the plane rolled in, the helicopter hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down into the water. there's a poof of smoke and a bang. >> he's talking about what he saw in a midair collision. investigators are searching the river to try to get victims' bodies. >> i read the house health care plan and found that much of what they are telling me is not true. >> opponents of health care reform are giving democratic lawmakers an earful. how debate over proposed legislation is playing out at town hall meetings across the country. former nfl quarterback michael vick has begun his

nationwide tour to urge kids to avoid dog fighting. on his first stop in the atlanta area, much of his targeted audience was shut out. thanks for joining us. i'm natasha curry in today for susan hendricks. our top story, the search is scheduled to resume this morning for the victims of a midair collision here in new york. a small plane collideed with a helicopter yesterday and both fell right spot hudson river. new york mayor michael bloomberg said it is believed that all nine people from the aircraft, both of them, were killed. a source close to the investigation tells us that four bodies have been recovered so far. now, this is how one witness described the crash. >> there was a plane, a small plane like a cessna cutting back towards new jersey side, helicopter heading southbound about 1100, 1200 feet. the plane rolled spot helicopter, hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down the water.

there was a poof of smoke and a bang. the plane hit and went down by the hotel, came down in a couple of pieces. >> a law enforcement source tells us the chopper wreckage was found in about 30 feet of water while the plane is believed to be even deeper. sonar has also identified a third debris field. >> we know the hudson river is an extremely difficult river to dive in. currents are very difficult. you have to contend with tides and the ability to see is very limited. two to three feet at most. very much concerned about diver safety. >> on the plane, the pilot, his brother and nephew. the chopper, five tourists and a pilot. stay tuned to hln for the latest on the search throughout the day.

several inmates have not been injured in a prison riot. violence broke out at the institution for men in encino. it was set on fire. inmates self-evacuated into a yard. still wasn't clear whether all of them made it out of the building. >> i just ask everybody to be as curt reduce and civil to everybody else as possible. >> reporter: congre-- congressional vacation is anything but relaxes, town halls are turning into screaming matches as health care reform are shouting down legislators. a protest here outside democratic congressman harry mitchell's office in scottsdale. traditionally town hall meetings have been fairly sedate affairs of the recent health care debate is changing that.

our affiliate kcci in des moines tells us about a meeting held last night by iowa senator tom harkin. >> it reads like mongolia that was thought up in the early 1930s in germany. >> reporter: people from both sides of the health care debate packed a room at the des moines health care center to here senator harkin talk about health care. the angriest ones were the loudest. >> how dare you -- >> the senator tried answering questions and concerns, but it wasn't easy thanks to the lively crowd that spilled into the hallway. >> i think he heard me, yeah. i think he heard there's a lot of people out here angry that congress proposes bills, doesn't read them. and then when the people out here read them, congress gets angry that we're reading the bill. >> denise groves has experience in nursing and went to the meeting to get more information on health care. >> i didn't really think i was going to get up and talk but i

really get tired of listening to them. >> she says the opposition should have come up with more ideas than complaints. >> i would like to ask these people what solution do you have? >> i feel a lot of these people that are here have no clue other than making comments that, you know, sure, they are going to be afraid. people's lifestyles are going to change. >> a lot of that fear is being stoked by those who don't want to change the system. >> even though tempers flared, senator harkin said the meeting went well and that people have legitimate questions. >> i think when people get the right information, and they missouri what we're trying to do and how this is going to all wash out, i'm not saying 100% of the american people before, but the vast amount of the american people will see this as a guide goode things to change the system we have. >> that was kcci in did he maui,

iowa. surprisingly even with all the shooting the meeting didn't last an hour. i, sonia sotomayer, did solemnly swear -- >> and with those words, sonia sotomayer became the first latina supreme court justice. she toot oath from chief justice john roberts. sour clo sources close to her say that is to be expected. >> there is a great desire on the part of both justice sotomayer and her colleagues to let her get to work. she could not start participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was the reaction in the spanish harlem right after sotomayer was sworn in. she was born in the bronx.

authorities in hawaii are beginning to close beaches on the big island as hurricane felicia approaches. forecasters are predicting heavy rain and possible flash floods. reynolds wolf will have the latest details on felicia just ahead in weather. a typhoon is lashing parts of china. a million people evacuated in the country's eastern areas ahead of the storm's arrival. look at the pictures. yesterday it passed over causing the worst flooding in 20 years. they are blaming the storm for 20 deaths. police in one community are trying toting folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are using to get people to give away their guns. 

police in fresno, california are using a new approach to get guns off the streets.

the idea here is to get people to hand over guns voluntarily and then go on a shopping spree. as john thomas kovos reports, it's working better than anyone expected. >> reporter: rugers, lugers, rifles and even a tommy gun. some may be used for sport but some have been used for crimes. fresno police collected this weapons cache during the first event. >> these are firearms used for drive by shootings, in the hands of the wrong people. >> reporter: a wide range of people showed up saturday morning all guaranteed amnesty. >> doesn't matter if you're getting gang bangers, you're getting guns off the street. >> we're about to move to the old folks home. i don't think they would want them there. >> reporter: this was like

target. >> police handed out ked cards for target depending on the types of weapons turned over. ellen received eight $50 cards. >> i may get a laptop computer. >> not bad. >> they will be inspected and destroyed. some will undergo ballistic testing. >> again, the guns were given to us anonymously. we just want to run tests to see if they have been involved in prior times. >> ma'am, we've run out of gift cards. >> two hours and 45 minutes into the event the gift card ran out. some people like mike peterson just wanted to get rid of their guns. >> okay. we'll take them from you. >> where are they? >> they are in the back. >> that was affiliate kfsn. police collected almost 450 guns, gave out $35,000 in gift

cards. they are already planning to do another event like this one again. check it out, beatles fans came together to celebrate 40 years of abby road. they swarmed yesterday to commemorate the stroll across the street. the photo of the fab four ended up being the cover shot of the band's last album together. it's been so iconic, it's been imitated and parodied over the years. yesterday was no exception. a tribute band dressed like the beatles of yesterday year. your canine companion may be smarter than you think. most dogs can reason, count to about five and recognize roughly 165 words and gestures. that means that the average pooch may be smarter than a two-year-old toddler. what are the smartest breeds? turns out border collies,

poodles, retrievers, german shepherds and dobbermans. borzois, chow chows, bulldogs, basenjis and african hounds. fess up, more room in your wallet than attic or garage. maybe time for a yard sale. hln money expert clark howard says a lot of people are finding that's the way to go. >> you want to raise some cash? need some dough, looking for great deals? a lot of americans have decided that the best way to buy and sell is a yard or garage sale. in facts number of yard or garage sales going on in the country is way, way, way up. why? well, think about it. think how much of us in the consumption era bought stuff we never used, lightly used, think of all that sporting goods

equipment, exercise equipment people bought intending to get fit but never used. so what a great way to turn your trash spoke cash. you have the garage or yard sale, maybe you do it with neighbors, ties. people are going to come. buyers, you're going to seal deals. great way for you to make money. great way for others to save. i'm clark howard for more money saving ideas, go to cnn.com/cla cnn.com/clarkhoward. clark will help you save more, spend less an avoid getting ripped off today right here on hln. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests. and i says, you know, i think i see. >> and see he did. wait until you hear just what this 92-year-old is looking at now.

a blind man says an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into an eye-opener. he returned home with his sight.

he had called 911 after feeling dizzy, still isn't clear, though, how exactly he regained his sight. he had been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> the camera man, i'd have to be 12 inches from him. now i see your face and you're a good looking gal. i see everything, the car here, building here. >> marty is so overjoyed he says he hasn't slept much lately. he's enjoying his newfound independence and eyeing the ladies. he says he's looking for a nice gal no younger than 75. the kennedy family continues to gather at a massachusetts hospital where eunice kennedy shriver is listed in critical but stable condition. it's still unclear why she went to the hospital. shriver had a series of strokes in recent years. she's best known as the founder

of the special olympics which helps millions of people with disabilities worldwide. her daughter, maria shriver and maria's husband, arnold schwarzenegger, have also been at the hospital. police are getting new clues about the murder of a couple known for adopting special needs kids. they are coming from a man arrested last week. sean callebs reports investigators are looking at business debt and connections to the mexican mafia. >> reporter: 61-year-old henry "cab" tice was a long time friend and business associate of byrd and melanie billings according to the escambia county sheriff david morgan. >> they were business partners in a series of businesses, in a finance company that financed cars and other things and a couple of car dearly ships. >> reporter: the relationship soured. tice owed billings and was arrested or writing bad checks to the billings. the sheriff also says he's not

ruling out that the billings murders could be a contract hit. another in freaking connection, tice was close to patrick gonzalez jr., the man authorities portray as the ringleader in the killing of the florida couple that adopted children with special needs. >> he's had an ongoing relationship, he described it as a father and son relationship where they spoke on a daily business. >> reporter: the sheriff says he's surprised by information volunteered like connection to organized crime. >> he affirmed that because he got into financial trouble in the business and he needed some money that he made connections with what he referred to as the mexican mafia and secured a loan from them in order for the business not to fail. >> reporter: cnn was unable to locate tice but in an interview with nbc, he said he had nothing to do with the killing. >> anybody say that i had anything to do with the murder of bud or melanie is a liar.

>> reporter: the billings family issued a statement saying we have faith sheriff morgan will be diligent in determining whether there's any connection with cab tice and the murders. the big break in the case came when someone involved with the murder failed to turn off the security system. cameras rolled as the gang roamed the house and caught images of the suspects and a red van leaving the house. >> it would not be unrealistic to assume that mr. tice was aware of a security system. he had been in the home many times. will at the office mr. billings was known to pull up on his security system his home system so he could observe the children and how the home life is going. >> tice had been working at this car dealership and apparently living there as well. he's been fired and told to move on. he frequently goes to mexico for business dealings and also travels to columbia where he has a wife or a girlfriend.

while he remains free on bond the sheriff has told tice not to leave the area. sean callebs, cnn, pensacola, florida. who would think of the chicago south side for home grown produce. that is where you'll find this new farm. it's doing a lot more than just food. i'm robin meade. we salute the troops. our salute goes to lance corporal randy conover from his mom. he just got married. everyone, especially mom, can't wait until he comes home. >> good morning, robin. my name is renna mcdaniel from kentucky. i want to say hello to my son. we all miss him every day and love him and can't wait until he

comes home the end of october. i miss his sense of humor, his jokes. i miss my little boy. >> we understand. if you have somebody in the service, go to cnn.com/robin so we can salute them. watch the salutes every morning on "morning express" with me.

debris fell from the sky and sent people on the ground stram bling for cover. a helicopter and plane collided in midair. nine people are dead. a public hearing for robert manuel. the eight-year-old's body was found in a canal near the apartment. they are investigating his death as a homicide. days the 64th anniversary of the devastating u.s. attack on

nagasaki. in a speech the mayor called for a global ban on nuclear arms. he said without it the world could once again suffer destruction like that of hiroshima and nagasaki. as a quick check of sunday headlines on hln i'm natasha curry in for susan hendricks. more on our top story. investigate are trying to figure out how a small plane collided midair with a tourist helicopter sending them plunging into the hudson river. susan candiotti has more. >> reporter: as the sun set divers who could barely see in the waters of the hudson promised to return to work sunday morning painstakingly looking for victims and wreckage in the water. >> the ability to see is very limited, two to three feet at most. >> reporter: on a bright, sunny day, it was hard to understand why a small plane and sightseeing helicopter should collide over the hudson river. the small plane with one pilot and two passengers including a child took off from new jersey's

teterboro airport and turned south over the hudson. at the same time five italian tourists lifted off for a sightseeing tour in a helicopter. >> there was a small plane like a cessna cutting back towards new jersey side, the helicopter heading southbound about 1100, 1200 feet. the plane rolled spot helicopter, hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down in the water. there was a poof of smoke and like a bang. the plane went further down and hit the water. >> italian tourists who stayed behind waiting for their friends and family were stunned. >> they told me that they had some relatives, not friends but relatives. >> inside the wall right now. >> yeah, but we don't know anything. because we asked. >> what do they say? >> no body -- >> were they crying? >> no, no, no. they are very upset but not crying. >> reporter: ntsb said just before the accident happened another pilot on the ground saw

the plane approaching and tried to radio a warning to the helicopter pilot. >> there was no response from the pilot. he stated that he saw the right wing of the airplane contact the helicopter. he saw helicopter parts and the right wing fall and both aircraft descended into the hudson river. >> by saturday night, three bodies were recovered, autopsies are to begin sunday morning. because of the darkness and a strong current, the search for more victims has been called off for the night. two debris fields and a possible third have been located as investigators try to find out why this horrific accident happened. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> i just ask everybody to be as courteous and as civil to everybody else as possible. >> congressional vacation is proofing anything but relaxes.

