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it was certainly poorly advised but, you know, we can't control what the libyan government, the libyan people do. all we are in control of is what the scottish government and the scottish justice system can do. >> colonel gadhafi's son is flying to britain for his release. despite number 10 trying to distance itself from that decision but downing street has now weighed in warning libya how it handles his release will be looked at by everyone and will influence what countries think. but today, the conservative leader wrote to gordon brown, criticizing his failure to say what he thought of megrahi's return to libya, writing it is curious that, while others have commented, britain's own prime minister has not. i believe that the public are entitled to know what you think of the decision to release megrahi. one man, who's unlikely to be heading to libya, the duke of york. his plan to visit tripoli on a trade mission next months are

now being reconsidered. libya might have its man back. the uk might have hoped this would improve relations in trade but it's turned into a diplomatic mess. lucy manning, itv news, westminster. >> not surprisingly many are angry about scotland's decision to free the lockerbie bomber, especially true for the victims' families of course. one victim's brother says neither the u.s. or britain did enough to stop a megrahi's release. >> it's a wound, right and got torn open bit fact my brother's murderer was sent back and today salt poured into the wound making it worse. i have to say what bothers me the most it is almost as if the obama administration and brown administration have committed gross negligence now really upset this guy is back in libya. well, they should have stopped it before then. >> they could have. >> where does it say how do we approach terrorism going

forward? a terrible irony we have prisoners at guantanamo which i'm against not charged with anything. this guy has been convicted of murdering two 70 people and we send him home. >> al megrahi has prostate cancer and doctors say he only has three months to live. libya had accepted responsibilities and com say theed the victimss families. federal drug agents searched a beverly hills pharmacy yesterday in connection with the investigation into michael jackson's death. the dea says the agents were expected to seize pharmacy records. the pharmacy is in the same building as the office of jackson's dermatologist, that's dr. arnold klein. in an interview with cnn last month, he denied he had given jackson dangerous drugs. back to our top story hurricane bill moving up the east coast this weekend. meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on the storm. you mentioned were you in miami seeing the effects of it. >> absolutely. feeling the effects of rip

currents something people will deal with up and down the coast today from maine as far south even the florida keys they will have some effect in surf and the danger of rip currents. the storm, itself, very impressive on radar with winds of 105 miles an hour gusting to 125 but with very warm water ahead there is a chance it could strengthen again not out of the realm of comprehension for the storm to go to a major hurricane status, category 3 or so. the reason i say that, plenty of warm water ahead of it, in the 70s and 80s, 80s farther north it goes and once it gets east of new jersey hits an area of much cooler water where we should begin to see it deteriorate again. the latest path we have from the national hurricane center the storm gag bit more north and veering northeast. one of the reasons we anticipate the storm to actually weaken and stay away from the coast saturday, sunday, even into monday, is pretty simple. we've got a frontal boundary spinning through parts of new

england as far south as, say, parts of georgia and that frontal boundary driving eastward will keep the storm offer the eastern seaboard at least if the forecast is holding for now. that's the latest on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. last night,fy the first time brett favre called this his home stadium.

when their parents split they also split the kids apart. well now, 35 years later a brother and sister do this, they have finally been reunited. >> -- telling me to talk to my mom. >> i'm happy. it just makes me sad that he couldn't meet mom. >> that's the brother and sister right here, you know, don't need to look like each other. that's not. he's my brother. >> how they found each other after more than three decades apart.

moving can certainly take a toll on your back and your back pocket. hln money expert clark howard delivers a tip to prepare you and your wallet for the next move. >> are you moving this summer? well, let me tell you something about moving. you've got to be so careful and if you're moving from state to state, got to know there are lots of people out there who are really sleazy and are also very legitimate movers. the first place you should go is moving.org. you you go there and you will be at the website for the freight association for real movers. doesn't mean you'll always get a great move but puts you in the direction of dealing with something legit. then if you go a step further and only hire a certified mover, you're going to improve the chances that your move is going to be handled by somebody who treats you right. the two other things you've got to do. one, an estimate means nothing in the moving industry moving from state to state. the key word is "binding."

only a binding estimate caps what you're going to have to pay for a move. and next, you have to buy separate insurance in order to protect your items. without it, you're not covered. i'm clark howard. for more money-saving tips go to my website cnn.com/clarkhoward. really great advice you can use. you can get much more from clark today at noon. he's here every weekend on hln to help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a stranded hiker. you have to see how it all unfolded on the ledge of a canyon. this is hln.

