it may look like an ordinary happened shake but this is something that hasn't happened before. a "uss senator travels to less than friendly territory and has not one, but three successes in one day. a fire is burning for a fourth day if the santa cruz mountains. why it is tough going for fire crews struggling to bring it under control. love, peace, joy and great music. that's the image that comes to mind when someone mentions woodstock unless you happen to be one of the musicians who played there. 40 years later, a reality check. . >> hi there. you're watching hln news and views. thanks for having us over. an american sentenced to hard

labor in myanmar is going home. john yettaw was rasted after swimming across a lake to visit activist aung san suu kyi under house arrest. virginia senator jim webb flew there to help win his release. dan rivers has been following the story. >> clearly getting the release of john yet ta was important. he's an ill man. he has diabetics, epilepsy, taken to hospital before the verdict was delivered with seizures. we understand he's a vietnam veteran and is a troubled mind i think is probably the best way of putting it, and obviously, one doesn't quite know why he swam this lake. there were reports at the time that he had had some sort of vision that she was going to be assassinated and wanted to go and warn her. he's a troubled guy who clearly needs help. >> earlier today, webb became the first american ever to meet with myanmar's top junta leader

but his biggest success came when he was allowed to meet with aung san suu kyi for nearly an hour today and he said he conveyed deep respect for the sacrifices she's made on behalf of democracy around the world. the taliban claiming responsibility for today's car bomb.attack outside the main gate of nato's headquarters in kabul, afghanistan. at least seven people died in that attack, 91 others wounded. it is next to the u.s. embassy and on the same street as the presidential palace. that attack comes five days before afghanistan's presidential election. u.s. troops will help with security throughout the country for thursday's election. president obama is calling that election the most important event in afghanistan all year. the fight against multiple wildfires in california sheeting up. the lockheed fire did not spread overnight but still only 15% contained in a wilderness area and has destroyed eight square miles since wednesday.

the blaze is getting close to more populated areas. meantime, two fires friday sparked the growing yuba county fire. massive plumes of fire can be seen from hundreds of miles away. president obama is keeping up his fight to extend health insurance to millions of americans holding another town meeting today, this one in colorado. the president is facing tough criticism of the plans to overhaul the health care system. in his weekly radio and internet address he said it's time to lower the volume. >> for all the chatter and the noise out there, what every american needs to know is this. if you don't have health insurance, you will finally have quality affordable options once we pass reform. if you do have health insurance, we will make sure that no insurance company or government bureaucrat gets between you and the care that you need and we will deliver this in a fiscally responsible way. now, i know there's plenty of

real concern and skepticism out there. i know that in a time of economic upheaval, the idea of change can be unsettling and i know there's some folks who believe government should have no role at all in solving our problems. these are legitimate differences worthiy of the real discussion that america deserves one where we lower our voices listen to one another and talk with differences that really exist. >> now, a gop leader says there should be a bipartisan solution to reform and the republican radio and internet address, senator orrin hatch agreed that every citizen should have affordable and quality health care and adds americans should disagree respectfully. >> nearly 85% of americans have coverage. and they are really worried about what reform means for them, especially our seniors. and these concerns are moving from kitchen table conversations to town hall discussions. i am disappointed about the attempts to characterize the behavior of americans expressing

their concerns as "un-american." although i vongly encourage the use of respectful debate in these town halls we should not be stifling these discussions. there is nothing un-american about disagreements. in fact, our great nation was founded on speak our minds. families are voicing their concerns because they feel like they are not being heard in washington and i'm here to tell you tlaur voices are coming through, and it is essential for all of you who to be involved in this issue. >> if you want to know more about the debate and how reforms could affect you and your family, check out the special health care in america website on cnn.com. get the latest from town daul beebts by going to cnn.com/health care. the first steps in drew peterson's murder trial are getting underway. although the judge heard a change of venue request yesterday, he said he's presuming the trial won't be moved and had hundreds of

potential jurors fill out questionnaires. peterson's attorney is going to make sure and you biased jury here's the case. >> if we can't pick a fair jury, then it's the government's job to find a county we can pick to find an unbiased jury. they'll have to do whatever work needs to be done in order to do that. >> so far no trial date has been set yet. peterson is the former police officer charged with murder in the death of his third wife and he's a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife. search crews will try again today to find a missing georgia woman. more than 100 officers on the ground and air took part in a hunt yesterday. christi corn well varnished tuesday night while taking a walk. searchers found her cell phone last night about three miles away. corn well's boyfriend says he was on the phone with her and she mentioned a car pull up and he says he heard screams. personal items were found at the

scene. there are indications of a struggle. tonight on hln news and views, nancy grace has been following the latest developments on the story as police, friends and family fan out in a desperate search for christi corn well. catch nancy grace tonight right here on hln. we are tracking three storms for you today on both sides of the country. hurricane guillermo is still churning in the pacific but foreca forecasters say it will likely get weak they are evening. in the atlantic a new depression is following the path of tropical storm ana. both are expected to get stronger soon. stunned families are holding memorial services for the victim's of taiwan's worst typhoon in 50 years. the typhoon hammered the island nation last weekend. the death toll is expected to climb higher. hundreds more still trapped in remote vils cut off by mud

slides and tlooding. crews are having a tough time reaching them because so many roads and bridges are washed out. in one vil, up to 200 people could be trapped under five stories of mud. i'm reynolds wolf with a look at your forecast. we're going to get things started with a look at the tropics, tropical storm ana. as we put this into motion, the latest path showing the storm is expected to strengthen. it was 50 miles an hour into sunday, fast forwarding into tuesday and wednesday the path continues to bring it into parts of the bahamas eventually into wednesday and thursday. becoming a very strong tropical storm. possibly hurricane as we get into thursday and right now, it would have it moving into parts of southeast florida towards the end of the week. we're going to keep a sharp eye on it. the storm could weaken or strengthen. there's a lot that can happen

between now and the middle of next week. we're going to watch around the nation a chance severe storms especially in parts of the northern plains and back in the midwest. late afternoon hours, we could be dealing with strong storms, maybe some large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes possible and flash flooding. scattered showers across parts of the southeast and then back into the west coast. very dry for parts of california where they're battling fires near the bay area and back in parts of santa barbara county. high temperatures for the day, 88 degrees in washington, 89 in atlanta, 98 in dallas, 9 in las vegas and 87 in new york. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >> florida moms coming together to support one of their own. when one breastfeeding mom is told to cover up her child, dozens of her friends stage a nurse-in.