town halls turning into screaming matches as they shout down each other. a protest outside democratic congressman's office in scottsdale. traditionally town hall meetings have been sedate affairs. but health care issue is changing that. senator harkin hosted a town hall meeting punctuated by loud outburst. unlike other meetings he was not drowned out but did get an earful of opponents of the legislation. a lot of people angry. when when they hear what we're going to do, how this washes ut,

i'm not saying 100% of the american people but a vast number will see this as a good thing to change the situation. one man arrested at the meeting. several inmates have not been injured in a prison riot. violence broke out at the institution for men in encino. one hunt that houses up to 200 inmates was set on fire. inmates self-evacuated into a yard. still wasn't clear whether all of them made it out of the building. >> i sonia sotomayer -- i, sonia sotomayer, did solemnly swear -- >> and with those words, sonia sotomayer became the first latina supreme court justice. she took the judicial oath from chief justice john roberts yesterday. sources close to her say that she's already reading up on

cases. legal analyst from our sister cnn says that's to be expected. >> there is a great desire on the part of both justice sotomayer and her colleagues to let her get to work. she could not start participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was the reaction in the spanish harlem right after sotomayer was sworn in. she was born in the bronx. when her family moved from puerto rico. guess what, michael vick made his first appearance in his former town of atlanta saturday but few were there to see him. larry smith has more on that. hey, larry. >> reporter: not like people weren't trying to see him. all week long they denied he was going to be at a humane society in atlanta then he shoes up. it was his first public appearance in atlanta since completing his sentence on federal dog fighting charges. only 45 people were allowed in,

all media except for a "60 minutes" crew was denied access. he spoke about his mistakes and urged young people to make smarter decisions. more on this in sports. a typhoon is lashing parts of china. nearly a million people evacuated in the country's eastern areas ahead of the storm's arrival. look at the pictures. yesterday it passed over causing the worst flooding in 20 years. they are blaming the storm for 20 deaths. police in one community are trying to get folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are using to get people to give away their guns. 

police in fresno, california are using a new approach to get guns off the streets. the idea here is to get people to hand over guns voluntarily and then go on a shopping spree. as john thomas kovos reports, from ksfn, it's working better than anyone expected. >> reporter: rugers, lugers, rifles and even a tommy gun. some may be used for sport but some have been used for crimes. fresno police collected this weapons cache during the first cash for guns event. >> these are firearms used for drive by shootings, in the hands of the wrong people. >> reporter: a wide range of people showed up saturday morning all guaranteed amnesty. >> doesn't matter if you're getting gang bangers, you're getting guns off the street. >> we're about to move to the old folks home. i don't think they would want them there.

>> when this came up it was like $100 off school time for target. >> reporter: this was like target. >> police handed out ked cards for target depending on the types of weapons turned over. allen received eight $50 cards. >> i may get a laptop computer. >> not bad. >> not a bad deal. >> not a bad tried for old unsafe guns. >> each will be inspected, logged and destroyed. some will undergo ballistic testing. >> again, the guns were given to us anonymously. we just want to run tests to see if they have been involved in prior times. >> ma'am, we've run out of gift cards. >> two hours and 45 minutes into the event the gift card ran out. some people like mike peterson just wanted to get rid of their guns. >> okay. we'll take them from you. >> where are they? >> they are in the back.

>> that was john thomas kova from affiliate kfsn. police collected almost 450 guns, gave out $35,000 in gift cards. they are already planning to do another event like this one again. i'm larry smith, michael vick's people flatly denied all week that he had a scheduled trip to atlanta saturday. then the former atlanta falcons quarterback showed up in atlanta saturday. vick did speak to only a few dozen young people who were allowed in the building in suburban atlanta. it's been more than two years since he played his last game for the falcons. still he's hugely popular among the team's fans. he made an appearance before in virginia where he sat down and talked to a local team. he hopes it will be the first of many stops around the country as he goes on an anti-dog fighting campaign. the pga championship outside

minneapolis. that starts thursday. woods in second place at the wofld golf championship at the invitational. that's a great shop set up for a birdie. three shots back seven under par behind paddy harrington. josh hamilton fought drug and alcohol addiction to become an all-star but admits to a relapse in january. pics were posted of him drinking. married, said it was his first drink since 2005. former defense stars highlighted the hall of fame classic 2009. the first exhibition game as terrell owens did a reality show -- his life is a reality show -- buffalo bills in tennessee. galaxy versus revolution. watch landon donovan off a defender's head and one times it

with left foot into the goal. great shot. a replay of it. nicely done. that's sports. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests. and i says, you know, i think i see. >> and see he did. wait until you hear just what this 92-year-old is looking at now.

a blind man says an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into an eye-opener. he returned home with his sight. he had called 911 after feeling dizzy, still isn't clear, though, how exactly he regained his sight. he had been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> the camera man, i'd have to be 12 inches from him. now i see your face and you're a good looking gal. i see everything, the car here, building here. the tree here.

>> marty is so overjoyed he says he hasn't slept much lately. he's enjoying his newfound independence and eyeing the ladies. oh, yeah. he says he's looking for a nice gal no younger than 75. police are getting some new clues about the murder of a couple known for adopting special needs kids. they are coming from a man who was arrested last week. as sean callebs reports, investigators are looking at business debt and connections to the mexican mafia. >> reporter: 61-year-old henry "cab" tice was a long time friend and business associate of byrd and melanie billings according to the escambia county sheriff david morgan. >> they were business partners in a series of businesses, in a finance company that financed cars and other things and a couple of small car dealerships. >> reporter: however, the relationship soured. tice owed billings $30,000, according to the sheriff, and was arrested thursday on writing bad checks to the billings.

the sheriff also says he's not ruling out that the billings murders could be a contract hit. another intriguing connection, tice, according to the sheriff, was close to 35-year-old patrick gonzalez jr., the man authorities portray as the ringleader in the killing of the florida couple that adopted children with special needs. >> he's had an ongoing relationship with patrick gonzalez, jr. he described it as a father and son relationship where they spoke on a daily 's business. >> reporter: the sheriff says he's surprised by information volunteered like connection to organized crime. >> he affirmed that because he got into financial trouble in the business and he needed some money that he made connections with what he referred to as the mexican mafia and secured a loan from them in order for the business not to fail. >> reporter: cnn was unable to locate tice but in an interview with nbc, he said he had nothing to do with the killing. >> anybody say that i had anything to do with the murder

of bud or melanie is a liar. >> reporter: the billings family issued a statement saying we have faith sheriff morgan will be diligent in determining whether there's any connection with cab tice and the murders. authorities say the big break in this case came when someone involved with the murder failed to turn off the security system. cameras rolled as the gang roamed the house and caught images of the suspects and a red van leaving the house. >> it would not be unrealistic to assume that mr. tice was aware of a security system. he had been in the home many times. also at the office, mr. billings was known to pull up on his security system his home system so he could observe the children and how the home life was going. >> tice had been working at this car dealership and apparently living there as well. tice has since been fired and told to move on. tice frequently goes to mexico for business dealings. authorities say he also travels to columbia where he has a wife or a girlfriend.

while he remains free on bond the sheriff has told tice not to leave the area. sean callebs, cnn, pensacola, florida. half the people in the world get a cell phone. they get a new one every year or so. there are many ways to turn discarded phones into gold. >> how much gold will you get out of this? >> 20 kilograms. >> reporter: if you're not aware of how much valuable metal is in your mobile phone, take a look. what can be recycled in a mobile phone? >> translator: in a mobile phone this part of the battery is made of gold. this is gold, too. there's a lot of gold used in mobile phones. in there is a socket and this is

also partly made of gold. >> reporter: the transformation process from electronic scrap to precious metals takes up to three months. while this plant is yet to sell the end product, other factories can produce the same output as a small gold mine. a profitable business considering the high price of metals. >> translator: what's significant is that we recycle everything. we don't produce any garbage. >> reporter: the next time you decide to throw away your phone or other gadget, think again. by recycling it you can play your part in improving the environment. >> for more on recycling those old electronic items and other important environmental news, go to cnn.com/ecosolutions. what's making things worse

is what's happening to the horses that are stolen.

>> the plane rolled into the helicopter. hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down in the water. a poof of smoke and a bang. >> a mid air collision over new york yesterday. >> i read the health care plan and found much of what they're telling me is not true. opponents of health care reform are giving democratic lawmakers an earful. how debate over proposed legislation is playing out at town hall meetings across the country. former nfl quarterback michael vick has begun his nationwide tour to urge kids to

avoid dogfighting. his first stop in the atlanta area. much of his targeted audience was shut out. thanks for joining us on hln this sunday morning. i'm natasha curry in for susan hendricks. our top story, the search is scheduled to resume this morning for the victims of a mid air collision here in new york. a small plane collided with a helicopter yesterday and both fell right into the hudson river. new york mayor michael bloomberg says it is believed that all nine people from both aircraft were killed. a source close to the investigation tells us that four bodies have been recovered so far. this is how one witness described the crash. >> there was a plane, small plane like a cessna, cutting back toward the jersey side and helicopter heading southbound about 1,100 feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter. hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down in the water. there was a poof of smoke and a

bang. the plane went further down and hit the water by the w hotel and came down in a couple pieces. a law enforcement source tells us the chopper wreckage was found in 30 feet of water while the plane is believed to be even deeper. sonar also discovered a possible third debris field. >> the hudson river is an extremely difficult river to dive in. currents are very difficult. you have to contend with tides and the ability to see is very limited. two to three feet at most. so it's a difficult working environment and the mayor says we're very much concerned about diver safety. >> the victims on the plane were the pilot, his brother and his nephew. the chopper carried five it aaln tourists and a pilot. we're following breaking news about a strong earthquake that shook japan today.

the magnitude at 6.9. it hit tokyo and was felt in surrounding areas. people reported furniture and walls rattling but so far there are no reports of injuries or damage. several inmates have been injured in a prison riot near. violence broke out at the california institution for men in chino. at least one unit which can house up to 200 inmates was set on fire. "the l.a. times" says inmates self-evacuated into a yard. it isn't clear if all of them made out of the building. >> i ask everyone to be as courteous and as civil to everyone else as possible. the congressional vacation is proving to be anything but relaxing for some members of congress. town hall meetings across the country are still turning into screaming matches as angry

opponents of health care reform shout down legislators. in arizona yesterday, reform opponents staged a protest here outside democratic congressman harry mitchell's office in scottsdale. traditionally town hall meetings have been sedate affairs but the recent health care debate is changing all that. kcci in des moines tells us about a meeting held last night by iowa senator tom harkin. >> it reads like something from the early 1930s in germany. >> reporter: people from both sides of the health care debate packed a room at the des moines health care center to hear senator tom harkin talk about health care and thing an the an ones were the loudest ones. >> reporter: the senator tried to answer questions and concerns with you it wasn't easy thanks to the lively crowd that spilled

into the hallway. >> i think i heard there's a lot of people out here angry that congress proposals bills, doesn't read them and when people out hear read them, congress gets angry that we're reading the bills. >> reporter: denise has experience in nursing and went to get more information on health care. >> i didn't think i would get up and talk but i really got tired of listening to them. >> reporter: the opposition should have come up with more ideas than complaints. >> i would like to ask these people what solution do you have. i feel a lot of these people here have no clue other than making comments that, you know, sure they'll be afraid because people's lifestyles will change. >> the fear is being stoked by those that don't want to change the system. >> i think when people get the right information and they know

what we're trying to do and how this is going to all wash out, i'm not saying 100% of the american people will be for it but the vast majority of the american people will see this as a good thing to change the system that we have. >> reporter: that was our affiliate in des moines, iowa. the meeting didn't even last a full hour. >> i sotomayor do solemnly swear -- >> with those words, sonia sotomayor became the first latina supreme court justice. sources close to her say she's started reading on upcoming cases. a senior analyst from cnn says that's to be expected. >> there's a great desire on the part of justice sotomayor and her colleagues on the court to let her get to work.

she could not start participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was reaction in spanish harlem right after sonia sotomayor was sworn in. she moved to the bronx after her family moved from puerto rico. can you bank on sunshine for the rest of the weekend forecast? let's check in with meteorologist reynolds wolf. first, let's check in about felicia. the people in hawaii worried about flooding. >> this storm will produce no question quite a bit of surf and rain you were talking about. some places could experience flooding. the good news about the storm is it has begun to weaken considerably. this was a power house of a storm. we're seeing deep convention in parts of it especially in the northeastern quadrant. as time goes on we do anticipate the storm will move into much cooler water and as it drives its way toward the east we can anticipate that it will move

into cool water and upper level shear is contained to rip this thing apart. as it makes landfall into tuesday, it could bring at least a depression or maybe a weak tropical storm so rain is going to be in the mix for them. elsewhere possibly showers and storms across parts of the midwest and into the great lakes today. still very hot and humid for you in the southeast. high pressure will keep things relatively dry. hot into the carolinas. same deal in parts of central and southern california. high temperatures across the nation will remain very warm. some places of concern for you will be back in dallas where highs in many locations could go right back into the 90s but when you have that high humidity in this region, it will feel well into 100s. no question about it. a warm time as we round out the summer. that's a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. police in one community are trying to get folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are using now to get people to give

away their guns.

police in fresno, california, have a new approach for getting guns off the streets. they ask people to hand over their guns unanimously and get gift cards in return. they tried it for the first time yesterday and it actually worked. the turnout was so huge police ran out of cars in less than three hours. they collected nearly 450 guns in return for $35,000 worth of gift cards. >> these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive-by shootings in the hands of the wrong people. >> doesn't matter whether you are getting gang bangers hurt or not, you're getting guns off the street. >> a second event like this one is already being planned. your canine companion may be

smarter than you think. they can recognize 165 words and gestures. the average pooch may be smarter than a 2-year-old toddler. what are the smartest breeds? >> poodles, retrievers, german shepherds and dobermans. beatles fans came together to celebrate 40 years of abbey road. hundreds swormd the crosswalk to mark the 40th anniversary of the stroll across the street. that photo of the fab four was the cover shot for the band's last album together. it's an image that's been so iconic and been imitated over the years. as you can see yesterday was no exception. a tribute band dressed like the beatles of yesteryear recreated the cover with a sea of people

capturing this moment. i'm larry smith. michael vick landed in hot water in part for telling lies. for weeks vick and the humane society denied the nfl quarterback making an appearance on saturday. guess where vick showed up? he gave an anti-dog fighting message to a controlled audience. only 55 people were allowed in and just one news crew. even the windows were covered. he's still extremely popular in atlanta and many fans are disappointed that they didn't get a chance to see him. when boston red sox slugger david ortiz caused a news conference on saturday many thought he would admit to use of performance enhancing drugs. instead he said what he could have said at any time since his name was linked to the 2003 list of those players who allegedly used steroids.