we have amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker, who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into a narrow canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth but he is expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. the city of atlanta is emerging as a surprising new hub for the deadly mexican drug trade and as brooke baldwin reports, most of the illegal activity isn't happening on downtown streets. >> reporter: drugs, weapons and cold hard cash, it's lethal

combination fueling the mexican drug cartels and according to the drug enforcement administration, now a new city has emerged as the staging ground for this deadly trade. >> metro atlanta is a hub for business in the southeast. it's also a hub of operations for mexican organized crime. >> reporter: atlanta, prime real estate for drug distribution, according to the dea's top atlanta agent, who agreed to take cnn on a special aerial tour to illustrate how these deals go down, starting with the southern city's web of freeway. >> you can go east, west, north, south from metro atlanta moving shipments and drugs from the southwest border all the way up the eastern seaboard. >> before that can happen, the driver must wait here at truck stops just like this one, often in broad daylight. >> truck driver arriving to a place like this will then wait. it could be as soon as an hour. it could be two or three days. then they'll receive instructions. >> reporter: next, the driver

heads to a warehouse. he says there are plenty to pick from in atlanta. there, the drugs are parcelled out and sent to dealers throughout the u.s. but, the drivers aren't done. they use this same truck to smuggle money and guns back into mexico. in 2008, atlanta led the nation with $70 million in confiscated cash, according to the dea, and last september federal agents, along with local law enforcement rounded up 34 members of mexico's gold cartel in the atlanta area alone, part of a nationwide effort called "project reckoning." if you think drug cartels are keeping their high-dollar drug operations in the gritty inner city, think again. the dea says they prefer the suburbs, they move into quiet middle-class neighborhoods just like this where they set up stock stockpiling drugs and cash before distributing them. last july a group of men with cartel connections lured a drug dealer to this gwinnett county

home, chained him, beat him and demanded he pay the money he owed. the dea raided the home but it was too late. >> there's no doubt in my mind if we didn't act when we did, he would have been dead. >> three men got caught and pleaded guilty but the rest escaped. he says the explosive growth of hispanic immigrants in metro atlanta is yet another reason why mexican cartels here come here, allowing them to blend in and disappear enabling this deadly drug trade to rage on spreading roots in this southern city. brooke baldwin, cnn, atlanta. >> the atlanta mayor is apparently aware of the drug trafficking in her city but her office is quick to point out the majority of drug-related crime isn't happening downtown but in the city's suburbs at brooke baldwin pointed out. local law enforcement is working closely with the dea. officers agree atlanta is the number one hub on the east

coast. i'm larry smith. 1.2 billion dollars and change not a stimulus plan or economic boost for education but the price of the dallas cowboys' new stadium, the massive facility opened earlier this summer but the cowboys played their first exhibition game there last fight. flawless, right? not so fast. in the pregame warmups the tennessee tight tan punter is trying to hit the roof and he does. jerry joans, owner, on the right. maybe that shouldn't be a problem. only if guys are trying to hit it -- oh, this is during the game. uh-oh, some issues there. is the roof too low? problem. the cowboys won the game and got to fix that little issue with the roof. oh, well. three days after unretiring again making his vikings debut, holding the viking, his players, hug everybody, shaking hands -- not really. one completed pass, getting drilled here on the play.

favre at 39 years old still playing. the fight between the oakland raiders coaches investigated again by police assistant randy hanson ending up in the hospital with a broken bone in his faith in the scuffle. various head coaches says the head coach punched him and he denied reports. could shaquille o'neal have a new nickname shaq thief? the show pits o'neal versus pro athletes in their sports. o'neal denies stealing the idea although nash hired an ent entertainment lawyer as executive producer of the new show. hmmm, that's sports. >> health experts want to make sure folks are really getting the message. >> you are a germy mess making people sick, kapish.

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hurricane bill lost some strength overnight but waves from the storm are hammering beaches in the u.s. the impact bill could have on people living along the east coast. also, the lockerbie bomber is back in libya. his victims' families are voicing outrage over his release. u.s. and british leaders are showing disgust with the way he was welcomed home. you don't want to miss. this separated when they were young children, a brother and his long-lost sister are now back to together. their emotional reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday. hope you're having a great weekend so far. i'm susan hendricks.

we start with the weather this hour, hurricane bill has lost strength but forecasters are warning it is still a dangerous storm. right now bill is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. outer bands of the storm are already dropping rain on bermuda, where high surf from the storm is pounding local beaches there. also, high waves from the storm are being felt up and down the east coast of the u.s. the national weather service says dangerous surf conditions will last through the weekend. and the national hurricane center warns bill could regain strength as it passes between bermuda and the u.s. coast. bermuda may have been spared the worst of hurricane bill, but bermuda's weather service is cautioning people to remain on alert, to remain cautious. although the hurricane watch has been discontinued for the island, a tropical storm warning remains in effect there. forecasters say people living on the island can expect very strong winds, high seas, dangerous surf, and rip currents for the rest of the day.