the you son of a civil rights pioneer says he's going to ask the state of alabama to pardon his late father. the reverend ralph david abernathy was arrested during the montgomery busboy could the. now his son ralph david abernathy iii says he will apply for pardons on his father's behalf. in 2006, alabama passed a law that allows granting pardonens to people arrested during the protests. president obama asked a panel to look at options for the nation's space program. yesterday members briefed the white house on different scenarios for nasa. the choices center primarily around money. >> nasa doesn't have enough money for a lunar landing by "20/20." that's one of the signals being sent out after a presidential panel reviewed the agency's human space program. a dark scenario for some scientists. >> there is this perception and it's not just among the public

but also the science community that the moon is sort of a been there, done that world. the moon is a fascinating world and in many ways the key to understanding the solar system. by studying the moon, one of the big reasons to probe the moon is it tells you what the nature of the prime orderal earth was like. >> though the current strategy is to return to the moon by "20/20," its budget falls short by tens of billions of dollars. >> we have a liftoff. >> reporter: during the apollo program, its budget was roughly 4% of federal spending. today, it is less than 1% or $18 billion a year. >> for human space flight, have you about half of that is for human space flight. of that, between 3 and $6 billion a year is for this new exploration program. so there's a choice of prioritization that the administration has to make and they have to sync up the budget with goals so everybody agrees

where we're going and how much it takes to get there. >> reporter: the committee outlined a series of options. one known as deep space strategy, manned missions to nearby asteroids and orbiting one of mars moons by 2030. the current fleet is scheduled to retire next year. the committee suggests extending the international space station life span and involving the private sector to develop the new fleet. >> police in wisconsin are look for a teenager who had a close call on a drawbridge. here it is. look at that. the bridge in the bay was raised prematurely thursday night. other drivers say the young woman was trapped for about two minutes. the girl just drove off after the bridge came back down. they're looking to talk to her about that incident. about 40 mothers showed up at a restaurant in florida to breastfeed their babies. it was an informal protest at a

chick-fil-a. last week apparently a manager asked the woman to cover up after customers complained. the woman said she was embarrassed by what happened. >> i was overcome with like my gosh, know, i didn't know what to do. i was so shocked. i said are you kidding me? you want me to cover up my child with a towel? nobody else eats dinner with a towel on their head. >> the moms is wanted to make people aware of a state law that an you lose them to breastfeed in public. the manager has since apologized to the woman. there is a new twist in a high seas drama that sounds like a movie plot. a freighter goes missing. and now there is a mysterious ran some demand.

authorities are checking into a ransom demand involving a freighter that mysterious livan nished last month. the ship is called the arctic sea. contact was lost with the freighter, its cargo of timber and the crew varnished july 2th. marines say the ship is likely near cape verdee. investigateders are not sure if the demand for ransom is legitimate. crews said it had been attacked by hijackers in swedish waters. now authorities say if the demand is legitimate, it may be from a second group of hijackers. a moderate earthquake

rattled parts of southern mexico this morning. the quake was centered in the coastal say the between mexico city and the pacific ocean and felt as far as away as the mexican capital 105 miles away. so far, there are no reports of daniel or injury. army specialist lucas shook took part in a homecoming ceremony at fort carson, colorado yesterday, and he did something doctors told him he'd probably never do again. shook was severely injured in iraq last november when hit by a rocket. he says several months of rehab in germany and at walter reed medical center and a stubborn will helped him back on his feet. although he lives with nerve pain every day, he says it's a small price to pay for walking. a small michigan church got an unexpected windfall after someone dropped a winning lotto ticket in the offering plate. get this, the ticket is worth

$70,000. the member who donate it had wants to remain anonymous and says the gift is her way of thanking the church for supporting her after a serious car wreck and has left the pastor in shock. >> folks just don't do that. i don't care how well you know someone, i'm not sure i would have done that. >> people at my church have just been so wonderful to me. i really couldn't have made it through the last four years if it wasn't for them. i probably wouldn't even be here. >> apparently the unchecked lottery ticket was in the woman's purse for several months. she discover it had as she prepared to move to florida. the church may use the money for mission work in africa. cash for clunkers is causing a cash flow problem for auto dealers. they say the federal government hasn't reviewed them for their trade-in deals putting them in a cash crunch. some requests submitted three weeks ago haven't been paid. meantime, ford motor company

says cash for clunkers has created such depend it had to boost production. bb & t brought the troubled colonial bancgroup yesterday, the largest bank failure so far this year. bb & t is buying their $22 billion in assets as well as its deposits and branches. the fdic will handle the rest. most of colonial's customers should be okay because the fdic guarantees to protect bank account balances up to $250,000. yes, it can be tough to put money away in savings because, well, there are so many other demands but hln money expert clark howard says it is important to look ahead and has a simple formula to help your future. >> do you know the first time i retired, i was 31? retired today? i don't know. but the thing is, i have set up the finances in my life that i can ask myself that question.

most of us can't. what's the key? there are actually two keys. one, through your working lifetime, you have got to live on substantially less than what you make. everybody thinks the big pay day is going to come from somebody coming and buying out your business or whatever or winning the lottery or somebody dies and you inherit. huh-uh. most people make it to a comfortable retirement by a simple thing, living life without too much flash, keeping the cash, and spending substantially less than what you make at least 25% saved of every dollar you make. that's how you get to the finish line extra early. i'm clark howard. for more ideas i have about you being smart with your wallet, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. and for even more money saving advice, don't miss

clark's show at 4:00 this afternoon right here. 1969's woodstock music festival was a defining moment for the hippie generation. did it really happen like we're remembering it?

this is something that hasn't happened before. a u.s. senator travels to less than friendly territory and has not one but three successes in one day. a fire is burning for a fourth day in the santa cruz mountains. why it is tough going for california fire crews struggling to bring it under control. love, peace, joy and great music. that's the image that comes to mind when someone mentions woodstock unless you happen to be one of the musicians who played there. 40 years later. a reality check. hey there, you're watching hln news and views. i'm virginia cha. an american who was sentenced to hard labor in myanmar is going home seven

years early. john yettaw was arrested after swimming across a lake to visit nobel prize sinning activist aung san suu kyi under arrest. virginia senator jim webb flew there to help win his release. dan rivers has been following the story from thailand. >> clearly getting the release of john yettaw was important. he's an ill man. he has diabetes. he has epilepsy and taken to hospital before the verdict was delivered with seizures. he's a vietnam veteran and has a troubled mind is the best way of putting it and obviously one doesn't know quite why he swam the lake. there were reports at the time had he had some sort of vision she was going to be assassinated and wanted to go and warn her. he's a troubled guy that clearly needs help. >> earlier today, webb became the first american ever to meet with the top june ta leader but perhaps the biggest success for