>> i definitely was a little bit careless back in those days when i was buying supplements and vitamins but i never buy a steroid. >> playing in the first tournament since his wife and mother underwent breast cancer surgery just a week apart. a tough week for lefty. 75 was his score on saturday. he's four over par and that is well out of contention. tiring woods seven under par. three shots behind the leader. i hope you hit the record on the dvr for this one. canadian football league. this is chris thompson of hamilton with the interception and the lateral who takes it all of the way in. go, you tiger cats. the lateral for interception touchdown and play of the day. that's sports.

are you looking for a great weekend getaway as summer winds down here? you can't beat the area that some call california's rivera. >> california is just about an hour north of los angeles but it seems like a world away. >> santa barbara feels like a mediterranean village on the pacific. all of the buildings there are white stucco with red tile roofs, palm trees everywhere. beautiful beaches. >> completed in 1820, the santa barbara mission plays host to tourists and worshippers and another landmark is the county courthouse with free tours monday through saturday. >> it's amazing that this build is a fully functioning daily courthouse. you walk in the front door and you think you've stepped into a museum and into a different time frame. >> one block away are shops and restaurants of historic state street. >> state street has beautifully

landscaped areas. you can spend a whole day just window shopping on state street.

a blind man says an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into a real eye opener. the 92 year old returned home with his sight. he called 911 after feeling diz dizzy. it isn't clear how he regained his sight. he had been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so ahead. >> i would have to be about 12 inches from the cameraman before he was clear. now i see your face. you're a good looking girl. i see everything. i see a car there. the building here. the tree there. >> marty is so overjoyed he hasn't slept much lately and enjoying the new found independence and eyeing the ladies. he's looking for a nice gal. no younger than 75.

police are getting new clues about the murder of a couple known for adopting special needs kids. they're coming from a man who was arrested last week. as sean callebs reports, investigators are looking at business debt and possible connections to the mexican mafia. >> reporter: 61-year-old henry cab tice was a longtime friend and business associate of byrd and melanie billings according to sheriff morgan. >> they were business partners in a series of businesses both in a finance company which financed cars and other things and of course in a couple small car dealerships. >> reporter: however, the relationship soured. tice owed billings $30,000 and he was arrested thursday on a year old charge of writing more than $17,000 in bad checks to the billings. the sheriff also says he's not ruling out the billings' murders could be a contract hit. another intriguing connection, tice according to the sheriff was also close to 35-year-old

patrick gonzalez jr., the man authority portrays as the ring leader in the murder of the florida couple who adopted 13 children, many with special needs. >> he's had an ongoing relationship with patrick gonzalez jr. he described it as a father and son relationship. they spoke on a daily basis. >> reporter: the sheriff says he's surprised by information tice volunteered like a connection to organized crime. >> he affirmed that because he got into financial trouble in the business and he needed some money, that he made connections with what he referred to as the mexican mafia and secured a loan from them in order for the business not to fail. >> reporter: cnn was unable to locate tice but in an interview with nbc, he said he had nothing to do with the killings. >> that anybody would say i had anything to do with the murder of byrd or melanie is a lie. >> reporter: the billings family issued a statement saying we have faith that sheriff morgan will be diligent in determining if there's any connection

between cab tice and the murders. authorities say the big break in this case came when someone involved in the murders failed to turn off the billings' security system. cameras rolled as the gang went into the house and caught images of the suspects and the red van leaving the house. >> it would not be unrealistic to assume that mr. tice was aware of the security system and he had been in the home many times. also at the office mr. billings was known to pull up on his security system, his home system, so he could observe the children and how the home life was going. >> reporter: tice was working at this car dealership. he's been fired and told to move on. tice frequently goes to mexico for business dealings and he travels to the country of colombia where he has a wife or girlfriend. while he remains free on bond, the sheriff told tice not to leave this area. sean callebs, cnn, pensacola, florida.

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debris fell from the sky and sent people on the ground scrambling for cover. a small plane and helicopter collided in mid air and crashed right into the hudson river. a public funeral is being held today for the 8-year-old boy whose body was found in a canal near his mother's home. he disappeared after leaving his mother's home on july 28th. police are investigating his death as a homicide. today is the 64th anniversary of the devastating u.s. attack on nagged asaki.

a quick check of your sunday morning headlines here on hln. i'm natasha curry in for susan hendricks. investigators are trying to figure out how a small plane collided mid air with a tourist helicopter sending both plunging into the hudson river. >> reporter: as the sunset, divers who could barely see promised to remove work in the morning looking for victims and wreckage in up to 50 feet of water. >> the ability to see is very limited. two to three feet at most. >> reporter: on a bright sunny day it was hard to understand why a small plane and sightseeing helicopter went into the hudson river. the small plane with one pilot and two passengers including a child took off from new jersey's

teterboro airport and at the same time italian tourists took off in a helicopter for a sightseeing tour. >> there was a small plane about 1,200 feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter. hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down the water. there was a poof of smoke and a bang. >> reporter: italian tourists who stayed behind waiting for friends and family were stunned. >> they told me that they have relatives. we don't know anything. we asked if they are alive. were they crying? >> no. they are very sad. they're not crying. >> reporter: the ntsb says just before the accident happened another pilot on the ground saw the plane approaching and tried

to radio a warning to the helicopter pilot. >> there was no response from the pilot. he stated that he saw the right wing of the airplane contact the helicopter. he saw helicopter parts and the right ring fall and both aircraft descended into the hudson river. >> reporter: by saturday night, three bodies were recovered. autopsies are to begin sunday morning. because of darkness and a strong current, the search for more victims has been called off for the night. two debris fields and a possible third have been located as investigators try to find out why this horrific accident happened. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> i ask everybody to be as courteous and as civil to everybody else as possible. >> a congressional vacation is proving to be anything but relaxing for some members of congress. town hall meetings across the country are still turning into

screaming matches as angry opponents of health care reform shout down legislators. in arizona yesterday, reform opponents staged a protest here outside democratic congressman harry mitchell's office in scottsdale. traditionally town hall meetings have been fairly sedate affairs but recently the health care debate is changing all that. last night democratic senator tom harkin hosted a town hall meeting punctuated by loud outbursts. unlike other town hall meetings, harkin was not drowned out by protesters but he did get an earful from opponents of the legislati legislation. >> there is a lot of people angry that congress proposes bills, doesn't read them and when people out here read them, congress gets angry that we're reading the bills. >> when people get the right information and they know what we're trying to do and how this is going to all wash out, i'm not saying 100% of the american people will be for it but i

think the vast majority of the american people will see this as a good thing to change the system that we have. >> des moines police say one man was arrested at the meeting. several inmates have been injured in a prison riot here. violence broke out last night at the california institution for men in chino. at least one unit which can house up to 200 inmates was set on fire. and "the l.a. times" says inmates self-evacuated in a ed yard. it's not clear whether all inmates made it out of the building. >> i sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> with those words sonia sotomayor became the first latina supreme court justice. she took the judicial oath from chief justice john roberts. sources close to her say she's already started reading up on cases. a senior legal analyst from cnn

says that's to be expected. >> there's a great desire on the part of both justice sotomayor and her new colleagues on the court to let her get to work. she could not start participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was the reaction in spanish harlem right after sotomayor was sworn in. she was born in the bronx when her family moved from puerto rico. michael vick made his first public appearance at his former hometown in atlanta on saturday though few were there to see him. larry smith has more on that. >> it's not like people weren't trying to see him. michael vick's people all week long denied he would be at a humane society in atlanta. the first public appearance in atlanta since completing his sentence on federal dogfighting charges. only 55 people were allowed in and all media expect for a "60 minutes" crew was denied access.

he spoke for 12 minutes about mistakes he made and urged young people in attendance to make smarter decisions. more on this in a few minutes in sports. authorities in hawaii are beginning to close some beaches on the state's big island as hurricane felicia approaches. forecasters are predicting heavy rains and possible flash floods as a result of the storm. reynolds wolf will have the latest details on felicia just ahead in weather. a typhoon is lashing parts of china. nearly a million people have been evacuated from the country's eastern coastal areas ahead of the storm's arrival. yesterday the storm passed over taiwan hitting the island with torrential rains which caused the worst flooding there in 50 years. authorities in the philippines are blaming the storm for at least 21 deaths. police in one community are trying to get folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are using now to get people to give

away their guns.

we're following breaking news about a strong earthquake that shook japan today. japan puts the quake magnitude at 6.9. a u.s. geological reading is stronger at 7.1. it hit tokyo and was felt in surrounding areas. people reported furniture and walls rattling but so far no reports of injuries or damage. police in fresno, california, have a new approach to get guns off the streets. they asked people to hand over guns unanimously and get gift cards in return. they tried it yesterday and it actually worked.

the turnout was so huge, police ran out of cards in less than three hours. they collected nearly 450 guns in return for $35,000 worth of gift cards. >> these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive-by shootings in the hands of the wrong people. >> it doesn't matter whether you get gang bangers in here or not, you're getting guns off the street. >> police are already planning a second event like this one. your canine companion may be smarter than you think. most dogs can reason, can count to five and recognize 165 words and gestures. that means the average pooch may be smarter than a 2-year-old toddler. what are the smartest breeds? border colonlies, poodles, retrievers, german shepherds.

i'm larry smith. michael vick's people denied all week he had a scheduled trip to atlanta on saturday. and then the former atlanta falcons star quarterback showed up in atlanta on saturday. didn't fleetwood mac sing about lies? vick did speak to a few dozen young people allowed in the building in suburban atlanta. it's been more than two years since he played his last game for the falcons but he's hugely popular among the team's fans. this was last monday at a high school in virginia where he talked to a local team. he hopes the controlled appearance will be one of many stops around the country as he goes on an anti-dogfighting campaign. can tiger woods make it back? woods is in second place at the world golf championship at the

bridgestone invitational. three shots back seven under par behind harrington, the leader. texas rangers outfielder josh hamilton fought drug and alcohol addiction to become an all-star. hamilton is married says it was his first drink since october of 2005. the nfl season is here on saturday. former defensive star woodson and smith were inducted. did you see this. galaxy versus revolution? watch donovan going off the defender's head and hit with his left foot into the goal. great bending shot. nicely done. that's sports. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling

dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests. i says, you know, i think i see. >> see he did. and wait until you hear just what this 92-year-old is looking at now.

a blind man says that an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into a real eye opener. the 92 year old from portland, oregon, returned home with his sight. he called 911 after feeling dizzy. it isn't clear how exactly he regained his sight. he had been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> the cameraman i would have to be about 12 inches from him before he was clear. now i see your face. you're a good looking gal. i see everything. i see a car. the building. the tree there. >> marty says he hasn't slept

much lately because he's so overjoyed and joining his independence. he's eyeing the ladies no younger than 75. the kennedy family continues to gather at a massachusetts hospital where eunice kennedy shriver is listed in critical but stable condition. it's unclear why she went to the hospital but shriver has had a series of strokes in recent years. she's best known as the founder of the special olympics which helps millions of people with disabilities worldwide. her daughter, maria shriver, and governor arnold schwarzenegger have also been at the hospital. police are getting new clues about the murder of a couple known for adopting special needs kids. they're coming from a man who was arrested last week. as sean callebs reports, authorities are looking at business debts and possible connections to the mexican mafia. henney tice was a longtime

business partner of byrd and melanie billings. >> they were business partners in a finance company which financed cars and other things and of course in a couple small car dealerships. >> reporter: the relationship soured. tice owed billings $30,000 and was arrested on thursday on a charge of writing bad checks for the billings. the sheriff is not ruling out the murders could be a contract hit. another intriguing connection, tice according to the sheriff, was close to 35-year-old patrick gonzalez jr. the man authorities portray as the ring leader in the murders of the florida couple who adopted 13 children, many with special needs. >> he's had an ongoing relationship with patrick gonzalez jr. he described it as a father and son relationship where they spoke on a daily basis. >> reporter: the sheriff says he's surprised by information tice volunteered like a connection to organized crime.

