french tourists who were swept away in flood waters. some town halls on health care reform are getting fierce. ies health care stirring up such debate?

former alaska governor sarah palin is weighing in on president obama's push for health care reform. on her facebook page, she calls

the proposed plan down-right evil. in the post, she warned americans they may have to stand in front of an obama death panel to prove they are worthy of health care. president obama once again urged congress to pass health carry form and talked about the misconceptions about the plan. >> let me explain what reform will mean for you. let me start by dispelling the outlandish rumors that it will promote utah neighs euthanasia or cut medicaid or take over health care. that is simply not true. it's not about putting government in charge of your health insurance, it's about putting you in charge of your health insurance. under the reforms we seek, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. while reform is obviously essential for the 46 million americans who don't have health insurance, it will provide more stability and security for the

hundreds of millions who do. >> congress is on a month long summer vacation. lawmakers promised to take up the legislation when they return. many of those law makers will spend part of the recess talking to their constituents about health care. so far town hall meetings have been a flash point and many turning ugly. why is it pushing the wrong buttons for people? >> when it comes to these demonstrations we've seen at town halls, are they organized or are they organic? i guess it's a little bit of both. let's start with the organized. some of the advocacy groups that oppose the health care proposals, they are posted where and when town halls are being held and posting ideas on what to say and how to protest. at the same time it's organic, as well. there are a lot of people who do

not like the president's health care proposals. they are showing up on their own. in our national poll we found that people oppose to the president's health care plan are much more likely to attend these town halls than people who support the president's plan. we are seeing the democratic groups on the left now reacting to what's been happening in the past week. they may be taking a page from the right because they are reaching out trying to mobilize their people to get out to these town halls and speak out in favor of the president's plan. one thing though, not all these town halls have been unruly. this was from donna edwards' down hall in maryland just the other day. there were tough questions for the congresswoman, but there was no disruptions and it was a civil affair. so what do people think about health care? our new cnn poll showed one thing that is interesting. overwhelmingly people think change is needed because costs are too high.

also we need to ensure all the millions of americans who don't have health insurance. people overwhelmingly said, you know what? we like the health care coverage we have right now. one other thing that's important. take a look at this number. americans are divided on the president's health care plan. 50% say yes, i like it. 45% oppose it. a big division there. maybe that's playing out at these town halls across the country. beatles fans come together to celebrate 40 years of abbey road. hundreds swarmed to london's abbey road crosswalk where the fab four strolled across the street. that was the cover shot of their last album. it's been imitated over the years. today was no exception. a trivia band dressed just like the beatles of yesteryear recreated the cover for a sea of people capturing the moment.

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rooms at $19 a night, you figure there has to be a catch, right? guests get to sleep in a tent here. no lights though, no ac and don't forget to bring your own toilet paper. the hotel staff came up with this whole discount idea during a brain-storming session. >> easy stuff, towels and sheets and pillows. there is savings. we tried to discount from there and we got more and more carried away. someone said what about air conditioning and water? eventually we came down to take everything out including the bed. >> the san diego hotel ran that survivor package deal last june. 100 people took the offer. it's not good forum to insulate your neighbor. nevada is trying to coax businesses away from california.

another tells business owners they can kiss their assets good-bye if they stay put. the ad is supposed to air in california but the head of the campaign says at least one los angeles tv station told him it won't air them. did you ever agonize what to name a baby on the way? an arkansas woman is giving someone else the right to name her child through an ebay auction. she needs the money. she's pregnant with her seventh child and her husband left her. she turned to ebay on a whim. >> i had no expectations. anything is a blessing. i am open for anything. >> it's cool. she needs the money. she probably needs the money for the baby. >> i think she should give the baby up for adoption if that's all the care she has for the child. >> her family members are frowning on the idea. the bidding started at $100.

it's now over $3,000. the pandas at the san diego zoo are proving to be popular except with the computer techs. so many people have been clicking on the panda web cam the site crashed thursday and the blog went down for nearly two days. you see the newborn there. traffic has picked up after biun gave birth to a cup wednesday. us ladies have been squeezing into girdles and body shapers for ages now. ladies, is it time for guys to bind themselves in the name of beauty, as well? i-report wants to know how do you feel about man girdles? they are a fast-growing product in the undergarment market. you won't see ads calling them girdles. instead they are called male compression gar miamis. a crew member from our affiliate station recently modelled one of

these slimming garments here. it took a full two inches off his waist. this got the i-report thinking how many men would want to wear something like this and how many women would encourage their partners to put one on. head to ireport.com and click on the upload now link. st. louis police can no longer shore their tattoos. it's been causing problems for some cops sent home because their ink is showing. the association says it's unfair and there should be leeway. >> we had people who hid them. >> some are forced to wear make-up to cover their artwork. they affect city and civil asian employees.