the virginia democrat came when he was allowed to meet with opposition leader aung san suu kyi for nearly an hour. he conveyed deep respect for the sacrifices she has made on behalf of democracy around the world. the taliban are claiming responsibility for today's car bomb attack outside the main gate of nato's headquarters in kabul, afghanistan. at least seven people died in that attack. 91 others were wounded. the site is next to the u.s. embassy and is on the same street as the presidential palace. that attack comes five days before afghanistan's presidential election. u.s. troops will help with security throughout the country for thursday's election. president obama is calling that election the most important event in afghanistan all year. the fight against multiple wildfires in california is heating up. the lockheed fire did not spread overnight but still just 15% contained in a mountainous remote wilderness area and destroyed eight square miles

since wednesday. 2400 people are under mandatory evacuations and the blaze getting close to more populated areas. two fires sparked the growing yuba county fire. massive smoke plumes can be seen over 100 miles away. firefighters are working at least two other active wildfires. president obama is keeping up his fight to extend health insurance to millions of americans holding another town meeting today in colorado. he is facing tough criticism over plans to overhaul the health care system. he said it's time to lower the volume. >> for all the chatter and the noise out there, what every american needs to know is this -- if you don't have health insurance, you will finally have quality affordable options once we pass reform. if you do have health insurance, we will make sure that no insurance company or government bureaucrat gets between you and the care that you need. we will deliver this in a fiscally responsible way.

i know there's plenty of real concern and skepticism out there. i know in a time of economic up heebl, the idea of change can be unsettling. i know there are some folks who believe the government should have no role at all in solve our problems. these are legitimate differences worthy of the real discussion that america deserves, one where weigh lower our voices, listen to one another and talk about differences that really exist. >> now, a gop leader says there should be a bipartisan solution to health care reform. in the republican radio and internet address, senator orrin hatch agreed every citizen should have affordable and quality health care and adds, americans should disagree respectfully. >> nearly 85% of americans have coverage. and they are really worried about what reform means for them. especially our seniors. and these concerns are moving from kitchen table conversations to town hall discussions. i am disappointed about the attempts to characterize the

behavior of americans expressing their concerns as "un-american." although i strongly encourage the use of respectful debate in these town halls we should not be stifling these discussions. there is nothing un-american about disagreements. in fact, our great nation was founded on speaking our minds. families are voicing their concerns because they feel like they are not being heard in washington, and i'm here to tell you that your voices are coming through and it is essential for all of you to be involved in this issue. >> if you want to know more about the debate and how the reforms could affect you and your family, check out the special health care in america website on cnn.com. you can get the latest from town hall debates, fact checks, i-reports and other news by just going to cnn.com/health care. the first steps in drew peterson's murder trial are getting underway. although the judge heard a change of venue request yesterday, he said he's presuming the trial won't be moved. skoe he had hundreds of

potential jurors fill out questionnaires. peterson's attorney says he's going to do whatever it takes to make sure an unbiased jury here's the case. >> if we can't pick a fair jury in will county, then it's the government's job to find a place, a county we can pick an impartial jury. and they'll have to go out and do whatever work needs to be done in order to do that. >> so far no trial date has been set. peterson is the former police officer who was charged with murder in the death of his third wife and a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife. search crews will try again today to find a missing georgia woman. more than 100 officers on the ground and in the air took part in a hunt yesterday. christi corn well varnished tuesday night while taking a walk along a north georgia road. searchers found her cell phone about three miles away. she mentioned a car pulling up. her boyfriend said he heard screams. authorities say some personal items were found at the scene.

there are indications of a struggle. we are tracking three storms for you today on both sides of the country. hurricane guillermo is still churning in the pacific. it will likely get weaker this evening. in the atlantic a new tropical depression is following the path of tropical storm ana. both are expected to get stronger soon. stunned families are holding memorial services today for the victims of taiwan's worst typhoon in more than 50 years. 120 people were killed when the typhoon hammered the nation last weekend. the toll is expected to climb even higher. hundreds more still trapped in villages cut off by mud slides and flooding. crews are having a tough time reach them because so many roads to 200 people could be trapped under five stories of mud in one village. all right.

we can admit it. most women tend to lean toward style when it comes to choosing nice choose, but we could be giving up a lot more than just comfort. elizabeth cohen has today's health for her. >> reporter: hi. >> nicole da silvas loves shoes from paris to payless, she's picked up more than 50 pairs, mostly stilettos and other high heels. >> i like them because of the style, not the comfort. >> nicole has been wearing heels since sixth grade and over the years, her choices have caused her a number of problems. >> i have bad knees, broken my ankles a couple of times and food pain 24/7 and i still wear them. >> podiatrists say that's not unusual. bad shoes lead to plenty of injuries especially for women. yet, many usually don't associate their shoes with pain. >> bunion formation and flare ups. >> at temple university, researchers are testing the effects of different shoe styles

on feet. equipped with a runway, pressure plates and computer analysis, doctors use the data to better understand how different types of shoes put pressure on various points of the foot, including the balls, heels and arches. they're finding the higher the heel, the more suppress on toes and ankle joints causing a multitude of long lasting health issues. >> the chronic parts of wearing heels for a long time that actually an exhibit the muscles, balance, deformities and the number one thing is degenerative joint disease known as os teeio art rights. >> as women get older, deterioration of bones and muscles may cause the arches to become lax and lose support. doctors say to avoid the flats and flip-flops look for something with a little heal to give you balance but that can still give you arch support without giving you flat feet and health problems. >> our feet need support. there's a lot of different

muscles and tendons insertions because of the different types of mechanics of your feet, you need to soirt them. >> if women exercise at any age, they need to make sure they have a good fitting shoe designed for the sport they're involved in. the wrong footwear can cause problems that can give you a lifetime of pain. >> health for her sponsored by new dove deep moisture body wash with nutriiam moisture.