of course, meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on hurricane bill, also. he'll be here in the next few moments to update the storm's strents and position. he is tracking it. stay with hln for your hurricane bill coverage. guards at a kentucky prison had to use tear gas to gets hundreds under control during a riot. prisoners started fires, damaged several buildings at north point training center last night, a medium security facility south of lexington. surprisingly, there weren't many injuries. >> right now, we're happy to report to you that the facility is secure. the inmates are accounted for. we have minimal injuries, which are still being assessed to the inmates. and, as far as we know right now, minimal, if any, injuries at all to any staff or department of corrections personnel. >> apparently, the riot started shortly after the warden announced he would ease restrictions on a lockdown. the lockdown had been in place

since tuesday when a group of inmates there assaulted two others in a fight over stolen property. you are looking at pictures of a deadly plane crash that happened in ohio last night. you see the plane there in the sky. the small plane barely missed a high school and crashed into a field. a football scrimmage was going on at the time. both people on board that plane were killed. the ohio state highway patrol says the plane crashed within minutes of taking off from an airport in southwestern ohio. we have new disturbing details about the killing of that former swimsuit model in california. the remains of jasmine fiore were so badly mutilated two law enforcement sources tell us investigators had to use the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. her nude body was found last weekend in a dumpster behind an apartment complex. an arrest warrant was issued for reality tv contestant ryan allen

jenkins, seen here. authorities have said they believe he is in canada. they were married back in march. cnn has been unable to confirm reports the marriage was annulled. the ugs u..s. and british governments condemning celebrations that welcome the lockerbie bomber back to libya. as lucy manning reports, the reaction could have a chilling effect on international relations. >> reporter: a mass murderer getting a hero's welcome. not just how many of the lockerbie relatives see it but how the government views it, too. rose petals, cheering crowds, flags, hugs from the leader's son. a world away from acting with the sensitivity that the prime minister had requested in a letter sent to colonel ka gaef yesterday. >> i see all of us, seeing those scenes on the television last night, found them pretty distasteful, frankful.

people should remember that this man was convicted of, you know, a very, very serious crime and remember the feelings of the families and friends of all those who died. >> reporter: relations with libya were supposed to be improving but the prime minister's letter, described as very short and to the point, was obviously pointless. in it, mr. brown reiterated that it was a scottish decision to release al megrahi. but even there, there was dismay at libya's behavior. >> i don't agree with the reception that mr. megrahi was given. i think it was insensitive and certainly poorly advised. but, you know, we can't control what the libyan government and libyan people do. all we can control is was the scott stitch government and system can do. >> reporter: his son to britain regarding his release despite number 10 trying to distance itself from that decision. but downing street has now weighed in warning libya how it

handles his release will be looked at everyone and will influence what countries think. but today the conservative leader wrote to gordon brown criticizing his failure to say what he thought of megrahi's return to libya writing it is curious that while others have commented, britain's own prime minister has not. i believe that the public are entitled to know what you think of the decision to release megrahi. one man who's unlikely to be heading to libya, the duke of york. his plan to visit tripoli on a trade mission next months are now being reconsidered. libya might have its man back. the uk might have hoped this would improve relations in trade but it's turned into a diplomatic mess. lucy manning, itv news, westminster. not surprisingly many are angry about scotland's decision to free the lockerbie bomber that. is especially true for the victims' families, of course. one victim's brother says neither the u.s. nor britain did

enough to stop al megrahi's release. >> it's a wound, right that, got torn open by the fact that my brother's murder was sent back to the country. and today, you've got salt being poured into the wound, just making it worse. and i have to say that what bothers me the most it's almost as if the obama administration and brown administration have committed gross negligence. now, they are really upset that this guy is back in lib yeah. well, they should have stopped it before then. >> and they didn't. >> what does it say how we approach terrorism going forward. what's a terrible irony, we have prisoners in guantanamo not charged with anything -- >> al megrahi has prostate cancer and doctors say he only has three months to live. libya had accepted responsibility for the bombing and compensated victims' families in a $2.7 billion deal. back to our top story hurricane bill moving up the east coast this weekend. meteorologist reynolds wolf is

keeping a close eye on the storm and, reynolds, you mentioned were you in miami seeing the effects of it. >> absolutely. f it. >> absolutely. feeling the effects of rip currents something people will deal with up and down the coast today from maine as far south even the florida keys they will have some effect in surf and the danger of rip currents. the storm, itself, very impressive on radar with winds of 105 miles an hour gusting to 125 but with very warm water ahead there is a chance it could strengthen again not out of the realm of comprehension for the storm to go to a major hurricane status, category 3 or so. the reason i say that, plenty of warm water ahead of it, in the 70s and 80s, 80s farther north it goes and once it gets east of new jersey hits an area of much cooler water where we should begin to see it deteriorate again. the latest path we have from the national hurricane center the storm gag bit more to the north and veering northeast. one of the reasons we anticipate the storm to actually weaken and stay away from the coast