>> he affirmed that because he had got into financial trouble in the business and he needed some money that he made connections with what he referred to as the mexican mafia and secured a loan from them in order for the business not to fail. >> reporter: cnn was unable to locate tice but in an interview with nbc he said he had nothing to do with the killing. >> that anyone would say i had anything to do with the murder of byrd or melanie is a lie. >> the billings family issued a statement saying they have faith that sheriff morgan will be diligent in determining whether there is any connection between cab tice and the murders. the big break came when a person involved with the murders failed to turn off the security system. cameras rolled as the red van and suspects left the house. >> it would not be unrealistic to assume that mr. tice was aware of the security system.

he had been in the home many times. also at the office mr. billings was known to bupull up his home system to observe the children and how the home life was going. >> reporter: tice was working a >> reporter: he had been working at this car dealership and apparently living there as well. he has since been fired and told to move on. tice frequently goes to mexico for business dealings an he also travels to the country of colombia where he has a wife or a girlfriend. while he is free on bond, the sheriff has told him not to leave this area. as a general rule of thumb it's not good to insult your neighbor, especially if he's bigger than you. but that's not the case in nevada. they kicked off a new edgy campaign that takes businesses away from california. one tells them to kiss their assets good-bye if they stay.

at least one l.a. tv station told him it won't air them. horse owners in one area believe their animals are being targeted for trade on the black market. what's worse is what's happening to the horses that are stolen. hawaii, there, our salute to the troops goes to lance corporal randy conover from his mom. he just got mair and everyone especially mom can't wait until he comes home. >> good morning, robin. my name is rena mcdaniel from kentucky and i want to say hello to my son. we all miss him and worry about him every day, and we love him and can't wait till he comes home at the end of october.

i miss his sense of humor, i miss his jokes, i miss my little boy. >> we understand. if you have somebody in the service, go to cnn.com/robin so we can salute them. watch every morning at 6:00 a.m. with me.

the plane rolled into the helicopter, hit the side of it. the helicopter wentz straight down in the water. there was like a poof of smoke and a bang. >> he's talking about what he saw during a midair collision. now they're searching the hudson river to try to get victims' bodies. >> i read the house health care plan and found out much of what they're telling me is not true. >> opponents of health care reform are giving democratic lawmakers an earful, how the debate is playing out at town hall meetings across the country. former nfl quarterback michael vick has begun his

nationwide tour to urge kids to avoid dog-fighting. but on his first stop in the atlanta area, much of his targeted audience was shut out. thanks for joining us on hln on this sunday morning. i'm natasha curry in for suzanne hendricks. on our top story, the search continues for the victims of a midair collision here in new york. a small plane collided with a helicopter yesterday and both fell right into the hudson river. new york mayor michael bloomberg says it is believed that all nine people from the aircraft, both of them, were killed. a source close to the investigation tells us that four bodies have been recovered so far. now, this is how one witness described the crash. >> there was a plane, small plane like a cessna, cutting back toward the jersey side, the helicopter heading southbound, about 1100, 1200 feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter, hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down in the water. there was like a poof of smoke

and a bang and the plane went further down, hit the water by the "w" hotel and came in a couple of pieces. law enforcement tells us that the wreckage was found in 30 feet of water while the plane is believed to be in even deeper water. sonar has searched a possible debris field. >> we know that the hudson river is an extremely difficult river to dive in. currents are very difficult. you have to contend with tide and the ability to see is very limited. two to three feet at most. so it's a difficult working environmental and the mayor is very much concerned about the divers' safety. >> the victims on the plane were the pilot, his brother, and his nephew. the plane carried a pilot and five. we're following breaking news right now about a strong

earthquake that shook japan. it puts the magnitude at 6.9. a geologic reading was a bit stronger. it hit tokyo and surrounding areas. people reported furniture and walls rattling but so far there are no reports of injury or damage. several inmates have been injured in a prison situation here. at least one unit which can house up to 200 inmates was set on fire. and the l.a. times says inmates self-evacuated into a yard. it still isn't clear whether all of them made it out of the building. >> i'd just ask everybody to be as courteous and as civil to everybody else as possible. >> o congressional vacation is proving to be anything but relaxing for some members of congress. they're still turning into

screaming matches as angry opponents of health care reform have shot down legislators. in arizona reform opponents carried on a meeting out in scotsdale. traditionally touns hall meetings have been fairly fair but the health care is changing all that. they tell us about a meeting held last night by iowa senator tom harkin. >> it reads like something that was thought up in the 1930s in germany. >> reporter: people from both sides of the health care debate packed a room at the des moines primary health care senator to hear senator tom harkin talk about health care, and the an degreest ones were the loudest ones. >> how dare you! >> come on. >> reporter: the senator tried answering questions and concerns, but it wasn't easy, thanks to the lively crowd that spilled into the hallway.

>> i think he heard me, yeah. i think he heard that there's a lot of people out here angry that congress proposes billses, doesn't read them, and then when the people out here read themmithem i, congress gets angry that we're reading the bills. >> reporter: she went to there. >> i really got tired of listening to them. >> reporter: she said the opposition should have come up with more ideas than complaints. >> i would like to ask these people what solutions do you have? >> and i feel a lot of these people here have no clue other than making comments that, you know, sure, they're going to be afraid because people's lifestyles are going to change. >> but i think a lot of that fear is being stoked by those who don't want to change the system. >> reporter: and even though tempers flared, senator harken said the meeting went well and people have legitimate questions. >> i think when people get the right information and they know

what we're trying to do and how this is going to all wash out, i'm not saying 100% of the american people will be for it but i think the vast majority of the american people will see this as a good thing, to change the system that we have. >> reporter: and that was meredith garmen with kcci in iowa. it's amazing with all the shouting the meeting didn't even last an hour. >> i sonya sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> and with those words she game the first spreep court justice. she took the oath from chief justice john roberts. the senior legal analyst says that's to be expected. >> there is a great desire on the part of both justice sotomayor and her new colleagues on the court to let her get to work. she could not start

participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was the reaction in the spanish harlem right after sonya sotomayor was sworn in. she was born in the bronx where her family moved from puerto rico. authorities in hawaii are beginning to close some beaches on the state's big island as hurricane fell lee shah approaches. reynolds wolf is going to have the latest details on felicia just ahead in weather. a typhoon is lashing parts of china. nearly a million people have been evacuated from the country's eastern coastal areas ahead of the storm's arrival. look at these pictures though. yesterday the storm passed over taiwan, hitting the island with torrential rains which caused the worst flooding in 50 years. authorities in the philippines are blaming the storms for at least 21 deaths.

can you bank on sunshine for the rest of your weekend forecast? let's check in with meteorologist reynolds wolf, but first let's check in with him about felicia and the hurricane. a lot of people are still worried about flooding. >> this storm is going to produce quite a bit of surf and of course the rain you were talking about. here's the good knnews, though, about the storm. it's begun to weaken considerably. just over a few hours ago it was a powerhouse of a storm. we're still seeing convention, but as time goes on we anticipate it will be moving into much cooler water and as it drives its way toward the easement it will be moving into cooler water and upper level sheers will begin to rip this thing apart. as a it begins to make landfall it could bring at least a depression or a weak tropical storm. so rain is certainly going to be in the mix for them. anything else we're going to see, storms across parts of the midwest and great lakes today.

high pressure is going to keep things relatively dry. very high in the carolinas. very warm in the deserts. the same in california. high temperatures across the nation are going to remain very warm. some places of concern for you, high in dallas. in some locations it could go rate back into the 90s. it's going to feel well into the 100s with the humidity. no question about it. a warm summer. that's a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. police in one community are trying to get folks in one community to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are doing to get people to give away their guns.

police in fresno, california, have a new approach for getting guns off the streets. they ask people to hand over

their guns anonymously and get gift cards in return. they tried it for the first time yesterday and it actually worked. the turnout was so huge the police ran out of cards in less than 3 hours. they collected 450 guns in return for $35,000 worth of gift cards. >> these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive-by shootings. they're in the hands of the wrong people. >> it doesn't matter whether you're getting gang bangers or not. you're getting guns off the street. >> they're already planning a second one. you know what? your canine companion may be smatter than you think. it can reason and count to five and understands words and gestures. so your pooch may be smarter than a toddler. what are the smartest?

border collies, poodles, retrieves, german shepherds, dobermans. the not so smart ones, borzois, chow chows, bulldogs, basenjis and afghan hounds. they marked the 40th anniversary of john, paul, george, and ringo's stroll across the street. it ended up being a cover shot. an image that's been so iconic it's been imitated and parodied over the years. yesterday was no exception. yesterday a tribute band dressed like yes, sir tereer recreated the cover to capture this moment. michael smith landed in hot water in part for telling lieses. they denied any knowledge of the former nfl quarterback making an

appearance on saturday. i've got the e-mails to prove it. then guess where vick showed up? his first appearance in his home town. he gave an antidog-fighting message to a controlled audience. only 55 were allowed in an 1-800-news crew. even the windows were covered. the quarterback is still extremely popular in atlanta and many fans are disappointed they didn't get a chance to see it. when david ortiz called a news conference on saturday, many thought he'd go the route of rodriguez. instaid he said what he could have said at any time since his name was linked to the 2003 list of those players who allegedly took steroids. >> i definitely was a little bit careless back in those days when i was buying supplements and vitam vitamins, but i never buy

steroids or use steroids. phil mickelson has played in the tournament since his wife and mother underwent breast cancer surgery. he's 4 over par and that's well out of contention. tiger woods, meanwhile, seven under par. paddy harrington tries earlier today. play of the day. i hope you hit the record on the dvr for this one. the canadian football league. it is dale takes it all the way in. go, you tiger katz. the lateral for the interception touchdown. the play of the day. that's sports. all right. fess up. you've got more room in your wallet than you do in your house or your garage?

clark howard says many are finding that's the way to go. >> hey, you want to raise some cash? maybe you need some dow? maybe you're looking for some great deals. well, a lot of americans have decided that the best way to buy and sell is at yard or garage sales. in fact, the number of yard and garage sales going on right now in the country is way, way, way up. why? well, think about it. think how many of us in the consumption era bought stuff we never used, slightly used. think of all that sporting gear equipment and exercise equipment, people intending to get fit but never used. so what a great way to turn your trash into cash. you have the garage or yard sale. maybe you do it with neighbors, advertise. people are going to come. buyers, you're going to steal deals. great way for you to make money. it's a great way for others to save. i'm clark howard. with more money-saving ideas go to cnn.com/clarkhoward.

and clark will help you save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. catch him at noon eastern today right here on hln. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests, and i says, you know, i think i see. >> oh, and see he did. and wait till you hear just what this # 2-year-old is looking at now.

overnight trip to the emergency room turned into a real eye opener. # 2-year-old marty alvey returned home with his sight. it still isn't clear how exactly he regained his sight. he had been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> the cameraman, i would have to be about 12 inches away before he was clear. now i see a face, and you're a good-looking gal. oh, i see everything. the cars, the building, the kids. >> marty is so overjoyed he hasn't slept much lately and

he's enjoying his newfound independence and eyeing the ladies, yeah. he says he's looking for a nice gal, no younger than 75. the kennedy family continues to gather at a massachusetts hospital where eunice kennedy shriver is listed in critical but stable condition. it's still unclear why she went to the hospital but shriver's had a series of strokes in recent year. she's best known as the founder of special olympics. her daughter, maria shriver and maria's hospital governor arnold schwarzenegger have also been at the hospital. as a general rule of thumb it's not good to insult your neighbor, especially if he's bigger than you. but that's not at the case in nevada. the state just kicked off a new edgy ad campaign aimed at coaxing businesses away from california. one tells business owners that they can kiss their assets good-bye if they stay put. another compares the state's

legislators to talking or yang a tang. the ad is supposed to air but at least one l.a. tv station won't air them. that is where you will finding this new farm, but it's growing a lot more than just food. hi, there. i'm robin meade. we salute the troops every morning during the week. we do it on the weekends too. our salute to the troops goes to corporal randy conover from his mom. he just got married, and everyone, especially mom, can't wait until he comes home. >> good morning, robin. my name is rena mcdaniel from williamstown, kentucky. i want to say hello to my son randy. we all miss him and love him and can't wait till he comes home at

the end of october. i miss his sense of humor, i miss his jokes. i miss my little boy. >> we understand. if you have somebody in the service go to cnn.com/robin so we can salute them. watch for the salutes every morning on "morning express" with me, robin meade, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. eastern. it happens

debris fell from the sky and sent people on the ground scrambling for cover. a small plane and a helicopter collided in midair and crashed right into the hudson river near hoboken, new jersey. nine people are feared dead. a public funeral is being held today for robert manwill. the 8-year-old's body was found in a canal. he disappeared after leaving his mothers's home on july 28. police are investigating his death as a homicide. and today is the 64th anniversary of the devastating u.s. attack on nagasaki. in a speech the city's mayor

called for a global ban on nuclear arms. he said without it, the world could once again suffer the destruction like that of hiroshima and nagasaki. and as a quick check of your sunday morning headlines here on hln, i'm natasha curry in for susan hendrix. more on our top stories. investigators are trying to figure out how a small plane collided in midair with a tourist helicopter sending both plunging into the hudson river. susan candiotti has more from the scene of the accident. >> reporter: as the sun set, divers who could barely see in the murky waters of the hudson, promised to resume work in the morning, painstakingly looking for victims and wreckage in up to 50 feet of water. >> the ability to see is very limited, two to three feet at most. >> reporter: on a bright sunny day it was hard to unwhy a small plane and sightseeing helicopter should collide over the hudson river. the small plane with one pilot and two passengers, including a child, took off from new jersey's teterboro airport and