the son of a civil rights pioneer says he's going to ask the state of alabama to pardon his late father. the reverend ralph abernathy was arrested numerous times during protests against segregation. now his son says he will apply for pardons on his father's behalf. in 2006, alabama passed a law that allows grab thing pardons to people arrested during the protests. i'm jane velez-mitchell. it never fails. when toxic secrets invade a family, it's always easy to blame the messenger. perfect example, billy mace. his official cause of death was heart disease but the family of the famous pitchman was ticked off because the tox.cology

report was released showing he had used cocaine in the days leading up to his death. the family was never aware of his drug use and said they were considering a seconds autopsy. it turns out they don't need that anymore. a famous forensic pathologist is saying not only were drugs in his system but a cocktail of drugs probably killed him. instead of questioning the reports, the family should be looking at themselves asking how did we not know. i'm jane velez-mitchell, and that's my issue. find out what else jane has on her mind, tonight the so-called wrong way crash mom's brother cuts all ties with the brother-in-law accused of lying. plus, new video of diane schuler just hours before the deadly crash. watch "issues" every night 7:00 right here on hln. police in wisconsin are looking for a teenager who had a close call on a drawbridge. here it is. look at that. the bridge in sturgeon bay was

raised prematurely thursday night. other drivers say the young woman was trapped at a 45-degree angle for about two minutes. police say the girl just drove off after the bridge came down and looking to talk to her about that snint. >> finding the best baby-sitters in this week's how we got started. >> adrian's resume reads mother of three and professional private investigator. when she considered hiring a certain baby-sitter, she ran a background check. >> i was shocked at what i found on her. she had eviction notices, things that weighed on her character. >> then she started screening all potential sitters for herself, family and friends. >> we had our own little pool of sitters here in tulsa. >> but when adrian and her husband needed child care on vacation, they didn't know who to call. on the drive home, they came up with the solution. seeking sitters an on call baby-sitting screening service.

the coup launched the website the very next day. >> our goal from day one was to be a national company. >> they tried to open an oklahoma city branch from tulsa, but it lacked a local feel. >> that's why we went into franchising. that local person who's interactive with the community and know all the girls personally. >> there are now 31 franchises in 12 states. no matter how big the company gets, the driving force is peace of mind. >> would we trust this sitter with our kids before we send them out to any of our members.

authorities are checking into a ransom demand involving a freighter that mysteriously vanished last month sent to the finland-based company that owns the ship called the arctic sea. contact was lost with the freighter, its cargo of timber and the russia crew varnished on july 28th.

french marines say it is likely off west africa. finnish investigators are not sure if the demand for ransom is legitimate. four days before that ship disappeared, the crew said it had been attacked in swedish waters. now authorities say if the demand is legitimate, it may be from a second group of hijackers. a moderate earthquake rattled parts of sorn mexico this morning. the 5.3 magnitude quake was settled in guerrero between mexico city and the pacific ocean. it was felt as far as away as the mexican capital 105 miles away. so far, there are no reports of damage or injuries. army specialist lucas shook took part in a homecoming ceremony with other members of his unit in colorado yesterday and he did something doctors told him he would probably never do again. shook was severely injured in iraq last november when he was hit by a rocket. he says several months of rehab in germany and at walter reed

medical center and a stubborn will helped him back on his feet. although he lives with nerve pain every day, shook says it's a small price to pay for walking. walking. bb & t bought a bank group. it's the largest bank failure so far this year. they are buying $22 billion in assets as well as the deposits and franchises. fdic will handle the rest. fdic guarantees bank balances up to $250,000. cash for clunkers is causing a cash flow for auto dealers. the government hasn't reimbursed them. rebate requests from three weeks ago hasn't been repaid. ford says they had to boost

production of three of their plants. doesn't everybody want to save more and spend less? we have just the guy to help you. you can join clark howard at 4:00 p.m. he'll help you save more and spend less. it's 4:00 here on hln. an alligator got into a tug of war with kids in st. petersburg, florida. their rope ended up around the gators mouth. a mail carrier called 911. a cop cut the rope and it got away. >> it's probably 275 to 300 pounds. you get a kid in a tug of war, the alligator is not going to lose. there's a lot of potential there. we're lucky this is where it stopped. they were able to stop the gator because the rope was wrapped

around its mouth. florida moms coming together for their own. the manager is on their side.

it may look like an ordinary handshake, but this is something that hasn'ttzeá happened befo. a u.s. senator travels to less than friendly territory and has not one, but three successes in one day. why it's tough going for california fire crews struggling to bring it under control. love, peace, joy and great music, it's the image that comes to mind when someone mentions wo woodstock unless you were a musician that played there. 40 years later, a reality check. an american sentenced to

hard labor in myanmar was sent home. he swam across a lake to visit a woman under house arrest. jim webb flew to myanmar to help him get released. >> clearly getting the release was important. he's an ill man. he has diabetes and epilepsy. we understand he's a vietnam veteran and of a troubled mind. that's the best way to put it. obviously, one doesn't quite know why he swam this lake. there were reports at the time he had a vision she was going to be assassinated. he's a troubled guy that clearly needs help.bkú >> webb became the first american to meet with myanmars top leader. the biggest success came when he

was allowed to meet with the opposition leader for nearly an hour today. he quote conveyed deep respect for sacrifices she's made for democracy around the world. >> the taliban is searching for the suicide bomber. at least seven people died during that attack. the bombsight is next to the u.s. embassy and on the same street as the presidential palace. it's five days before afghanistan's presidential election. president obama is calling the election the most important event in afghanistan all year. president obama is keeping up his fight to extend health insurance to millions of americans. he's holding a town hall meeting. the president is facing tough criticism to overall the health

care system. he said it's time to lower the volume. >> for all the chatter and noise out there, what every american needs to know is this. if you don't have health insurance, you will finally have quality, affordable options once we pass reform. if you have insurance, we'll make sure they don't get between you and the care you need. we'll deliver it in a fiscally responsible way. there's skepticism out there. in a time of economic upheaval the idea of change is unsettling. some folks believe government should have no roll in solving our problems. they are legitimate differences. we lower our voices, listen to one another and talk about differences that exist. now, gop leaders say there should be bipartisan health care

reform. orrin hatch agreed every citizen should have affordable health care and americans should disagree respectfully. >> nearly 85% of americans have health coverage. they are concerned about what it means to them. they are moving from kitchen table discussions to town hall discussions. quote. i urge respectful debate, we should not be stiflingqso ñ the discussions. there's nothing un-american about disagreements. our nation was found on speaking our minds. families feel like they are not being heard in washington. i'm here to tell you your voices are coming through and it is essential for you to be involved in the issue.