saturday, sunday, even into monday, is pretty simple. we've got a frontal boundary spinning through parts of new england as far south as, say, parts of georgia and that frontal boundary driving eastward will keep the storm off the eastern seaboard, at least if the forecast is holding for now. that's the latest on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. brett favre played dozens of games in the metrodome stadium in minneapolis but last tight the first time he called it his home stadium.

a brother and sister were separated from one another when they were young children more than 30 years ago. they just found each other with the help of the internet with facebook.

christine dobbin with our affiliate in houston was on hand for the siblings' tearful and emotional reunion. >> so nervous. >> reporter: 35 years can be an awfully long time to wait for a reunion. >> going to be pretty special. >> reporter: tonight as william or billy joe sellers anticipated his sister's arrival, it seemed even longer. >> i just want to grab hold of her. >> reporter: as billy joe waited for with his wife urina. >> sweating really. >> and children chloe and landon for shelly's arrival. >> do you see her, do you see her yet? >> reporter: he told us about his journey to here. >> i didn't think they would acknowledge they had another brother because we were so little and separated. >> reporter: separated when he was about 7 years old. his father who didn't approve of his mother's lifestyle took him to texas and three other siblings stayed in europe. after years of searching earlier

this month he connected with his younger sister shan shon on facebook. she lives in belgium. >> when she was sending me pictures, a lot came back and my questions, i just -- i want to know about my mom. >> reporter: then a text message, she is here. >> we landed. she's here. >> reporter: their embrace at the airport. >> i see her. that's her. >> reporter: was felt by everyone around who realized whatever was happening was truly special. so many stories to catch up on, the pictures of their young lives billy joe has never even seen. >> -- were telling me i looked just like my mom. >> and i'm happy. it just makes me sad that he couldn't meet mom. >> >> reporter: while the years

passed the connection these two felt for each other never dimplsts every christmas party, whatever prayers said and billy joe in them. >> reporter: they have two decades of memories to share. >> that's a brother and sister right now. no need to -- don't need to look like each other, he's my brother. >> reporter: billy joe says a nine-day reunion is just the beginning. >> it's start. we've got the rest of our lives. we won't lose contact again, i promise you that. >> such an emotional story there. billy joe sellers plans to take his family to belgium next year. his mother died back in 2005. i'm larry smith. if all two-time retirees were el welcomed like this the world would be a better place, wouldn't it hoping to find the fountain of youth in minnesota. hugging on the viking, shaking hands with teammates, hi, by the way i'm brett, i haven't met you

yet, i got here tuesday. one pass and lilted play, gets drilled in this play. welcome back. aren't you glad you're not in mississippi riding on your john deere, trying to keep that connective playing streak alive. $845 million, the price of the chicago cubs, the venerable franchise. the founder of tdameritrade makes the buy. beer in your school colors an anheuser busch promotion dozens of colleges thinks crosses the line. the cans don't have school names or logos but come in school colors conveniently placed in campus towns. fellows how you would like to watch football in your home or office on nine 63-inch screens? that's what retired announcements john madden is having installed preparing to watch games from home for the

first time in 30 years. now, if i can just get him to invite me over on sunday. hmmm. that's sports. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a stranded hiker. you have to see how it all unfolded on the ledge of a canyon. this is hln.

we have pretty amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that help copter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into a narrow canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth but expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. federal regulators have shut down four more banks, the largest, warranty bank based in austin, texas. it had 162 branches in texas and california. it is, also, the third largest bank failure this year. and, by the way, that brings the total number of bank failures this year alone to 81.

the cash for clunkers program officially ends on monday night, just a few more days. but a key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means that many clunker deals can't be submitted on time. they say that the strap week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. -- japan agreed to make cuts to greenhouse gas emissions but instead the government says emotions have actually increased. morgan neill explains how they are taking action to make change in today's "eco solutions". >> reporter: when japan signed on to the kyoto protocols in 1997, it was with a sense of confidence. the country was seen as an

environmental leader and few doubted it could meet its target, a 6% cut from greenhouse gas emissions, below 1990 levels, by 2012. but, emissions haven't fallen, they've risen. according to go. figures, by 9% since 1990. though industrial emissions have fallen, those from transportation, commerce, and people's homes, have risen. in an effort to change that, japan's ministry of the environment is leading a campaign it calls "team minus 6%." the main message, conserve electricity. one of the ways they're doing that, trains like this one taking part in the cool biz campaign. they've got signs up throughout the trains saying in order to help out with global warming we're raising the temperature on the train by one degree. despite the sometimes oppressive summer heat, the ministry says people have responded well. more than three million people are strej terred as part of the t-minus 6 campaign, he says.