turned south over the hudson. at the same time five italians took off in a small helicopter. there was a helicopter heading southbound about 1100, 12 hup feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter, hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down in the water. there was like a poof of smoke and a bang. the plane went down and hit the water. those waiting for their friends and family, they were stunned. they told me they have friends, not relatives but -- >> they're inside the water? >> yeah. but we don't know anything. we asked if they are alive. >> right. what do they say? >> nobody -- >> reporter: were they crying? >> no, no. they are very upset bus they're not crying. >> reporter: the ntsb says just before the accident another pilot on the ground saw the

plane approaching and tried to radio warning to the helicopter pilot. >> there was no response from the pilot. he stated that he saw the right wing of the airplane contact the helicopter. he saw helicopter parts and the right ring fall and both aircraft descended into the hudson river. >> reporter: by saturday night three bodies were recovered. autopsies are to begin sunday morning. because of darkness and a strong current, the search for more victims has been called off for the night. two debris fields and a possible third have been located as investigators try to find out why this horrific accident happened. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. i'd just ask everybody to be as curto joorks it's proving to be anything but relaxing for some members of congress. town halls across the country

are still turning into screaming matches as they shout down legislators. in arizona yesterday reform opponents stainless add protest outside of senate congressman's office in scotsdale. traditionally town hall meetings have been fairly sedate affairs but recently health care debates is changing all that. last night tom harkin host add town hall meeting punctuated by loud outbursts and unlike other town hall meetings, he was not completely drowned out by protesters but he did get an earful from the opponent in legislation. >> i think he heard there were a lot of people out here angry that congress proposes bills, doesn't read them, and then when the people out here read them, congress gets angry that we're reading the bills. >> i think when people get the right information and they know what we're trying to do and how this is all going to wash out, i'm not saying 100% of the american people will be for it

but i think the vast majority of the american people will see this as a good thing to change the system that we have. >> reporter: des moines police say one man was arrested at the meeting. several inmates have been injured in a prison riot here. violence broke out last night at the california institution for men in chino. at least one unit, which can house up to 200 inmates, was set on fire. and the l.a. times says inmates self-evacuated into a yard. it still suspect clear whether all of them made it out of the building. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemny swear. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. and with those words she became the first latina supreme court justice. she took the oath from chief justice john roberts yesterday. those closes to her say she's started reading up on upcoming cases. le the sister network for cnn

says that's to be expected. >> reporter: there is a great desire on the part of both justice sotomayor and her new colleagues on the court to let her get to work. she could not start participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was the reaction in the spanish harlem right after sotomayor was sworn in. she was born in the bronx when her family moved from puerto rico. guess what? michael vick made his first public appearance in his former home town of atlanta yesterday, though few were there to see him. larry smith has more on that. hey, larry. >> it wasn't like they weren't trying to see him. he shows up. it was his first public appearance in atlanta since completing his sentence on federal dog-fighting charges. only 55 people were allowed in and all media except nr for a

"60 minutes" crew were denied access. he urged young people to make smarter decisions. more on this in a few minutes in sports. authorities in hawaii are beginning to close some beaches on the state's big island as hurricane felicia approaches. forecasters are predicting heavy rain and possibly flash floods as a result of the storm. reynolds woof is going to have the latest details on felicia just ahead in weather. a typhoon is lashing parts of china. nearly a million people have been evacuated from the count country's eastern coastal areas ahead of the storm's arrival. look at these pictures. yet the storm passed over taiwan, hitting the island with torrential rains which caused the worst flooding in 50 years. authorities in the philippines are blaming the storm for at least 21 deaths. >> police in one community are trying to get folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are using now to get people to give

away their guns. 

police in fresno, california, are using a new approach to get guns off the street. the idea is to get people to hand over guns voluntarily and then go on a shopping spree. and as john reports it's working better than anyone expected. >> reporter: rifers and even a tommy gun. some may be used for sport but some of these weapons could be used to commit crimes. they collected this weapons cache during the weapons collection.

>> these guns are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive-by shootings. they're in the hands of the wrong people. >> many people arrived, all guaranteed amnesty. >> we're about to move to the old folks' home so i don't think they'd want them there. >> when the came up, it was like $100 right at school time for target. >> one hand gun. that's two gift cards. >> reporter: police handed out gift credit cards to target. the dollar amount was determined by the weapon. alan received $850 cards. >> i think i may get a computer. >> mm-hmm. >> not a bad trade for old unsafe guns. >> reporter: each gun will be inspected, logged, and destroyed. some will undergo ba lis ticks testing. >> some have been given anonymously and we want to run

tests to see if they may have been involved in crimes. >> after three hours the gift cards ran out. some people like mike peter sop just wanted to get rid of their guns. >> okay. we'll take them from you. where are they at? in the back. >> okay. police collected almost 450 guns. they gave out $5,000 in gift cards. they're already planning to do another event like this one again. check it out. beetles fans came together to celebrate abbey road. they marked the 40s anniversary of john, paul, george, and ringo's stroll across the street and that photo of the period ended up being the cover shot for the band's last album together and it's an image that has been so iconic and imitated and parodied over the year. as you can see yesterday was no exception. a tribute band dressed just like the beatles of yesteryear

recreated the cover. you know what? your canine companion may be smarter than you think. research shows that most dogs can reason, count to about five and recognize roughly 165 words and gestures. so that meanses that the average pooch may be smarter than a 2-year-old toddler. so what are the smartest breeds? turns out border collies, poodles, retrievers, german shepherds, and dobermans. okay, so the not-so-bright one r, one,s, borzois, chow chows, bulldogs, basenjis, and afghan hounds. michael vick had a trip planned for atlanta. then he showed up in atlanta on saturday. i've got to check my ipod on that. vick did speak to only a few dozen young people who were allowed in the building in

suburban atlanta. it's been more than two years since he played his last game for atlanta, still he's hugely popular. by the way, he has made appearances before. this is at a high school in virginia where he sat down and talked to a local team. now they controlled the appearance in atlanta. it's the first of many stops around the country as he goes on an antidog-fighting. that starts on thursday. wootds is in second place at the world golf championship at the bridgestone invitational. that's a great shot there to set up a birdie. three shots back, 7 under par behind paddington, the leader. josh hamilton fought drugs and alcohol to become an all-star but admits he had a relapse in january. there's a pic of him and women drinking. he says it was the first drink since october of 2005.

>> former defensive stars high light add profootball hall of flame class of 2000 #. tonight is the first excision game of the preseason as terrell o owens -- he has a reality shore. his life is a reality show, come on. did you see this? galaxy versus the revolution. goes off his head and one-times it. great bending shot. replay of it. nicely done. that's sports. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests, and i said, you know, think i see. >> oh, and see he did. and wait till you hear just what this 92-year-old is looking at now.

a blind man says an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into a real eye opener. 92-year-old martin alvey of portland, oregon, returned home with his sight.

he went in claiming he was dizzy. he had been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> the cameraman, i'd have to be about 12 inches from him before he was clear. now i see your face, and you're a good-looking gal. oh, i see everything. i see the cars there, tild being here, the tree there. >> now marty is so overjoyed he hasn't slemt much lately and he's enjoyed his newfound independence and eye on the ladies. he says he's looking for a nice gal, no younger than 75. the kennedy family continues to gather at a massachusetts hospital where eunice kennedy shriver is listed in critical but stable condition. it's still unclear why she went to the hospital but shriver's had a series of strokes in recent year. she's best known as the found der of special olympics which helps people with disabilities worldwide f.

her daughter, maria shriver and maria's husband governor arnold schwarzenegger have also been at the hospital. bless are getting new includes on the murder of the florida couple known for adopting special needs kids. as sean callebs reports, investigators are now looking at business debt and possible connections to the mexican mafia. >> reporter: 61-year-old henry "cab" tice was a long-time friend and business associate of byrd and melanie billings according to the sheriff david morgan. >> they were business partners in a series of businessesing both in a finance company which financed cars and other things and then, of course, in a couple of small car dealerships. >> reporter: however, the relationship soured. tice owed billings about $30,000, according to the sheriff, and he was arrested thursday on a year-old charge on writing bad checks to the billings. the sheriff also says he is not ruling out the billings murders could be a contract hit. another intriguing connection, tice, according to the sheriff,

was also close to 35-year-old patrick gonzalez jr., the man authorities portray as the ring leader in the murders of the florida couple who adopted 13 children, many with special to the murder of the couple, who adopted 14 special needs kids. >> they spoke on a daily basis. >> the sheriff says he's surprised by information tice volunteered, like a connection to organized crime. >> he affirmed that because he had got into financial trouble in the business and he needed some money, that he made connections with what he referred to as the mexican mafia and secured a loan from them in order for the business not to fail. >> cnn was unable to locate tice, but in an interview with nbc, he says he had nothing to do with the killings. >> anybody would say i had anything to do with the murder of bud or melanie is a liar. >> the family issued a statement saying, we have faith that

sheriff morgan will be diligent in determining whether there is any connection between cab tice and the murders. authorities said the big break in the case came when someone involved in the murders failed to turn off the billings' security system. they caught images of the suspects and a red van leaving the house. >> it would be not be unrealistic to assume that mr. tice was aware of the security system. he had been in the home many times, also at the office mr. billings was known to pull up on his security system his home system so he could observe the children and how the home life was going. >> tice had been working at this car dealership and apparently living there as well. tice has since been fired and told to move on. tice frequently goes to mexico for business dealings, and he also travels to the country of columbia where he has a wife or girlfriend. while he remains free on bond, the sheriff has told tice not to leave this area.

cnn, pensacola, florida. horse owners in one area are afraid their animals are being targeted for trade on the black market. what's making things even worse, though, is what's happening to the horses that are stolen.

there was a puff of smoke and like a bang and the plane went further down. >> that's a witness describing what he saw during a midair crash over the hudson river. now investigators are taking on the dangerous waters to recover bodies and wreckage. health care reform voters are giving them an earful. how debates are playing out at town meetings across the country. michael vick has begun his nationwide tour to urge kids to stay away from dog fighting, but on his first stop in the atlanta

area, much of his target audience was shut out. thanks for joining us here on hln. i'm natasha curry in today for susan hendricks. our top story, the search for victims in a midair collision in new york is scheduled to resume this morning. a small plane collided with a helicopter yesterday. both aircrafts fell into the hudson river. new york mayor michael bloomberg says it is believed all the 19 people on both aircrafts were killed. a source close to the investigation tells us that three bodies have been recovered and another was located in the water. now, here's how witnesses describe the crash. >> there was a plane, small plane like a cessna, cutting back toward the jersey side and a helicopter heading southbound about 1100, 1200 feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter, hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down the water. there was like a puff of smoke and a bang. the plane went down and hit water by the hotel.

it came down in a couple pieces. pretty bad. >> what did you think when you saw it? >> tragic, sad. the fact it happened here. you look up and see all the planes, so i'm surprised -- this thing happens, but, you know, the fact that it does happen -- it doesn't happen more often is mazing. >> it was turning, and the head went down first, and about three or four seconds later, i saw the wind of the helicopter, but there's no wind for helicopters, probably the rotor blades. so if this is the head, i think it went down like this. so it was quick. i see a lot of people come and start trying to rescue and lots of boats start to drive towards the helicopter. i was just very shocked. i think i was screaming for a few seconds and then two of us, we started calling 911.

>> a law enforcement source tells us that the chopper wreckage was found in about 30 feet of water while the plane is believed to be even deeper. sonar has also recognized a possible debris field. >> you know the hudson river is an extremely difficult river to dive in, currents are very difficult, you have to contend with tides and the ability to see is very limited. two to three feet at most. so it's a difficult working environment and we're very much concerned about diver safety. >> the victims on the plane were the driver, his father and nephew. more news about the search throughout the day. 40 inmates are in the hospital following a prison riot here in california. a spokesman says some of the injuries are life threatening.

the violence broke out last night at the california institution for men. at least one unit which can house up to 200 inmates was set on fire. the inmates self-evacuated into a yard, but it's not clear whether all of them made it out of the building. >> i just ask everybody to be as courteous and as civil to everybody else as possible. the congressional vacation is proving to be anything but relaxing for some members of congress. town hall meetings across the country are still turning into screaming matches as angry o opponents of health care reform shut down legislators. in memphis yesterday, hundreds of people crowded into a meeting led by congressman steve cohen. the forum was supposed to address concerns about security and health care benefits, but it quickly turned into a shouting match. they staged a protest

outsi outside. >> the group outside represented harry mitchell's office was there to protest the current health care bill. they say the reform is too expensive and too intrusive. >> we are americans and we should be able to make the decision. >> i'm afraid that obama is going to bankrupt the country. >> others demanded mitchell host a forum so they could air their concerns in person over the health care bill. >> we think he might be leaning towards voting for it, but i don't know for sure, i'm just asking to please listen to the people here and understand that we do not want this. >> republican representative john shading did hold a town hall meeting. he warned the crowd that any disruptive behavior would not be tolerated. he listened and many got to speak out against health care reform. >> fight against it with everything you have.