>> if you want to hear more and know how it could affect you and your family, check out the website at cnn.com. you can get the latest from town hall debates, checks and other health care news. go to cnn.com/healthcare. search crews will search to find a missing georgia woman. kristi cornwell vanished tuesday night while taking a walk on a north georgia phone. searchers found her cell phone about three miles away. her boyfriend was on the phone with her. he heard screams. some of her personal items were found at the scene. there are indications of a struggle. tonight on hln, nancy grace has been following the latest on this story as police, friends and family fan out for a search for kristi cornwell.

catch nancy grace here on hln. we are tracking three storms for you today on both sides of the country. a hurricane is still churning in the pacific. it will get weaker. in the atlantic, a tropical depression is following the past of tropical storm anna. memorials are held today for taiwan's worst typhoon in 50 years. i hammered the island last weekend. the death toll is expected to climb higher. hundreds still caught in mud slides. rescue crews are having a tough time reaching them. in one village, up to 200 people could be trapped under five stories of mud. i'm reynolds wolf with a look at your forecast.

we'll get started with a look at the forecast. let's look at this. as we put it in motion, we have a look at the past we have. the storm is expected to strengthen. winds 50 miles per hour. sunday, fast forwarding tuesday into wednesday. it comes back into the bahamas and wednesday and thursday. winds increasing 50 to 70 miles per hour. becoming a very strong tropical storm, possibly a hurricane. on this course, moving into parts of southeast florida as we get to the end of the week. a lot can change. it could weaken or strengthen. there's a lot that could happen between now and the middle of next week. we're going to watch around the nags. there will be a chance of severe storms in the northern plains and the midwest. we could deal with strong storms, large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes. flash flooding, scattered

showers across parts of the southeast and the west coast. still dry for parts of california where they are battling the fires near the bay area and parts of santa barbara county. 88 in washington. 89 in atlanta. 83 in denver, 98 in las vegas. 87 in new york. that's a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynold's wolf for hln. florida moms coming together to support one of their own. one breast-feeding mom is told to cover up while feeding her child. the manager --

the sun son of a civil rights pioneer is going to ask the state of alabama to pardon his father. he was arrested during the montgomery boycott.

his son, says he will apply for pardons on his father's behalf. 2006, alabama passed a law that allows people pardons in a civil rights protest. wildfires in california is heating up. the lockheed fire did not spread overnight, but it's just 15% contained. it's destroyed eight square miles since wednesday. 2400 people are under mandatory evacuation. meantime, two fires sparked a yuba county fire. firefighters in california are also working at least two other active wildfires. police in wisconsin are looking for a teenager who has a close call on a drawbridge. here it is. look at that. the bridge was raised pre

prematurely thursday night. the young woman behind the wheel was trapped. the girl just drove off. they are looking to talk to her about the incident. lucas shook took part in a ceremony. he did something doctors told him he would probably never do again. he was severely injured in iraq. several months of rehab in germany and a stubborn will helped him back on his feet. he lives with nerve pain every day. it's a small price to pay for walking. about 40 mothers showed up at a restaurant in florida to breast-feed their babies. it was an informal protest. last week, a manager there asked a nursing mom to cover up after customers complained. the woman was embarrassed by

what happens. >> i was overcome with oh my gosh. i didn't know what to do. i was so shocked. i said are youm@2é6v kidding me want me to cover up my child with a towel. nobody else eats dinner with a towel on their head. >> they wanted to make people aware of a state law that allows people to breast-feed in public. the restaurant manager apologized to the pom. there's a new twist in a drama that sounds like a movie plot. a freighter goes missing, now there's a mysterious ransom demand.

authorities are checking into a ron sm demand involving a freighter that mysteriously vanished last month. it was a finland based company that owns the arctic sea. contact was lost with the freighter. it vanished while on the atlantic july 28. the ship is likely near cape verde near west africa. they are not sure if the demand for ransom is legitimate. four days before, they were attacked by hijackers in swedish waters. now, if the ransom demand is legitimate, it could be a

different group of hijackers. a quake was in the pacific ocean. it was felt as far away as the mexican capital. there are no reports of damage or injuries. a small michigan church got an unexpected win fall after somebody dropped a winning ticket in the offering plate. the member who donated it wants to remain anonymous. it's her way or supporting her after a serious car wreck. it's left the pastor in shock. >> i don't care how well you know someone. i'm not sure i would do that. >> people at my church have been so wonderful to me. i really couldn't have made it through the last four years if it weren't for them. i probably wouldn't be here. >> the unchecked lottery ticket

was in her purse for several months. she discovered it before she moved to florida. bb & t bought colonial bank group. it's the largest bank failure so far this year. they are buying the $22 billion in assets as well as deposits. most of colonials customers should be okay. they guarantee deposits up to $250,000. cash for clunkers. the federal government hasn't reimbursed them. it's put them in a cash crunch. rebate requests from three weeks ago haven't been made. ford said they had to boost production of three of its plants.

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without too much flash, keeping the cash and spending substantially less than what you make. at least 25% saved of every dollar you make. >> that's how you get to the finish line extra early. i'm clark howard, for more ideas i have about you being smart with your wallet go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. >> for more money saving advice, don't miss his show at 4:00 here on hln. tonight on hln news and views, "showbiz tonight" this weekend. brad and angelina's big secrets revealed. details inside the lives of brad pitt and angelina jolie. their sexy secrets of being megastar parents of six kids. 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. a new york based chemistry

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it may look like an ordinary handshake, but this is something that hasn't happened before. a u.s. senator travels to less than friendly territory and has three successes in one day. a fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. why they are struggling to bring it under control. love, peace, joy and music. it's what comes to mind when you think about woodstock. you are watching hln, thanks for having us over, i'm virginia

chong. a man sentenced to hard labor is going home. he was arrested after swimming across a lake to visit a nobel prize winner. jim webb flew to myanmar to help with john's release. >> clearly getting the release of john was important. he's an ill man. he has diabetes and epilepsy. we understand he's a vietnam veteran and a troubled mind, that's the best way of putting it. obviously, one doesn't quite know why he swam this lake. there were reports at the time he had some sort of vision she was going to be assassinated. he's a troubled guy that clearly needs help. earlier, webb became the first american to meet with mire mars top pun ta leader.

he was allowed to meet with opposition leader for nearly an hour today. he quote, conveyed his deep respect for the sacrifices she's made for democracy around the world. the taliban are claiming responsibility for today's suicide bombings in afghanistan. at least seven people died in the attack. the bomb site is next to the u.s. em bbassyembassy. it comes before afghanistan's presidential election. president obama is calling that important event in afghanistan all year. the fight against multiple wildfires in california is heating up. the lockheed fire did not spread overnight, but it's just 15% contained. it's destroyed eight square

miles. 2400 people are under mandatory evacuations. meantime, two fires friday sparked the yuba county fire. smoke plumes can be seen from over 100 miles away. they are working at least two other active wildfires. president obama is keeping up the fight to extend health insurance to americans. the president is facing tough criticism of the plans to overhaul the health care system. it's time to lower the volume. >> for all the chatter and noise out there, what every american needs to know is this. if you don't have health insurance, you will finally have quality, affordable insurance. if you do have it, no insurance company or government bureaucrat gets between you and the coverage you need.