but critics like this environmental activist say the government's campaign is missing the point. 65 to 70% of the co2 emissions in japan come from power stations and big factories, she says. this is not something that can be dealt with by the t-minus 6 campaign. we need a proper strategy. with political parties, industry sectors and environmental groups all backing different positions, it's clear the debate over how to deal with japan's greenhouse gas emissions won't end with kyoto's 2012 deadline. morgan neill, cnn, tokyo. for much more in which nation about the kyoto protocols and other news about the environment you may be interested in, head to our web page, cnn.com/ecosolutions. health experts have warned people about the upcoming flu season but want to make sure folks are really getting the

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hurricane bill lost some strength overnight but waves from the storm are hammering beaches in the u.s. the impact bill could have on people living along the east coast. also, the lockerbie bomber is back in libya. his victims' families are voicing outrage over his release. u.s. and british leaders are showing disgust with the way he was welcomed home. you don't want to miss this. separated when they were young children, a brother and his long-lost sister are now back together. their emotional reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday, hope you're having a great weekend so far. i'm susan hendricks.

we start with the weather this hour, hurricane bill has lost strength but forecasters are warning it is still a dangerous storm. right now, bill is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. outer bands of the storm are already dropping rain on burr a new today where high surf from the storm is pounding local beaches there. . also high waves from the storm are being felt up and down the east coast of the u.s. the national weather service says dangerous surf conditions will last through the weekend. the national hurricane center warns bill could regain strength as it passes between bermuda and the sp the u.s. coast. the weather service is cautioning people to on alert and remain cautious. a tropical storm warning remains in effect there. forecasters say people living on the island can expect very strong winds, high seas, dangerous surf and rip currents

for the rest of the day. of course meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on hurricane bill, also. he'll be here in the next few molts to moments. stay tuned to hln for your hurricane bill coverage. prisoners started fires, damaged several buildings at north point training center last night. that is a medium security facility just south of lexington. surprisingly, there weren't many injuries. >> right now, we're happy to report to you that the facility is secure. the inmates are accounted for. we have minimal injuries which are still being assessed to the inmates and, as far as we know right now, minimal, if any, injuries at all to any staff or department of corrections personnel. >> apparently the riots started shortly after the warden announced he would ease restrictions on a lockdown. the lockdown had been in place

since tuesday when a group of inmates there assaulted two others in a fight over stolen property. you are looking at pictures of a deadly plane crash that happened in ohio last night. you see the plane there in the sky. the small plane barely missed a high school and crashed into a field. a football scrimmage was going on at the time. both people on board that plane were killed. the ohio state highway patrol says the plane crashed within minutes of taking off from an airport in southwestern ohio. we have new disturbing details about the killing of that former swim issuit model in california. the remains of jasmine fiore were so badly mutilated, two law enforcement sources tell us that investigators had to use the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. her nude body was found last weekend in a dumpster behind an apartment complex. an arrest warrant was issued thursday for reality tv contestant ryan alexander

jenkins seen here. authorities have said they believe he is in canada. jenkins and fiore were mayor'ed back in march. cnn has been unable to confirm reports that the marriage was annulled. the u.s. and british governments are condemning celebrations that welcomed the lockerbie bomber back to lib yeah. president obama calls them highly objectionable while british officials say they were distasteful, also distressing. the reaction could have a chilling effect on international relations. >> reporter: a mass murderer getting a hero's welcome. not just how many of the lockerbie bombing victims' relatives see it. a world away from acting with the sensitivity that the prime minister had requested in a letter sent to colonel gadhafi yesterday. >> i think all of us, seeing those scenes on the television last night, found them pretty distasteful, frankful. people should remember that this

man was convicted of, you know, of very, very serious crime and remember the feeling of the families and friends of all those who died. >> reporter: relations with libya were supposed to be improving. but, the prime minister's letter described as very short and to the point was obviously pointless. in it, mr. brown reiterated that it was a scottish decision to release al megrahi but even there there was i did may at library yeah's behavior. >> i don't agree with the reduction mr. megrahi was given, it was certainly poorly advised. but, you know, we can't control what the libyan government and the libyan people do. all we're in control of is what the scottish government and the scottish justice system can do. >> colonel gadhafi's son -- despite number 10 trying to distance itself from that decision but downing street has now weighed in warning libya that how it handles his release will be looked at by everyone

and will influence what countries think. but today, the conservative leader wrote to gordon brown criticizing his failure to say what he thought of megrahi's return to libya writing it is curious that while others have commented, britain's own prime minister has not. i believe that the public are entitled to know what you think of the decision to release megrahi. one man, who's unlikely to be heading to libya, the duke of york. his plan to visit tripoli on a trade mission next months are now being reconsidered. libya might have its man back, the uk might have hoped this would have improved relations in trade but it's turned into an diplomatic mess. li . hurricane bill is moving up the east coast this weekend. meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on the stoerl. you mentioned were you in miami feeling the effects of it.