>> the conservative crowd remained civil for their congressman, unlike the crowd in this similar town hall hosted by democrats in arizona and across the country over the last few days. >> once again, that was jerry for our sister network. police and fire officials had to ask hundreds of people to leave. a strong earthquake shook japan earlier today. authorities say there was a 6.9 magnitude quake that jolted tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern japan. a u.s. gee logical survey reading registered a bit stronger, at 7.1. they say it rattled furniture. so far no reports of injury or damage. i, sonia sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> i, sonia sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> and with those words, sonia

sotomayor became the first latino chief justice. sources close to her say she's already started reading up on cases. our sister network, cnn, says that's to be expected. >> there is a great desire on part of both sonia sotomayor and the clerk to let her get to work. she could not start participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was the reaction in the spanish harlem right after sotomayor was sworn in. she was born in the bronx where her family moved from puerto rico. authorities in hawaii are beginning to close some beaches on the state's big island as hurricane felicia approaches. forecasters are predicting heavy rains and possible flash floods

as a result of the storm. we're going to have greater details on felicia just ahead on weather. a typhoon is lashing parts of china. nearly a million people have been evacuated in the country's eastern coastal areas ahead of the storm's arrival. yesterday the storm passed over taiwan, hitting the island with torrential rains which caused the worst flooding there in 50 years. authorities in the phillipines are blaming the storm for at least 21 deaths. police in one community are trying to get folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old, unsafe guns. >> what authorities are using now to get people to give away their guns.

police in fresno, california have a new approach for getting guns off the streets. they ask people to hand over their guns anonymously and get gift cards in return. they tried it for the first time yesterday, and it actually worked. the turnout was so huge, police

ran out of cards in less than three hours. they collected nearly 450 guns in return for $35,000 worth of gift cards. >> these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive-by shootings. they're in the hands of the wrong people. >> it doesn't matter if you're getting gang bangers in here or not, you're getting guns off the streets. >> they're already planning a second event like this one. beatles fans got together to celebrate 40 years of abbey road. thousands of people swarmed to abbey road crosswalk yesterday to mark their stroll across the street. it ended up in a cover shot of the band's last time together. as you can see, yesterday was no exception.ñ a tribute band dressed just like the beatles of yes, scaptured t

moment. have you ever had a bad year? tiger woods hasn't won a major in 2009, but he has four victories this year and a pga tour of high earnings. next week's pga championship, he is sitting in second place at the world golf championships at bridgestone. great shot here. he is seven under par of paddy harrington in contention for his fifth championship of the year. michael vick did speak to some children to talk about dog fighting to children. only one kept him away from outsiders. he spoke to a high school in

virginia. he was recently released from the league completing his sentence on dog fighting, but he has yet to find a team. he admitted he had a relapse in january. hamilton came clean after deadspin.com posted pictures of him out drinking. hamilton said it was his first drink since 1995. tonight is the hall of fame exhibition game, the first of the pre-season. terrell owens makes his buffalo bill debut. this shot going off the head of a defender and into the goal. one more look at it from donovan. follow the bouncing ball. oops! and it goes in.

well done. that's sports. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests, and i says, you know, i think i see. >> oh, and see he did, and wait until you hear just what this 92-year-old is looking at now.

a blind man says an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into a real eye opener. 92-year-old marty alvey of portland, oregon returned home with his sight. he had called 911 after feeling dizzy. it still isn't clear, though, how he actual rel gained his sight. he had been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> the camera man, i'd have to be about 12 inches from him before he was clear. now i see your face. you're a good-looking gal. i see everything. i see a car there, the building there, the tree there. >> marty is so overjoid that he says he hasn't slept much lately and he's enjoying his new-found independence. and eyeing the ladies. he says he's looking for a nice

gal no younger than 75. the kennedy family continues to gather at a massachusetts hospital where eunice kennedy shriver is listed in critical but stable condition. it's still unclear why she went to the hospital, but shriver has had a series of strokes in recent years. she's best known as the founder for the special olympics which helps millions of people with disabilities worldwide. her daughter, maria shriver, and maria's husband, governor arnold schwarzenegger, have also been at the hospital. police are getting new clues about the murder of the couple known for adopting special needs kids. shawn caleb reports investigators are looking at some business debt and possible connections to the mexican mafia. >> 60-year-old henry "cab" tice was a long-time business associate and friend of byrd and melanie billings. >> they were business partners in a series of businesses, both in a finance company which

financed cars, among other things, and a couple small car dealerships. >> reporter: however, the relationship soured. tice owed billings about $30,000, and he was arrested thursday on a charge of writing a series of bad checks to the billings. the sheriff says he is not ruling out that the billings' murders could be a contract hit. another intriguing connection, tice was also close to 30-year-old pat trick gonzalez, jr., a man police portray as the ringleader of the murder of the florida couple who adopted 14 children, many with special needs. >> they spoke on a daily basis. >> the sheriff says he is surprised about information tice volunteered, like a connection to organized crime. >> where he affirmed that because he had got into financial trouble in the business, and he needed some money, that he made connections with what he referred to as the

mexican mafia and secured a loan from them in order for the business not to fail. >> reporter: cnn was unable to locate tice, but in an interview with nbc, he says he had nothing to do with the killings. >> that anybody would say that i had anything to do with the murder of byrd or melanie is a liar. >> reporter: the billings family issued a statement saying, we have faith that the sheriff will be diligent in finding out whether there is a connection between tice and the murders. there was a big break when someone involved in the murders failed to turn off the security system. they caught images of them leaving the house. >> there is no reason he wouldn't know he didn't have a security system. he had been in the house many times. also in the office, mr. billings

had been known to look at the security system to see how the children were doing at the house. >> tice frequently goes to mexico for business dealings, and authorities say he also travels to the country of columbia where he has a wife or girlfriend. while he remains free on bond, the sheriff has told tice not to leave this area. sean callebs, cnn, pensacola, florida. as a rule of thumb, it's not a good idea to insult your neighbor, especially if he's bigger than you. that's not the case in nevada. the state just kicked off a new edgy ad campaign aimed at coaxing businesses away from california. one says business owners can kiss their assets goodbye if they stay put. another compares the state legislators to talking orangutans. at least one l.a. station told

him they won't air them. hi, there, i'm robin meade. we salute the troops every weekday on morning express with robin meade and we're doing it on the weekend, too. our salute to troops goes to lance corporal randy conover by his mom. >> good morning, robin. my name is rena mcdaniel, from kentucky, and i want to say hello to my son, randy conover. we all miss him and worry about him every day. we love him and can't wait until he comes home end of october. >> i miss his sense of humor, i miss his jokes, i miss my little boy. >> we understand. if you have somebody in the service, go to cnn.com/robin so we can salute them. watch for the salute says every morning on morning express with

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there was a puff of smoke and like a bang, and the plane went further down and hit the water. >> that's a witness describing what he saw during a midair crash over the hudson river. now investigators are taking on the dangerous waters to discover bodies and wreckage. opponents of health care reform are giving lawmakers an earful. how demonstrations are playing out across the country. michael vick has begun his nationwide tour to urge kids to stay away from dog fighting, but on his first stop in the atlanta area, much of his targeted

audience was shut out. thanks for joining us here on hln on your sunday morning here. i'm natasha curry in today for susan hendricks. our top story, a search for victims in a midair collision in new york is scheduled to resume this morning. a small plane collided with a helicopter yesterday. both aircraft fell into the hudson river. michael bloomberg says it is believed all 19 people on both aircrafts were killed. a source close to the investigation tells us that three bodies have been recovered and another was located in the water. now, here's how witnesses describe the crash. >> there was a plane, small plane like a cessna, cutting back towards the jersey side, a helicopter heading southbound about 1100, 1200 feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter, hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down to the water. there was like a puff of mosmok and a bang and the plane came

down and hit the water, came apart in a couple pieces. pretty bad. >> what did you think when you saw it. >> tragic, sad. the thought it happened here, but you look up and see all the planes here, and it's hectic. this thing happens, but, you know, the fact that it does happen -- it doesn't happen more often is just kind of crazy. >> it was turning and then the head went down first, and then about three, four seconds later, i saw that there was wind at the helicopter, but there was no wind, probably the rotor blades. so if it was the head, i think it bent down like this. so it was quick. i see a lot of people come and start trying to rescue and lots of boats start to drive towards the helicopter. i was just very shocked, i think i was screaming for a few seconds and then two of us, we started calling 911.

>> a law enforcement source tells us that the chopper wreckage was found in about 30 feet of water while the plane is believed to be even deeper. sonar has also identified a possible third debris field. >> we know the hudson river is an extremely difficult river to dive in, currents are very difficult, you have to contend with tides and the ability to see is very limited. two to three feet at most. so it's a difficult working environment and we're very much concerned about diver safety. >> the vic timsz were a pilot, his father and nfl few. more details on this search throughout the day. 40 inmates are in the hospital following a prison riot here in california. a spokesman says some of the injuries are life threatening.

the violence broke out last night at the california institution for men. at least one unit which can house up to 200 inmates was set on fire. the l.a. times says inmates self-evacuated into a yard, but it's not clear whether all of them made it out of the building. >> i'd just like everybody to be as courteous and as civil to everybody else as possible. the congressional vacation is proving to be anything but relaxing for members of congress. meetings across the country are turning into screaming matches as angry opponents of health care reform shut down legislators. in memphis yesterday, hundreds of people attended a meeting by congressman cohen. it quickly turned into a health care shouting match. in new jersey yesterday, health caro poents sajd a protest in

scottsdale. they tell us more about what the group hoped to accomplish. >> the group outside representing harry of my he will's office was there to protest the health care bill. >> we're mad about the health care bill. >> they say it's too intrusive. >> we are americans and we should be able to make the decision. >> i'm afraid obama is going to bankrupt the country. >> others demand mitchell host a forum so they could air their concerns in person over the health care bill. >> i think he might be leaning towards voting for it. i don't know for sure, i'm just asking for him to please listen to the people here and understand that we do not want this. >> republican representative john shadding did host a meeting. right off the bat, he said disruption would not be tolerated. he listened and many got to

speak against health care reform. many remained civil for their congressman, unlike others in similar town halls in arizona and across the country in the last few days. >> now, organizers were not prepared for that many people to show up at representative shaddock's event. in fact, they had to ask hundreds of people to leave. i, sonia sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> i, sonia sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> and with those words, sonia sotomayor became the first latina supreme court justice. sources close to her say she's already started reading up on upcoming cases. our analyst from our sister network, cnn, though, says that's to be expected. >> there is a great desire on the part of both justice sotomayor and her new colleagues

on the court to let her get to work. she could not start participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was the reaction in the spanish harlem right after sotomayor was sworn in. she was born in the bronx when her family moved from puerto rico. authorities in hawaii are beginning to close some beaches on the state's big island as hurricane felicia approaches. forecasters are predicting heavy rains and possible flash floods as a result of the storm. they're going to have the very latest results on felicia ahead in the weather. one community is trying to get folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old, unsafe guns. >> see what thorlts aauthoritie using now to get people to give away their guns.

police in fresno, california have a new approach for getting guns off the street. they ask people to hand over their guns anonymously and get gift cards in return. they tried it for the first tichl yesterday and it actually worked. the turnout was so huge, police ran out of cards in less than three hours. they collected nearly 450 guns in return for $35,000 worth of gift cards. >> these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive-by shootings. they're in the hands of the wrong people. >> it doesn't matter in you're getting gang bangers in here or not, you're getting guns off the street. >> they're already planning another event like this one.

fans of beatles swarmed abbey road to mark the 40th anniversary of john, paul, george and ringo's stroll across the street. a band that looked like the beatles helped renew a cover shot. yesterday was no exception. the tribute band recreated the cover with people capturing this moment. former quarterback michael vick plans to give talks across the country about the ills of dog fighting, but here's hoping more people will actually hear him talk in the future. if the humane society hadn't lied about the quarterback's appearance -- yes, i said lied -- in laatlanta, more than 450 people would have showed up.

it's what we call a controlled audience. vick spoke for about 12 minutes and quickly left in a limousine. boston red sox david ortiz has been tight-lipd about a report that linked him to the 2003 list of major league baseball players who took steroids, but saturday he finally spoke. >> i definitely was a little bit careless back in those days when i was buying supplements and vitamins. but i never bought a steroid and used steroids. phil mickelson is playing for the first time this year since his wife and mother acquired breast cancer. he had his fifth win of the

year. i hope you hit the record button on the dvr for this one. watch this play. unbelievable. this is chris thompson makes the interception and then the flip to jeff tinsdale. awesome play for hamilton. the interception and the touchdown with the lateral in between. we love it. that's sports. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests, and i says, you know, i think i see. >> oh, and see he did! and wait until you hear just what this 92-year-old is looking at now! she made a good living as an advertising executive, but she

wasn't happy. >> i woke up one day and i realized the corporate world and i were not laughing at the same jokes. >> one day while eating her mother's homemade cheese straws, she got an idea. >> i'm looking at these cheese straws, saying, you know, i could make a business out of this. >> but before she quit her job -- >> i promised my husband i would do a full year of research to make sure this wasn't just a whim. i went to the grocery store. i couldn't find cheese straws anywhere. kathy convince aid major supermarket store to sell geraldine's, the cheese straws named after her mother. trying to save money on labor, kathy's husband signed on. >> i came back here and found out how each machine works. >> 12 years later, her products can be found across the country. kathy says all the hard work paid off. >> the reward of going into a

store and seeing my product on a shelf is wonderful.