we will deliver it in a fiscal way. >> there's plenty of skepticism out there. the idea of change can be unsettling. there are folks that believe government should have no roll at all in solving our problems. they are legitimate differences. one where we lower our voices, listen to one another and talk about differences that really exist. now, gop leader says there should be a bipartisan solution to health care reform. republican radio host orrin hatch agreed that all citizens should have affordable health care and americans should disagree respectfully. >> 85% of americans have coverage. they are worried about what reform means for them. they are moving from kitchen table conversations to town hall discussions. i am disappointed about the

atechts of americans saying quote un-american, unquote. we should not be stifling the discussions. there's nothing un-american about disagreements. our great nation was founded on speaking our minds. families are voicing concerns because they feel they are not being heard in washington. your voices are coming through and it is essential for all of you to be involved in this issue. if you want to know more about the health care debate and how it could affect you, check out cnn.com. you can get the latest from town hall debates, fast checks, i reports. go to cnn.com/healthcare. drew peterson's murder trial is getting under way. the judge heard a change of events. he's presoourming the trial

won't be moved. peterson's attorney is going to do what it takes to make sure an unbiased jury listens to the case. >> if we can't find a fair jury, they will have to go out and do whatever work needs to be done to do that. >> no trial date has been set, yet. peterson is the former police officer charged with murder in the death of his third wife and a a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife. more than 100 officers on the ground and in the air took part in a hunt yesterday. kristi cornwell vanished tuesday night. searchers found her cell phone about three miles away. her boyfriend was on the phone with her. authorities say some of her

personal items were found at the scene. there are indications of a struggle. tonight on hln news and views, nancy grace has been following the latest on this story in a desperate search for kristi cornwall. we are tracking three storms for you today on both sides of the country. a hurricane is still churning in the pacific. forecasters say it will get weaker. a new tropical depression is following tropical storm anna. stunned families are holding memorial services for the worst typhoon in 50 years. more than 120 people were killed when it hammers the island last weekend.

hundreds more still trapped in remote villages. rescue crews are having a tough time reaching them, too. so many roads and bridges are washed out. up to 200 people could be trapped under five stories of mud.

the son of a civil rights pioneer is going to ask the

state of alabama to pardon his father. he was arrested numerous times during the montgomery busboy cot. now, his son says he will apply for pardons on his father's behalf. in 2006, alabama passed a law granting people the pardon during civil rights protests. yesterday, members briefed the white house on different scenarios onna sa. the choices center primarily around money. >> reporter: they don't have enough money for the lunar landing by 2020. a dark scenario for some scientists. >> there's a perception. it's not just among the public, but the sign community. the moon is a been there, done that world. i couldn't disagree more.

the moon is fascinating. it's the key to understanding the solar system. by studying the moon, one of the big reasons to go back stels what the earth was like. >> the current strategy is to return to the moon by 2020, the budget to do this falls short. >> we have a lift off. nasa's hay day, the budget was 4% of federal spending. today, it's less than 1% or 18 billion tlars a year. >> for human space flight, half of that is for human space flight. $3 billion to $6 billion a year is for the new exploration program. they have to think up the budget with their goals so that, you know, everybody agrees on where we are going. >> the committee outlined a

series of options. orbits one of martha's moons by extand the international space station life span and allow the private sector to develop a new fleet. police in wisconsin are looking for a teenager who had a close call on a drawbridge. look at that. the bridge was raised -yáf4 prematurely. the young woman behind the wheel was at an angle. they are looking to talk to her about the incident. about 40 mothers showed up at a restaurant in florida to breast-feed their babies. it was informal protest. the manager asked a nursing mom to cover up.

the woman was embarrassed by what happened. >> i was like, oh my gosh. i didn't know what to do. i was so shocked. i said are you kidding me? you want me to cover up my child? nobody else eats dinner with a towel on their head. >> they wanted to make people aware of a state law that allows them to breast-feed in public. >> there's a new twist in a high sea's drama. a freighter goes missing. all contact is lost with the crew, now a ransom demand.

authorities are checking into a ransom demand. it was sent to the finland based company that owns the ship. contact was lost with the freighter. the cargo vanished while on the atlantic july 28. it's likely near cape verde near west africa. they are not sure if the demand

is legitimate. four days before, the crews said they were attacked in swedish water. now, if it's legitimate, it may be from a second group of hijackers. a moderate earthquake rattled new mexico today. it was felt as far away as the mexican capitol, 105 miles away. no reports of damage or injuries. the spotlight will be on u.s. national parks this weekend and president obama visits yellowstone and the grand canyon. his stimulus includes $750 million for state parks. the money is coming with strings and controversy. >> reporter: to the grand canyon, america's national treasures in need of serious

repair. >> come around the back of the cap. you'll see that the siding is all rotted along the ground. it means the dirt came up to here. moisture has rotted all the wood. >> reporter: he's the park ranger at prince william park. it's where more than a dozen historic cabins are slated for repair. one of the national parks getting spruced up thanks to the stimulus. >> it will keep the visitors happy and >> reporter: they face a $9 billion backlog of work. the stimulus is supposed to contribute $750 million to that. so far, 10% is in the pipeline. >> campgrounds, camp sites, amphitheaters for evening programs, the bathrooms. it's everything we have to make visits enjoyable. >> reporter: $56 million is

going to repair washington landmarks. nearly $11 million to the grand canyon to name a few. when it comes to this money, you have to ask -- >> how is money for national parks stimulus? >> it's stimulus because we are putting people to work. we'll be putting people to work for the next two years. it's stimulus because we are creating a better place. >> some republican lawmakers aren't buying it. clearly, we need to improve our national parks. nobody should confuse it with:t stimulus. it's false advertising. >> reporter: it will create 8,000 jobs over two years. many are temporary jobs, but this park ranger is confident it's worthwhile. >> the national parks are past, history. preserve it. it will give us an idea of where we are going. >> here, they are hoping to put

hammer to nail in the next month. there's been an overwhelming interest. for projects like this they need to hire more bb & t is buying colonial's $22 billion in assets as well as its deposits and branches. the fdic will handle the rest.

most of colonial's customers should be okay. the fdic guarantees to protect bank account balances up to $250,000. cash for clunkers is causing a cash flow problem for auto dealers. they say the federal government hasn't reimbursed them for their trade-in deals and that's putting them in a cash crunch. some rebate requests submitted nearly three weeks ago haven't been paid and that lag time may have some dealers opting out. ford motor company says cash for clunkers has created such demand it had to boost production of three plants. doesn't everybody want to save more and spend less? well, we've got just the guy to help you. join hln money expert clark howard at 4:00 p.m. eastern. he'll show you ways to save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. "the clark howard show" 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. 1969's woodstock music festival was a defining moment for the hippie generation.

the concert began 40 years ago today but did it really happen like we're remembering it?