of 105 miles an hour gusting to 125 but with very warm water ahead there is a chance it could strengthen again not out of the realm of comprehension for the storm to go to a major hurricane status, category 3 or so. still impressive on satellite and radar with winds of 105 miles an hour gusting to 125 but with very warm water ahead of it there is a chance it could strengthen again. certainly not out of the realm of compression for the storm to go back to a category 3 or so. the reason i say that, plenty of warm water ahead of it, in the 70s and 80s, 80s farther north it goes and once it gets east of new jersey hits an area of much cooler water where we should begin to see it deteriorate again. the latest path we have from the national hurricane center the storm going a bit more to the north and veering off to the northeast. one of the reasons we anticipate the storm to actually weaken and stay away from the coast saturday, sunday, even into monday, is pretty simple. we've got a frontal boundary spinning through parts of new england as far south as, say, parts of georgia and that

frontal boundary driving eastward will keep the storm off the eastern seaboard at least if the forecast is holding for now. that's the latest on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. brett favre played dozens of games in the metrodome stadium in minneapolis but last night the first time he called it his home stadium.

a brother and sister separated from one another as young children more than 30 years ago. they just found each other with the help of the internet, facebook. christine dobbin with our affiliate in houston was on hand

for the siblings' tearful and emotional reunion. >> so nervous. >> reporter: 35 years can be an awfully long time to wait for a reunion. >> going to be pretty special. >> reporter: tonight as william or, billy joe sellers anticipated his sister's arrival, it seemed even longer. >> i just want to grab hold of her and not let go. >> reporter: as billy joe wait with his wife and children for shelly's arrival. >> do you see her, do you see her yet? >> reporter: he told us about his journey to here. >> i didn't think they would acknowledge they had another brother because we so little when we were separated. >> reporter: separated when he was about 7 years old. his father who didn't approve of his mother's lifestyle took him to texas. three other siblings stayed with his mother in europe. >> i always wondered, you know, i always did, where are they. >> reporter: after a years of searching earlier this month he connected with his younger

sister, shannon on facebook. she live in belgium. >> -- my questions, you know, i want to know about my mom. >> reporter: then a text message. she is here. >> we landed. she's here. >> reporter: their embrace at the airport. >> i see her. >> reporter: was felt by everyone around, who realized whatever was happening was truly special. so many stories to catch up on. the pictures of their young lives billy joe has never even seen. >> telling me i looked just like my mom. >> and i'm happy t. just makes me sad that he couldn't meet mom. >> reporter: while the years have passed, the connection these two felt for one another never did. >> every christmas party or

wherever there's always been prayers said and billy joe's always been with them. >> reporter: the two have three decades of memories to share. >> that's the brother and sister right here. you don't need to look at -- look like each other, he's my brother. >> reporter: billy joe says a nine-day reunion is just the beginning. >> it's a start and we've got the rest of our lives, so we won't lose contact again, i promise you that. >> such an emotional story there. billy joe sellers plans to take his family to belgium next year. his mother died back in 2005. i'm larry smith. 1.1 billion dollars and change not a stimulus plan or economic boost for education but the price of the dallas cowboys new stadium. the massive facility opened earlier this summer but the cowboys played their first exhibition became there last night. it's flawless, right? well, maybe not. during the pregame, the punter

trying to hit the scoreboard that stands 100 feet, it hangs 100 feet above the field. he does that but the owner says only because he was trying to. that can't happen during a game -- or like that during the game hitting a scoreboard. oops, little problem with the design there, you've got to figure that out, all right open that before the september 13th opener, will you? brett favre, hugging vikings, shaking hands with vikings, he is a viking. favre, the 39-year-old future hall of famer completed only one pass in limited play. he drove here to a welcome back party as brett is back in the league. the fight between oakland raiders coaches now investigated again by police. the assistant randy hanson ended up in the hospital with a broken bone in his face. internet reports says the head