. a blind man says that an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into a real eye opener. 92-year-old marty alvey of portland, oregon returned home with his sight. he had called 911 after feeling dizzy. it still isn't clear, though, how exactly he regained his sight. he had been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> for the cameraman, i would have to be about 12 inches from him before he was clear. now i see your face. you're a good-looking gal. i see everything. i see a car here, a building there, a tree there. >> marty is so overjoyed, that he says he hasn't slept much lately and he's enjoying his newfound independence. and eyeing the ladies.

he says he's looking for a nice gal no younger than 75. the kennedy family continues to gather at a massachusetts hospital where eunice kennedy shriver is listed in critical but stable condition. it's still unclear why she went to the hospital, but shriver has had a series of strokes in recent years. she's best known as the founder of special olympics who helps millions of people with disabilities worldwide. her daughter, maria shriver, and maria's husband, governor arnold schwarzenegger, have also been at the hospital. police are getting new clues about the murder of a couple known for adopting special needs kids. they're coming from a man rested last week. investigators are now looking at some business debt and possible connections to the mexican mafia. >> 61-year-old henry "cab" tice was a long time friend and business associate of birth and melanie billings. >> they were business partners

in a series of businesses, both in a finance company which financed cars and other things, and a couple small car dealerships. >> reporter: however, the relationship soured. tice owed billings $30,000, and he was arrested yesterday on writing thousands of dollars in bad checks in the billings. the sheriff is not ruling out this could be a contract hit. another connection, tice was close to patrick rodriguez, jr., a man close to the couple who adopted 14 children, many with special needs. >> he had an ongoing relationship with patrick tice, jr., where she spoke on a daily basis. >> the sheriff says he's surprised by information tice volunteered, like the connection to organized crime. >> for he affirmed that because he had got into financial trouble in the business and he

needed some money that he made connections with what he referred to as the mexican mafia and secured a loan from them in order for the business not to fail. >> cnn was unable to locate tice, but in an interview with g to do with the killings. >> that anybody would say that i had anything to do with the murder of byrd or melanie is a lie. >> reporter: the family issued a statement saying we have faith that the sheriff will be diligent in determining if there is in connection between tice and the murders. when someone involved with the murders failed to turn off the billings security system. cameras rolled as the gang roamed the house and caught images of the suspects and a red van leaving the house. >> it would not be unrealistic to assume that mr. tice was aware of the security system. he had been in the home many times. also at the office, mr. billings was known to pull up on his

security system his home system so he could observe the children and how the home life was going. >> reporter: he had been working at this car dealership and apparently living there, as well. tice has since been fired and been told to move on. he frequently goes to mexico for business dealings and also travels to the country of colombia where he has a wife or a girlfriend. the sheriff has told tice not to leave this area. cnn, pensacola, florida. it's not really good for you to insult your neighbor especially if he's bigger than you. that's not the case in nevada. a new edgy ad campaign aimed at coaxing businesses away from california. one tells business owners they can kiss their assets good-bye if they stay put. another compares the state's legislators to talking orangutans. at least one l.a. tv station

told him it won't air them. horse owners in one area are afraid their animals are being targeted for trade on the black market. what's making things even worse, though, is what's happening to the horses that are stolen.

a poof of smoke and then a bang and the plane went further down, hit the water. >> reporter: that's a witness describing what he saw during a mid-air crash over the hudson river. now investigators are taking on the dangerous waters to recover bodies and wreckage. health care reform are giving democratic lawmakers an earful. how the debate over proposed legislations is playing out at town hall meetings across the country. and former nfl quarterback michael vick has begun his nationwide tours to urge kids to stay away from dog fighting. on his first stop, much of his

targeted audience was shut out. hi there, thanks for joining us on hln this sunday morning. in today for susan hendricks. our top story, a fourth body recovered this morning as the search for victims in a midair collision in new york continues. a small plane collided with a helicopter yesterday, both aircraft fell into the hudson river. michael bloomberg says it's believed all of the nine people on both aircrafts were killed. here's how witnesses described the crash. >> there was a plane, small plane like a cessna cutting back towards the new jersey side, helicopter heading southbound, about 1,100 feet 1,200 feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter, hit the side of it. the helicopter went down the water, there was a poof of smoke and bang and the plane went down and hit the water by the hotel and came down in a couple of pieces. pretty bad. >> what was your thought? >> tragic, bad. the fact that it happened here,

but you look up and see all of the planes going around here and it's kind of hectic. surprised, unfortunately, you know, this thing happens. but the fact that it does happen, it doesn't happen more often is crazy. >> it's turning and then the head went down first. and then about three our four seconds later i thought it was a wing of the helicopter but there's no wing for helicopters probably the blades. so if this is the head, i think it went down like this. so it was quick. i see a lot of people come and start trying to rescue and lots of boats start to drive towards the helicopter. >> i was just very shocked, i think i was screaming for a few seconds and then two of us started calling 911. >> law enforcement source tells us the chopper wreckage was found in about 30 feet of water while the plane is believed to be even deeper.

sonar has also identified a possible third debris field. >> we know that the hudson river is an extremely difficult river to dive in. currents are very difficult. you have to contend with tides and the ability to see is very limited. 2 feet to 3 feet at most. so it's a difficult working environment and the mayor said we're very much concerned about the divers' safety. >> and the victims on the plane were the pilot, his brother, and his nephew. the chopper carried five italian tourists and a pilot. stay with hln for the latest on this search throughout the day. 40 inmates are in the hospital following a prison riot here in california. a spokesman says some of the injuries are life threatening. the violence broke out last night at the california institution for men. at least one unit, which can house up to 200 inmates, was set on fire. and the l.a. times says that

inmates self-evacuated into a yard. it's not clear whether all of them made it out of the building. >> i just ask everybody to be as courteous and civil to everybody else as possible. the congressional vacation has proven to be anything but relaxing for some members of congress. town hall meetings across the country are turning into screaming matches. in memphis yesterday, hundreds of people crowded into a meeting hosted by democratic congressman steve cohen, the forum was supposed to address concerns about social security and veterans' benefit, but turned into a health care shouting match. in arizona yesterday, health care reform opponents stage a protest outside democratic congressman harry mitchell's office in scottsdale. our affiliate ktvk tells us more about what the group hopes to accomplish. >> reporter: the group outside

representative harry mitchell's office was there to protest the current health care bills. >> we're just mad. >> just staying for the health care bill. >> reporter: they say the reform is too expensive and too intrusive. >> we are americans and we should be able to make the decision. >> i'm afraid that obama's going to bankrupt the country. >> reporter: others demanded mitchell host a forum so they could air their concerns in person over the health care bill. >> i think he might be leaning towards voting for it. i don't know for sure. i'm asking him to please listen to the people here and understand that we do not want that. >> reporter: republican representative did hold a town hall meeting in scottsdale. >> good morning, wow. >> reporter: right after the bat he warned the crowd any disruptive behavior would not be tolerated. they listened and many got to speak out against the health care reform. >> i can fight against it with everything we have. >> reporter: mostly conservative crowd remained civil for the republican congressman unlike the crowds who have confronted and disrupted similar town halls hosted by democrats in arizona

and across the country over the last few days. >> once again, reporting for our affiliate ktvk in arizona. and organizers were not prepared for that many people to show up at the representative's event. police and fire officials had to ask hundreds of people to leave. a strong earthquake shook japan earlier today. authorities say there was a 6.9 magnitude quake that jolted tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern japan. a u.s. geological survey reading logged the shake a bit stronger at 7.1. it rattled walls and furniture. so far, no reports of injuries or damage. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> and with those words, she became the first latina supreme court justice. she took the judicial oath from chief justice john roberts here yesterday. sources close to her --

. police in fresno, california, are using a new approach to get guns off the street. the idea here is to get people to hand over guns voluntarily and then go on a shopping spree. and as john thomas from kfxn reports, it's working than anybody expected. >> reporter: rifles and even a tommy gun. some may be used for sport, but

some of these weapons could be used to commit crimes. fresno police collected this weapons during the department's first cash for guns event. these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive by shootings, they're in the hands of the wrong people. >> reporter: a wide range of people showed up saturday morning all guaranteed amnesty. >> it doesn't matter whether you're getting gang bangers in here or not, you're getting guns off the street. >> we're about to move to the old folks home, so i don't think they'd want them there. >> when this came up, this was $100 rate at school time. >> reporter: police handed out gift credit cards at target. it was determined by the type of gun turned over. >> i think i may get a laptop computer. >> not bad. not bad. >> not a bad deal at all. not a bad trade for old unsafe guns. >> reporter: each gun will be

inspected, logged, and then destroyed. some will undergo ballistic testings. >> again, they're given to us anonymously, so we just want to run some tests and see if they've been involved in prior crimes. >> ma'am, we've ran out of gift cards. >> reporter: only two hours and 45 minutes into the event, the gift cards ran out. some people like mike peterson just wanted to get rid of their guns. >> okay, we'll take them from you. where are they at? >> they're in the back. >> and that was john thomas from kfsn. police collected almost 450 guns and gave up $35,000 in gift cards. they're already planning to do another event like this one again. check it out, beatles fans came together to celebrate 40 years of abby road. hundreds of them swarmed the abbey road. the stroll across the street. and that photo of the fab four here ended up being the cover shot for the band's last album

together and an image that has been so iconic it's been imitated and parodied over the years. and as you can see, yesterday was no exception. a tribute band dressed just like the beatles recreated the cover with a sea of people capturing the moment. i'm larry smith. have you ever had a bad year? tiger woods hasn't won a major in 2009, but he has four victories this year at a pga tour high $5.4 million in earnings. not so bad, right? woods is trying to make it back to back victories heading into the final major next week's pga championship, sitting in second place at the world golf championship, the bridgestone, great shot here on 13 saturday to set up a birdie, he's three shots off the pace, seven under par. sitting in contention of his first victory. michael vick did show up saturday morning to seek briefly to a few children as part of a

countrywide anti-dog fighting campaign that the nfl quarterback is planning. only media crew was allowed inside the building, which had the windows covered to prohibit outsiders. vick has been trying to keep busy. last monday he spoke to a high school team in virginia. he was recently released from a league and posed suspension for completing his sentence on dog fighting charges. texas rangers outfielder fought drug and alcohol addiction, but admits he had a relapse last year. hamilton, who is married says it was his first drink since october of 2005. the nfl season is here on saturday, former defensive stars rod woodson and bruce smith highlighted the 2009 pro football hall of fame class. the first of the pre-season, terrell owens has a reality show, which his life is a reality show. great goal play last night, the galaxy and the revolution,

watch donovan, going off the head of a defender and into the goal. one more look at it from donovan, follow the bouncing ball. and it goes in. well done, that's sports. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests, and i said, you know, i think i see. >> and see he did. and wait until you hear what this 92-year-old's looking at now.

a blind man says that an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into a real eye opener. 92-year-old marty of portland, oregon, returned home with his sight. he had called 911 after feeling dizzy, still isn't clear, though, how exactly he regained his sight. he'd been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> the camera men, i'd have to be about 12 inches from him before he was clear. now i see your face and you're a good looking gal. oh, i see everything, i see the cars there, the building here. >> now marty is so overjoyed that he says he hasn't slept much lately and he's enjoying hi newfound independence and eyeing the ladies. oh, yeah. he says he's looking for a nice gal, no younger than 75.