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

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

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

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

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

everyone has got and go and see the museum. >> thank you very much >> my guest has been ken pullson president of

a u.s. senator overcomes tense relations with a southeast asian government and wins freedom for an imprisoned american, but jim webb didn't stop there. firefighters make some progress against a wildfire in california but there's still a long way to go before they can declare victory. and movie critics are saying "district nine" is one of the best films of the year and perhaps one of the finest sci-fi move nic decades. why is the audience flocking to a different movie with less than glowing reviews? thanks for having us over. i'm virginia cha. an american sentenced to hard labor in myanmar is going home seven years early.

john yettaw was arrested after swiming across a lake to visit nobel prize winning activist who is under house arrest but virginia senator jim webb flew to myanmar to help win yettaw's release. >> reporter: clearly, getting the release was important. he is an ill man. he has diabetes. he has epilepsy. he had been taken to the hospital before the verdicts were delivered with seizures. we understand he's a vietnam veteran and has a troubled mind is probably the best way of putting it and obviously one doesn't quite know why he swam this lake. there were reports at the time that he had had some sort of vision that she was going to be assassinated and wanted to warn her. so a troubled guy who clearly needs help. >> earlier today webb also became the first american ever to meet with myanmar's top leader but perhaps the biggest success came for the virginia

democrat when he was allowed to meet with the opposition leader for nearly an hour today. he said he, quote, conveyed his deep respect for the sacrifices she has made on behalf of democracy around the world. the taliban are claiming responsibility for the suicide attack outside of the main gate in kabul, afghanistan. the bomb site is next to the u.s. embassy and is on the same street as the presidential palace. the attack comes five days before afghanistan's presidential election. u.s. troops will help with security throughout the country for thursday's election. president obama is calling that election the most important event in afghanistan all year. the fight against multiple wildfires in california is heating up. the lockheed fire did not spread overnight but it is still just 15% contained. it's in a mountainous, remote wilderness area and has destroyed eight square miles since wednesday. 2400 people are under mandatory

evacuations and the blaze is getting close to more populated areas. meantime, two fires friday sparked a growing county fire. massive smoke plumes from the blaze can be seen over a hundred miles away. firefighters in california are also working at least two other active wildfires. president obama is keeping up his fight to extend health insurance to millions of americans. he's holding another town meeting today, this one in colorado. the president is facing some tough criticism, though, of the plans to overhaul the health care system. in his weekly radio and internet address he said it's time to lower the volume. >> for all the chatter and the noise out there, what every american needs to know is this. if you don't have health insurance, you will finally have quality, affordable options once we pass reform. if you do have health insurance, we will make sure that no insurance company or government bureaucrat gets between you and the care that you need. and we will deliver this in a fiscally responsible way. i know there's plenty of real

concern and skepticism out there. i know that in a time of economic upheavily the idea of change can be unsettling. and i know there are some folks who believe government should have no role at all in solving our problems. these are legitimate differences worthy of the real discussion america deserves. one where we lower our voices, listen to one another, and talk about differences that really exist. >> now, a gop leader says there should be a bipartisan solution to health care reform. in the republican radio and internet address senator orrin hatch agreed every citizen should have affordable and quality health care and adds americans should disagree respectfully. >> nearly 85% of americans have coverage and they are really worried about what reform means for them, especially our seniors. and these concerns are moving from kitchen table conversations to town hall discussions. i am disappointed about the attempts to characterize the behavior of americans expressing

their concerns as, quote, unamerican, unquote. although i strongly encourage the use of respectful debate in these town halls, we should not be stifling these discussions. there is nothing unamerican about disagreements. in fact, our great nation was founded on speaking our minds. families are voicing their concerns because they feel like they are not being heard in washington. and i'm here to tell you that your voices are coming through and it is essential for all of you to be involved in this issue. >> if you want to know more about the health care debate and how the reforms could affect you and your family check out the special health care in america website on cnn.com. you can gept the very latest from town hall debates, fact checks, i-reports, and other health care news by just going to cnn.com/health care. the first part of drew peterson's murder trial is getting under way. the judge heard a change of venue yesterday but he said he is presuming the trial won't be moved so he had hundreds of

potential jurors fill out questionnaires. peterson's attorney says he is going to do whatever it takes to make sure an unbiased jury hears the case. >> if we can pick a fair jury in will county, then it's the government's job to find a place, a county that we can pick an impartial and unbiased jury. and they'll have to go out and do whatever work needs to be done in order to do that. >> so far, no trial date has been set. peterson, you may recall, is the former police officer who is charged with murder in the death of his third wife, and he's a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife. search crews will try again today to find a missing georgia woman. more than 100 officers on the ground and in the air took part in a hunt yesterday. chrissy cornwall vanished tuesday night while walking along a north georgia road. searchers found her cell phone last night three miles away. her boyfriend says he was on the phone with her and she mentioned a car pulling up. then he said he heard screams. authorities say some of her personal items were found at the scene. there are indications of a

struggle. tonight on hln "news and views" nancy grace has been following the latest developments on this story as police, friends, family fan out in a desperate search for kristy cornwell. for more thon case catch nancy grace tonight at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. we are tracking three stories today on both sides of the country. forecasters say it will likely get weaker in the pacific this evening. meantime in the atlantic a new tropical depression is now following the path of tropical storm ana. both are expected to get stronger soon. stunned families are holding memorial services today for the victims of taiwan's worst typhoon in 50 years. more than 120 people were killed when the typhoon hammered the island nation last weekend, but the death toll is expected to climb even higher. hundreds more still trapped in remote villages cut off by

mudslides and flooding. rescue crews are having a tough time reaching them, too, because so many roads and bridges are washed out. in one village authorities say up to 200 people could be trapped under five stories of mud. florida moms coming together to support one of their own. when one breast feeding mom is told to cover up her child, dozens of her friends stage a nurse-in at a fast food restaurant to remind the manager that the law is on their side.

the son of a civil rights pioneer says he is going to ask the state of alabama to pardon his late father. the reverend ralph david abernathy was arrested numerous times during the montgomery bus boycott and during protests against segregation. well, now his son, ralph david abernathy iii, says he will apply for pardons on his father's behalf. now, in 2006 alabama passed a law that allows granting pardons to people arrested during civil

rights protests. today marks the 40th anniversary of woodstock, a music festival so well known i probably don't have to tell you too much about it but just in case i will. in 1969 on a farm in upstate new york 500,000 people gathered to listen to music. it became an icon of a generation known as the peace and love festival. we've been collecting i-reports and have uncovered some amazing pictures not seen before. 32 of the world's best known acts showed up to this concert. from sly and the family stone to jimi hendrix to janis joplin. our i-reporter was just 22 years old and was there. he talked about moments at woodstock that are still fresh for him. >> janice joplin i thought did the most amazing performance of everyone in woodstock. no one had ever seen a female performer who put that kind of energy and drive into her performance.