coach hit him, which he denies. could shaquille o'neal have another name. a show pits o'neal versus pro athletes in their respective sports. o'neal denies stealing the show idea although nash apparently hired an entertainment lawyer and is now listed as executive producer of the show. things that make you go hmmmmm. that's sports. just two hours south of san francisco monterey, california's aquarium offers a very unique look at marine life. you don't have to go far to fine great shopping and fine dining, as well, making it the perfect getaway. >> reporter: monterey, california has beautiful views of the coast and world famous

aquarium. >> we are very fortunate to be located on the edge of the monterey bay. >> the monterey bay aquarium's mission is to inspire ocean conservation. how better do that with 200 galleries dedicated to 25,000 plants and animals. >> reporter: step out of the aquarium and on to the pages of a john steinbeck novel. >> -- it used to be a fish packing plant. >> reporter: now filled with dozens of restaurants and plenty of places to shop. just outside town is the scenic 17-mile drive. the road skirts pebble beach and offers places to stop, take a photo or even have a picnic.

we have pretty amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at. this that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far

into a narrow canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth but he is expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. the cash for clunkers program officially ends on monday night, a few more days but a key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means many clunker deals can't be submitted on time. they say that the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. nurse practitioner and mother of six shares the same struggle as some 46 other million americans. she has no health insurance. so after being diagnosed with cancer and mortgaging her home to get treatment, she was determined to reach out to others in the same situation, to help others. faith coleman is today's

cnn hero. >> i've been completely without insurances. i've been unemployed and basically have no income. >> they told me i have breast cancer. i didn't have insurance so i came here. >> if they have no insurance and they have no money, what's going to happen to them? in 2003, i discovered that i had kidney cancer. i am a news practitioner, but i had no health insurance. i mortgaged my house to pay for the surgery. if this can happen to me, then certainly it can happen to anybody. i'm faith coleman, coy-founded a free clinic for americans who don't have health insurance. good morning, everybody we welcome every patient here who is unsuinsured and meets th federal poverty guidelines.

>> one of the best things that ever happened to me because i can truly empathize with patients. any questions at all? nothing? we all have the same rights. i'm sorry, the right to health care is just right up there with the rest of them. >> you can find out more about faith's work or any of our heroes' work on our website. . now, get this, you can see exclusive footage and get updates on facebook. health experts have been warning people about the upcoming flu season but want to make sure that folks are really getting the message. you will want to see some of the other home-made flu psas vying

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hurricane bill lost some strength overnight but waves from the storm are hammering beaches in the u.s. the impact bill could have on people living along the east coast. also, the lockerbie bomber is back in libya. his victims' families are voicing outrage over his release. u.s. and british leaders are showing disgust with the way he was welcomed home. you don't want to miss this. separated when they were young children, a brother and his long-lost sister are now back together. their e motional reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday, hope you are having a great weekend so far. i'm susan hendricks.

we start with the weather this hour. hurricane bill has lost strength but forecasters are warning it is still a dangerous storm. right now, bill is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. outer bands of the storm are already dropping rain on bermuda, where high surf from the storm is pounding local beaches there. also high waves from the storm are being felt up and down the east coast of the u.s. the national weather service says dangerous surf conditions will last through the weekend. the national hurricane center warns bill could regain strength as it passes between bermuda and the u.s. coast. bermuda may have been spared the worst of hurricane bill but bermuda's weather service is cautioning people o to remain alert and cautious. although the hurricane watch has been discontinued for the island a tropical storm warning remains in effect there. forecasters say people living on the island can expect very strong winds, high seas and

dangerous rip currents the rest of the day. of course, meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on hurricane bill and >> absolutely. will update the storm's strengths and position. se tracking it. stay with hln for your hurricane bill coverage. guards at a kentucky prison had to use tear gas to gets hundreds of inmates under control during a riot. a medium security facility south of lexington. surprisingly, there weren't many injuries. >> right now, we're happy to report to you that the facility is secure. the inmates are accounted for. we have minimal injuries, which are still being assessed to the inmates. and, as far as we know right now, minimal, if any injuries at all to any staff or department of corrections personnel. >> apparently the riots started shortly after the warden announced he would ease restrictions on a lockdown. the lockdown had been in place

since tuesday when a group of inmates there assaulted two others in a fight over stolen property. the church voted last night to allow non-celibate gays to serve in clergy positions and as lay leaders. the previous policy of the church allowed gays to serve as members of professional rosters only if they were celibate. the church is the third largest protestants denomination and represents about two percent of the u.s. population. you are looking at pictures of a deadly plane crash that happened in ohio last night. you see the plane there in the sky. the small plane barely missed a high school and crashed into a field. a fubl scrimmage was going on at the time. both people on board that plane were killed. the ohio state highway patrol says the plane crashed within minutes from taking off from an airport in southwestern ohio. we have now disturbing