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a helicopter and small plane collide over manhattan causing a dramatic search and rescue in the hudson river. judge sotomayor is now supreme court justice sonia south mayor. we'll show you history televised from the supreme court. the st. louis pd wants to be ink free. what if an officer already has a tattoo you can see? hi, i'm natasha curry. here is the latest on our top story out of new york. what started as a search now turned into a recovery operation hours after a tourist helicopter

and small plane collided in the hudson river near manhattan. mayor michael bloomberg says authority does not believe the crash was survivable. nine people involved, three on the plane, six in the helicopter. two bodies have been recovered. there is still question on whether one of those was from the crash. divers are having difficulty with the recovery operation because of visibility. in the hudson it is extremely low, hard to see. some wreckage has been found at a depth of about 30 feet. let's get now to the phone. someone who witnessed the entire crash as it happened. david wolfe joins us on the phone from hoboken, new jersey. tell us what you saw. >> i was sitting on the pier that sits out on the hudson river from the hoboken side. i was watching the helicopter, looked like a small touristy-type helicopter. i was following you the. out of the side of my vision i saw a small private type

airplane coming from the side. i saw the two of them smacked into each other and ap giant puff of smoke and the wing flew off. just the debris quickly fell to the water. >> i imagine there are a million things going through your head at that moment. first of all, did i just see what i think i saw? what were you thinking? what went through your mind at that point? >> yeah. it all flashed within two seconds. i thought, oh, my god, am i really seeing this or am i in a movie or something like that? i quickly realized what it was. i think when i saw the puff of smoke or explosion come out i definitely screamed. then i thought, okay, maybe the's an emergency situation. what do i need to do? i realized there was nothing to be done. it was so fast and everything fell in pieces. i knew there wasn't anything to do. >> what happened next at that point? were you thinking there might be

survivors in this? you were there. tell us what you saw. >> where the plane and helicopter landed, my view was blocked. then i started walking over towards where the scene was. by the time i got there a few hundred, it was maybe a minute or two later and maybe it was a few minutes later. there were rescue craft already there. it was pretty clear to people it was a rescue or there probably wasn't much rescuing to be done at that point. >> dave, thank you so much. i am sure this is absolutely startling. we appreciate your accounts. the air space over the hudson river we are talking about here is typically crowded with tourists and other small aircraft traffic. police say another helicopter pilot saw the crash was about to happen and tried to radio an alert to the pilot. the warning either wasn't heard or didn't come in time.

judge sotomayor has a new title. in a ceremony she was sworn in as the newest member of the supreme court. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> to equal right to the poor and the rich. >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich. >> i will faithfully and impartially -- we start with breaking news out of new york. and associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states.

so help me god. congratulations and welcome to the court. >> sotomayor is the third woman and first latina to sit on the high court. a florida medical examiner says that cocaine contributed to the heart disease that killed billy mays. the medical examiners office said mays last used cocaine in the days before his death. he wasn't under the influence when he died. mays family members never knew he used cocaine or other drugs. they may ask for an independent review of mace' official autopsy. his wife found him dead in their florida condo on june 28th. two of the three women killed in the pennsylvania gym rampage will be laid to rest today. funeral services for heidi overmier and julie gannon were

held this morning. all three women were at an aerobics class when they were gunned down by george sodini tuesday night. he then killed himself. new dna tests show a texas man convicted to life in prison for a sexual assault may not have committed the crime. ernest is free now after serving 23 years behind bars. tests show bloodstains on the victims plants could not have come from him. >> i always told, you know, people who knew me in prison that i was innocent. you know, when you in prison, you know, you tell the story they say you know, everybody say that. i used to be mad. you know, but like, you know, to -- the past is the past. >> he's the sixth convicted man released after results from the houston police department crime lab were challenged. they are reviewing over 150

cases because of allegations of inaccurate test results from the lab. a camping trip for a mother and son turned deadly for the 11-year-old boy. investigators say he and his mom ventured into death valley a week ago on what was supposed to be an overnight camping trip. they along with their pet daschund was found thursday. their jeep was buried up to its asles in sand. the mother told rescuers her son died wednesday, days of they fixed a tire. to give you perspective here, death valley is roughly the size of connecticut and the average temperature in august is about 113 degrees. check out this video here. an alleged robber is getting dragged by his own getaway car. police say he led them on a three-mile chase after snatching someone's purse. he opened his door to ditch the

ride and run, but his leg got tangled up in his seat belt. the car kept rolling with most of his body dragging underneath. >> believe it or not, that frequently happens. that frequently happens. generally they stop the car before they get out and not let it keep rolling. he was doing maybe ten miles per hour. still, he went up the curb into a front yard. >> the man ended up with a broken leg. the open door smashed him in the head. he was later charged with armed robbery and fleeing police. some town halls on health care reform are getting fierce with pushing, shoving, heckly.