she was all over the stage. she was moving constantly and looked like she would explode from the inside out. for one quick second and as long as it took to snap the picture she stopped and looked directly down into my camera. the only person i ended up talking to, this older woman by herself on a folding chair and finally i said, by the way, what is your name? she said, my name is joan baez. and, you know, right. and i'm roger daltry, because she was not anywhere near 20 and i said you mean like the singer and she said, well, that's my daughter. her name is joan baez, too, and i actually came to watch her. besides, she's pregnant and i thought i should be keeping an eye on her. so that was as close to a celebrity as i got. there were others walking around but frankly when you're back stage at a rock concert it's difficult to tell the performers from the rodeies. they all kind of look alike. >> our thanks to mark goff for that i-report. if you have images of breaking

news or cool stories from your part of the world go to i-report.com and click the upload now link for easy instructions. this fan has sold his rare copy of archie comics number one in protest. you see, on next week's cover of archie comics number 600 archie is on bended knee proposing to veronica. well, that angered collector dave luebke so much he sold his rare first copy of the comic. though he got more than $38,000 for it, luebke says he didn't sell it for the money but in anger over the unexpected shift in the story line. luebke says archie should be proposing to girl next door betty instead. there is a new twist in a high seas drama that sounds like a movie plot. a freighter goes missing. all contact is lost with the crew and now there is a mysterious ransom demand.

authorities are checking into a ransom demand involving a freighter that damaged last month. it was sent to the finland based company that owns the ship called the arctic sea. contact was lost with the freighter. its cargo of timber and the s 15-member russian crew vanished on july 28th. it's likely near cape verde off west africa. finnish investigators say they are not sure if the demand for ransom is legitimate. four days before the ship disappeared the crusade it had been attacked by hijackers in swedish waters. now authorities say if the

ransom demand is legitimate it may be from a second group of hijackers. a moderate earthquake rattled parts of southern mexico this morning. the u.s. geological survey says the quake was centered between mexico city and the pacific ocean. it was felt as far away as the mexican capital. 105 miles away. so far there are no reports of damage or injuries. army specialist lukas shook took part in a homecoming ceremony with other members of his unit at fort carson, colorado yesterday, and he did something doctors told him he'd probably never do again. shook was severely injured in iraq last november when he was hit by a rocket. he says several months of rehab in germany and at walter reed medical center and a stubborn will helped him back on his feet. although he lives with nerve pain every day, shook says it's a small price to pay for walking. police in wisconsin are looking for a teenager who had a close call on a draw bridge.

here it is. look at that. the bridge in sturgeon bay was raised prematurely thursday night. other drivers say the young woman behind the wheel was trapped at a 45-degree angle for about two minutes. police say the girl just drove off after the bridge came back down so they're looking to talk to her about that incident. about 40 mothers showed up at a restaurant in florida to breast feed their babies. it was an informal protest at a chi chcik-fil-a. last week a manager there apparently asked a mom to cover up after other customers complained. the woman said she was embarrassed by what happened. >> i was just overcome with, oh, my gosh. i didn't know what to do. i was so shocked. i said are you kidding me? you want me to cover up my towel with a towel? nobody else eats dinner with a towel on their head. >> the nursing moms say they wanted to make people aware of a state law that allows mothers to breast feed in public.

the restaurant manager has since apologized to the woman. the president's pick to be the next surgeon general is getting money from burger king because she serves on one of its advisory boards so is that a conflict of interest? brian todd reports on whether that may hurt her chance to serve in the obama administration. >> reporter: her passion for better health traces back to a mother who died of lung cancer, a brother who died of aids-related illness, a father who had diabetes. her impressive resume includes starting a clinic for low income people in rural alabama. dr. regina benjamin is president obama's nominee for surgeon general. >> i can be a voice in the movement to improve our nation's health care in a nation's health for the future. >> reporter: but questions are now being raised about that because dr. benjamin has also worked as an advisor to burger king. that's right, the home of the whopper. dr. benjamin is part of a nutritional advisory panel for

the fast food chain. officials at the department of health and human services say she used the position to advocate for lower sodium items on the menu and for calorie and fat information on packaging. but one nutritionist isn't convinced that benjamin's influence at burger king would change the culture there. >> in my experience the bottom line, that is the amount of food that gets sold is what counts, and public health doesn't really matter. it's considerably secondary if not even lower on the agenda of food corporations. >> reporter: burger king says it has introduced several nutritional items to its menu since the advisory board was formed last year, but what about conflict of interest? benjamin has gotten more than $20,000 to serve on a scientific advisory board for the giant food packaging company conagra. sales this year? $12.5 billion. in addition to the $so,010,000 s gotten for serving on the burger king board since last year.ical

believe she has any conflicts here. >> if she was being paid a penny for every whopper burger king sold, and if she was then sent out on a lecture tour of the united states where she would encourage physicians and nurses and nutritionists and educators to try to get their patients and school kids to eat as many whoppers as possible, if that was the arrangement, i'd say she would have a heck of a conflict of interest. i, personally, don't think she's going to have a problem at all. >> reporter: and health and human services officials tell us dr. benjamin will resign from the boards of burger king and conagra as soon as she's confirmed by the senate and will recuse herself from any matters dealing with those two companies for two years as part of her ethics agreement with the obama administration. brian todd, cnn, washington. an alligator that got into a tug of war with some kids in st. petersburg, florida has been caught. the kids were crab fishing when the rope ended up around the gator's mother. a mail carrier saw the kids

trying to pull it out of the water and called 911. a cop cut the rope. the gator got away until yesterday. >> the alligator is probably 275, maybe 300 pounds. you have a kid that's 100 pounds. you get in a tug of war and the alligator is not going to lose. there was a lot of potential there. we're kind of lucky this is where it stopped. >> apparently the agent was able to spot the gator because it still had the kids' rope wrapped around its mouth. amputee elephants walking again and teaching lessons about land mine dangers in asia. mosha was just 7 months old when her front right leg was destroyed by a land mine. she's been in a thai elephant hospital ever since healing and learning to walk with a prosthetic. this week mosha got a fancy new leg that will adjust as she grows. a 48-year-old elephant also lost her leg hauling wood at a logging camp near the mine-littered thai border with myanmar. she has been hobbling on three

legs for ten years. she's now been fitted for her own prosthetic. sci-fi scenes are hot at the box office right now but with two very different audiences and two opposite sides of the spectrum. it's hard and gritty alien fare versus soft and romantic time travel.