the kennedy family continues to gather at a massachusetts family where kennedy-shriver is listed in critical condition. it's unclear why she went to the hospital. she's best known as the founder of the special olympics, which helped millions of people with disabilities worldwide. her daughter, maria shriver and maria's husband governor arnold schwarzenegger have also been at the hospital. police are getting new clues about the murder of a couple known for adopting special needs kids. they're coming from a man who was arrested last week. as sean callebs reports, investigators are looking into business debt and connections to the mexican mafia. >> reporter: 61-year-old henry was a long time friend and business associate of byrd and melanie billings according to the county sheriff david morgan. >> they were business partners in a series of businesses. both in a finance company, which

financed cars among other things and in a couple of small car dealerships. >> reporter: however, the relationship soured, tice owed buildings about $30,000, and he was arrested on thursday of a year-old charge of writing more than $17,000 in bad checks to the billings. the sheriff is not ruling out the billings murders could be a contract hit. another intriguing connection, tice, according to the sheriff, was also close to 35-year-old patrick gonzalez jr., the man authorities portray as the ring leader in the murders of the florida couple who adopted 13 children, many with special needs. >> he's had an ongoing relationship with patrick gonzalez jr. as he described it, a father and son relationship. where they spoke on a daily basis. >> reporter: the sheriff says he's surprised by information tice volunteered, like a connection to organized crime. >> he affirmed that because he had got into financial trouble in the business and he needed some money, that he made connections with what he

referred to as the mexican mafia and secured a loan from them in order for the business not to fail. >> reporter: cnn was unable to locate tice, but in an interview with nbc, he said he had nothing to do with the killings. >> anybody would say i had anything to do with the murder of byrd or melanie is a liar. >> reporter: the family issued a statement saying we have faith the sheriff will be diligent in determines whether there is any connection between tice and the murders. someone involved in the murders failed to turn off the security system cameras rolled and caught images of the suspects in a red van leaving the house. >> it would not be unrealistic to assume that mr. tice was aware of a security system. he had been in the home many times, also at the office, mr. billings was known to pull up on his security system, his home

system so he could observe the children and how the home life was going. >> reporter: tice had been working at this car dealership and apparently living there, as well. he has since been fired and told to move on. he frequently goes to mexico for business dealings and also travels to the country of colombia where he has a wife or a girlfriend. the sheriff has told tice not to leave this area. sean callebs, cnn, pensacola, florida. as a general rule of thumb, it's really not good form to insult your neighbor, especially if he's bigger than you. but that's not the case in nevada. the state just kicked off a new edgy ad campaign aimed at coaxing businesses away from california. one tells business owners that they can kiss their assets good-bye if they stay put. another compares the state's legislators to talking orangutans. the ads are supposed to air in california, but the head of the campaign says at least one l.a. tv station told him it won't air

them. who in the world would think to head to chicago's south side for home grown organic produce? well, that is where you will find this new farm, but it's growing a lot more than just food.

there was a poof of smoke and then a bang and the plane went further down, hit the water. >> that's a witness describing what he saw during a midair crash over the hudson river. now, investigators are taking on the dangerous waters to recover bodies and wreckage. opponents of health care reform are giving democratic lawmakers an earful, how the debate over proposed legislations is playing out at town hall meetings across the country. and former nfl quarterback michael vick has begun his nationwide tour to urge kids to stay away from dog fighting. but on his first stop in the atlanta area, much of his

targeted audience was shut out. hi there, thanks for joining us on hln this sunday morning, i'm natasha curry in today for susan hendricks. a fourth body was recovered this morning as the search for victims in a midair collision in new york continues. a small plane collided with a helicopter yesterday, both fell into the hudson river here. new york mayor michael bloomberg says it's believed all of the nine people on both aircraft were killed. here's how witnesses describe the crash. >> there was a plane, small plane like a cessna cutting back towards the jersey side, the helicopter heading southbound about 1,100 to 1,200 feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter, hit the side of it, the helicopter went straight down the water. there was a poof of smoke and then a bang and then the plane went further down, hit the water over by the hotel and came down in a couple of pieces. pretty bad. >> what was your thought? >> tragic, bad. the fact that it happened here.

but you look up and see all of the planes going around here, it's kind of hectic. surprised it doesn't -- unfortunately, you know, this thing happens. but, you know, the fact that it does happen, it doesn't happen more often is kind of crazy. >> i was turning and then the head went down first. and then about three or four seconds later i thought it was a wing of the helicopter, but there's no wing so it was probably the blades. >> what did it look like? >> so if this is the head, i think it went down like this. so it was quick. i see a lot of people come and start trying to rescue and then lots of boats start to drive towards the helicopter. i was just very shocked. i think i was screaming for a few seconds. and then two of us started calling 911. a law enforcement source tells us that the chopper wreckage was found in about 30 feet of water while the plane is believed to be even deeper.

sonar has also identified a possible third debris field. >> we know that the hudson river is extremely difficult river to dive in. currents are very difficult, you have to contend with tides and the ability to see is very limited. 2 feet to 3 feet at most. so it's difficult working environment and the mayor says we're very much concerned about the divers' safety. >> and the victims on the plane were the pilot, his brother, and his nephew. the chopper carried five italian tourists and a pilot. stay with hln for the latest on this search throughout the day. 40 inmates are in the hospital following a prison riot here in california. a spokesman says some of the injuries are life threatening. the violence broke out last night at the california institution for men. at least one unit, which can house up to 200 inmates was set on fire. and the l.a. times says that

inmates self-evacuated into a yard, but it's not clear whether all of them made it out of the building. >> i just ask everybody to be as courteous and as civil to everybody else as possible. >> the congressional vacation's proven to be anything but relaxing for some members of congress. town hall meetings across the country are turning into screaming matches as angry opponents of health care reform shout down legislators. in memphis yesterday, hundreds of people crowded into a meeting hosted by steve cohen, the forum was supposed to address concerns about social security and veterans' benefits, but it quickly turned into a health care shouting match. in arizona yesterday, health care opponents stage a protest outside harry mitchell's office in scottsdale. with our affiliate ktvk tells us more about what the group hoped to accomplish. >> reporter: the group outside

representative harry mitchell's office was there to protest the current health care bill. >> we're just mad. >> just standing for the health care bill. >> reporter: they say the reform is too expensive and too intrusive. >> we are americans and should be able to make the decision. >> i'm afraid that obama's going to bankrupt the country. >> reporter: others demanded mitchell host a forum so they could air their concerns in person over the health care bill. >> i think he might be leaning towards voting for it, but i don't know for sure, i'm just asking him to please listen to the people here and understand that we do not want this. >> reporter: republican representative john shadic did hold a meeting. right after the bat, he warned the crowd any disruptive behavior would not be tolerated. they listened and many got to speak out against health care reform. >> if we fight against it with everything we have. >> reporter: the mostly conservative crowd remains civil for the republican congressman, unlike the crowds that have disrupted similar town halls hosted by democrats in arizona

and across the country over the last few days. >> once again, that was ktvk in arizona. organizers were not prepared for that many people to show up for that event. in fact, police and fire officials had to ask hundreds of people to leave. a strong earthquake shook japan earlier today, authorities say there was a 6.9 magnitude quake that jolted tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern japan. a reading logged the quake a bit stronger at 7.1. people who felt it in tokyo said it rattled walls and furniture, so far no reports of injuries or damage. i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> and with those words sonia sotomayor became the first latina supreme court justice. she took the judicial oath from john roberts yesterday. sources close to her say she's

already started reading up on upcoming cases. a senior legal analyst for cnn says that's to be expected. >> there is a great desire on the part of both justice sotomayor and her new colleagues on the court to let her get to work. she could not start participating in the informal work of the court that goes on over the summer without being sworn in. >> this was a reaction and the spanish harlem right after sotomayor was sworn in. she was born in the bronx when her family moved from puerto rico. police in one community are trying to get folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are using now to get people to give away their guns. 

police in fresno, california are using a new approach to get guns off the street. the idea here is to get people to hand over guns voluntarily and then go on a shopping spree. and as john thomas from kfsn reports it's working better than anyone expected. >> reporter: rifles and even a tommy gun. some may be used for sport, but some of these weapons could be used to commit crimes. fresno police collected this weapons cash during the department's first cash for guns even event. >> these are firearms used on the streets of fresno to do drive by shootings. >> reporter: a wide range of people showed up saturday morning all guaranteed amnesty. >> it doesn't matter if you're getting gang bangers in here or not, you're getting guns off the

street. >> we're about to move to the old folks home. so i don't think they'd want them there. >> when this came up, it was like $100 right at school time for target. >> one handgun, that's two gift cards. >> reporter: police handed out gift credit cards to target. the dollar value was determined by the type of weapon, gun or rifle turned over. received eight $50 cards. >> i think i may get a laptop computer. >> not bad. not a bad deal at all. >> not a bad trade for old unsafe guns. >> reporter: each gun will be inspected, logged, and then destroyed, some will undergo ballistic testings. >> again, the guns are given to us anonymously, so we just want to run some tests and see if they've been involved in prior crimes. >> ma'am, we ran out of gift cards. >> reporter: only 2 hours and 45 minutes into the event, the gift cards ran out. some people like mike peterson just wanted to get rid of their guns.

>> okay, we'll take them from you. where are they at? >> they're in the back. >> that was john thomas from kfsn. police collected almost 450 guns and gave out $35,000 in gift cards. they're already planning to do another event like this one again. check it out, beatles fans came together to celebrate 40 years of abbey. hundreds of them severe stormed abbey road to mark the 40th anniversary of the stroll across the street. and that stroll across the street ended up being the cover shot of their last album. it's been imitated and parodied over the years. and as you can see, yesterday was no exception. a tribute band dressed just like the beatles recreated the cover with a sea of people recapturing the moment. i'm larry smith, former nfl quarterback michael vick plans to give talks all over the country about the ills of dog

fighting. but here's hoping more people will actually hear him talk in the future. if the humane society hadn't lied about the appearance, and they did in atlanta on saturday, more than 55 people would've shown up at his first appearance where he has a legions of fan. it's what we called a controlled audience. vick spoke for 12 minutes and quickly left in a limousine, the former falcons qb is looking to play after being released from suspension. boston red sox' david ortiz has been tight-lipped after being linked to the major league baseball players that allegedly took steroids. but on saturday, big papi spoke. >> i definitely was a little bit careless. back in those days when i was buying supplements and vitamins, but i never bought steroids or

used steroids. >> well, phil mickelson, someone we've been watching playing in his first tournament since his wife and mother underwent breast cancer surgery just a week apart. that was in early july. mickelson not a -- he goes into the final rounds, tiger woods three shots back trying for his fifth win of the year. he's at seven under par trailing harrington. i hope you hit the record button on the dvr for this one. hamilton taking on edmundton and this play is unbelievable. this is chris thompson, makes the interception and then the flip to jeff tinsdale. we have the side watching, awesome play for hamilton, the interception and the touchdown with the lateral in between. we love it. that's sports. a blind man went to the emergency room after feeling dizzy. >> the doctor wanted to give me some more tests and i says, you

know, i think i see. >> and see he did. and wait until you hear just what this 92-year-old's looking at now.

a blind man says that an overnight trip to the emergency room turned into a real eye-opener. 92-year-old marty of portland, oregon, returned home with his sight. he had called 911 after feeling dizzy, still isn't clear, though, how exactly he regained his sight. he'd been legally blind for several years and could only see a foot or so away. >> i'd have to be about 12 inches from him before -- now i see your face and you're a good-looking gal. all i see, everything, i see car here, the building there, the tree here. >> he is so overjoyed that he says he hasn't slept much lately and he's enjoying his newfound independence and eyeing the ladies. >> he's looking for a nice gal, no younger than 75. the kennedy family continues to gather at a massachusetts hospital where eunice kennedy

shriver is labeled in critical but stable condition. it's unclear why she went to the hospital. she's had a series of strokes in recent years. best known as the founder of the special olympics, which helps millions of people with disabilities worldwide. her daughter, maria shriver and maria's husband governor arnold schwarzenegger have also been at the hospital. police are getting some new clues about the murder of a couple known for adopting special needs kids. they're coming for the man who was arrested last week. as sean callebs reports, investigators are looking at business debt and possibly connections to the mexican mafia. >> reporter: 61-year-old henry was a long time friend and business associate of byrd and melanie billings according to the county sheriff david morgan. >> they were business partners both in a finance company which financed cars and other things and in the course in a couple of small car dealerships. >> reporter: however the relationship soured.

tice owed bills about $30,000 according to the sheriff and he was arrested thursday on a year-old charge of writing more than $17,000 in bad checks. the sheriff is also not ruling out the billings murders could be a contract hit. another intriguing connection, tice was also close to 35-year-old patrick gonzalez jr., the man authorities portray as the ring leader in the murders of the florida couple who adopted 13 children, many with special needs. >> he's had an ongoing relationship with patrick gonzalez jr. as he described father and son relationship. where they spoke on a daily basis. >> reporter: the sheriff says he's surprised by information tice volunteered with a connection to organized crime. >> where he affirmed that because he had got into financial trouble in the business and he needed some money that he made connections with what he referred to as the mexican mafia and secured a loan for them in order for the business not to fail. >> reporter: cnn was unable to

locate tice, but in an interview he said he had nothing to do with the killings. >> that anybody would say i had anything to do with the murder of byrd or melanie is is a liar >> reporter: the billings family issued a statement saying that we have faith that sheriff morgan will be diligent in confirming whether there's any connection between cab tice and the murders. a big break came when someone involved in the murders failed to shut off the security cameras. they caught images of suspects and a red van leaving the house. >> it would not be unrealistic to assume that mr. tice was aware of the security system. he had been in the home many times. also at the office mr. billings was known to pull up on his security system his home system so he could observe the children and how the home life was going. >> reporter: tice had been working at this car dealership

and apparently living there as well. he has since been fire and told to move on. tice frequently goes to mexico for business dealings and authorities say he also travels to the country of colombia where he has a wife or a girl friend. while he has remained free on bond, the sheriff has told him not to leave this area. sean callebs, cnn, in pensacola, florida. as a general rule of thumb it's not good to insult your neighbor, especially if he's bigger than you. that's not the case in nevada. they kicked off a new edgy ad campaign aimed at coaxing businesses away from california. one told businesses they could kiss their assets good-bye if they stay put. another compares the state legislators to talking orangutan. the ads are supposed to air in california but the head of the ads says at least one l.a. tv station told him they won't air them. horse owners in one area are afraid their animals are being targeted for trade on the black

market. what's making things even worse, though, is what's happening to the horses that are stolen.