imagine a small device that could take a drop of your blood and trikt whether you would be sick in the next three days. dr. sanjay gupta looks at this medicine in today's "vital

signs." >> reporter: afghanistan, a u.s. soldier points his weapon and looks out over a remote landscape. for these troops miles away from the nearest field hospital, getting sick simply isn't an option. >> most of us had the flu. no matter how old or young you are, it can knock are now a loop. we don't want people going into battle who are not going to be performing optimally. they put themselves at risk and the rest of the troops at risk. >> reporter: keeping soldiers disease-free and combat ready is the job of duke researcher jeff ginsberg. in 2006, ginsberg's team of scientists was given more than $6 million by the u.s. department of defense. their task? develop a device that could predict the onset of infectious disease before symptoms even appear. >> for more on this and other exciting advances in medicine, go to cnn.com/vital signs. >> st. louis police can no

longer sport their tattoos. a ban on visible body art took effect last week and it's caused problems for some cops sent home because their ink is showing. the association says the whole ban is unfair and there should be some leeway. >> this would be an issue where folks could be grandfathered in. people came on the police department and had tattoos put on later on because the department didn't object to it. >> some officers are forced to wear make-up to cover their artwork. the ban also affects city and civilian employees. a pregnant mom of six hitting hard times tried to go for a radical approach to make cash. >> it came to me as a thought. >> why some say she does not deserve to be a parent.

former alaska governor sarah palin is weighing in on president obama's push for health care reform. palin calls the proposed plan down-right evil. in her post she warns americans they may eventually have to

stand in front of an obama death panel to prove they are worthy of health care. in his weekly address, president obama urged congress to pass health care reform. he also talked about some of the misconceptions about the plan. let me explain what reform will mean for you and let me start by dispelling the outlandish rumors that reform will promote euthanasia or cut medicaid or bring about a government takeover of health care. that's simply not true. this isn't about putting government in charge of your health insurance. it's about putting you in charge of your health insurance. under the reforms we see, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. while reform is obviously essential for the 46 million americans who don't have health insurance, it will also provide more stability and security to the hundreds of millions who do. congress is on a month-long

summer vacation, but law makers promised to take up the legislation when they return. many of those law makers will be spending at least part of their recess talking to constituents about health care. so far the town hall meetings have been a flash point and many turning ugly. why is it pushing the wrong buttons for so many people? deputy political director paul steinhauser has inside. when it comes to the demonstrations, the big question are they organized or organic? i guess it's a little bit of both. let's start with the organized. some of these conservative advocacy groups that oppose the president's health care proposal on their websites, they are posting lists of where and when town halls are being held. they are posting ideas on what to say and how to protest. at the same time, the's organic as well. there are lot of people that do not like the president's health care proposals. they are showing up at these town halls on their own. our poll. we have a national poll we put

out this week. it found people opposed to the president's health care plan are much more likely to attend these town halls than people that support the president's plan. we are seeing the democratic groups on the left now reacting to what's been happening in the past week. they may be taking a page from the right. they are now reaching out trying to mobilize their people to get out to these town you halls and speak out in favor of the plan. not all these town halls have been unruly. look at these pictures. this was from donna edwards' town hall in maryland the other day. there were tough questions for the congresswoman, but there were no disruptions and it was a civil affair. what do people think about health care? our new cnn poll showed one thing that is interesting. people overwhelmingly said change is needed in health care because we have to bring down costs, they're too high. also we need to insurance all those millions who don't have health insurance. at the same time, people overwhelmingly said we like the

health care coverage we have right now. one other thing that's important. take a look at this number. americans are divided on the president's health care plan. 50% say, yes, i like it. 45% oppose it. a big division there. maybe that's playing out at these town halls across the country. did you ever agonize over what to name a baby that was on the way? an arkansas woman is giving someone else the right to name her child through an ebay auction. she needs the money. she's pregnant with her seventh child and her husband left her. she turned to ebay on a whim. >> i had no expectations. anything is a blessing. i am open for anything. >> it's cool. she needs the money. she probably needs the money for the baby. >> i think she should give the baby up for adoption if that's all the care she has for the child. >> her family members are frowning on the idea.

the bidding started at 100 bucks. it's now over $3,000. us ladies have been squeezing into girdles and body shapers for ages now. is it time for guys to bind themselves in the name of beauty as well? i-report.com wants to know how you feel with man girdles? guys, you can chime in, too. they are a fast-growing product. you won't see ads calling them girdles. instead they are called male compression garments or body sculptors. a crew member from our affiliate station recently models one of these garments here. it took a full two inches off his waist. this got the i-report team thinking how many men would want to wear something like this and how many women would encourage their partners to slash one on. tell us what you think by heading to i-report.com and

clicking on the upload now link. did you agonize over what to name a baby on the way? an arkansas woman has the solution to that dilemma. she is giving someone else the right to name her unborn child. she says she desperately needs the money. she is pregnant with her seventh child and her husband suddenly left her. she turned to ebay on a whim. >> i had no expectations. anything is a blessing. i am open for anything. >> it's cool. she needs the money. she probably needs the money for the baby. >> i think she should give the baby up for adoption if that's all the care she has for the child. >> some of the woman's relatives are frowning on the idea at the highest ebay bidder naming her child. the bidding started at 100 bucks and is now over $3,000. "terminator" may soon be science fact. robots used in combat could

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