details about the killing of that former swimsuit model in california. the remains of jasmine fiore were so badly mutilated, two law enforcement sources tell us that investigators had to use the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. her nude body was found last weekend in a dumpster behind an apartments complex. an arrest warrant was issued thursday for reality tv contestants ryan alexander jenkins, seen heemp. authorities have said they believe he is in canada. jenkins and fiore were married back in march. cnn has been unable to confirm reports the marriage was annulled. the u.s. and british governments are condemning celebrations that welcomed the lockerbie bomber back to lib yeah. president obama calls them highly objectionable while british officials said they were distasteful, also detressing. as reported, the reaction could have a chilling effect on international relations. >> reporter: a mass murderer

getting a hero's welcome. not just how many of the lockerbie relatives see it but how the government views it, too. rose petals, cheering crowds, flags, hugs from the leader's son a world away from acting with the sensitivity that the prime minister had requested in a letter sent to colonel gadhafi yesterday. >> i think all of us seeing those scenes on the television last night found them pretty distasteful, quite frankly. people should remember this man was convicted of a very, very serious crime and remember the feelings of the families and friends of all those who died. >> reporter: relations with libya were supposed to be improving but the prime minister's letter described very short and to the point was obviously pointless. in it mr. brown reiterated it was a scottish decision to release al megrahi but even there dismay at libya's behavior. >> i don't agree with the reception that mr. megrahi was given. i think it was insensitive.

it was certainly poorly advised but, you know, we can't control what the libyan government and libyan people do. all we're in control of is what the scottish government and the scottish justice system can do. >> reporter: colonel gadhafi's son -- to britain for his release. despite number 10 trying distance itself from that decision but now weighed in warning libya how it handles his release will be looked at everyone and will influence what countries think. but today, the conservative leader wrote to gordon brown criticizing his failure to say what he thought of megrahi's return to libya. writing, it is curious that while others have commented britain's own prime minister has not. i believe that the public are entitled to know what you think of the decision to release megrahi. one man, who's unlikely to be heading to libya, the duke of york. his plan to visit tripoli on a

trade mission next month are now being reconsidered. libya might have its man back. the u.s. might have hoped this would improve relations in trade but it's turned into a diplomatic mess. not surprisingly many people are angry about scotland's decision to free the lockerbie bomber, especially true for the victims families, of course. one victim's brother says neither the u.s. nor britain did enough to stop al megrahi's release. >> it's a wound, right, that got torn open by the fact that my brother's murderer was sent back to the country. and today you've got salt being poured into the wound, just making it worse. i have to say what bothers me the most it is almost as if the obama administration and brown administration have committed groesz negligence and now really upset this guy is back in libya. they should have stopped it before then. >> and they could have. >> -- a terrible irony, we've

got prisoners in guantanamo, which i'm against which haven't been charged with anything. this guy has been convicted of murdering 270 people and we sentence him home. >> doctors say he only has three months to live. libya accepted responsibility for the bombing and compensated the victims' families in a $2.7 deal. federal drug agents searched a pharmacy in connection into the investigation with michael jackson's death. dea says they were expected to si seize pharmacy records, in the same building as jackson's dermatologist. in an ver view with cnn last month he denied he had given him dangerous drugs. hurricane bill is moving up the coast this weekend. meter oral gist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on the store. you mentioned you were in miami

seeing the fengts effects of it. feeling the effects of rip currents something people will deal with up and down the coast today from maine as far south even the florida keys they will have some effect in surf and the danger of rip currents. the storm, itself, very impressive on radar with winds of 105 miles an hour gusting to 125 but with very warm water ahead there is a chance it could strengthen again not out of the realm of comprehension for the storm to go to a major hurricane status, category 3 or so. the reason i say that, plenty of warm water ahead of it, in the 70s and 80s, 80s farther north it goes and once it gets east of new jersey hits an area of much cooler water where we should begin to see it deteriorate again. the latest path we have from the national hurricane center the storm going to a bit more to the north and then veering off to the northeast. one of the reasons we anticipate the storm to actually weaken and stay away from the coast saturday, sunday, even into monday, is pretty simple. we've got a frontal boundary spinning through parts of new england as far south as, say, parts of georgia and that

frontal boundary driving eastward will keep the storm offer the eastern seaboard at least if the forecast is holding for now. that's the latest on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. brett favre played dozens of games in the met drodome stadium in minneapolis but last night the first time he called it his home stadium.

federal regulators shut down four more banks, the largest warranty bank that's based in austin, texas. it had 162 branches in texas and california.

it is also the third largest bank failure this year. by the way, that brings the total number of bank failures this year alone to 81. i'm larry smith. if all two-time retirees were welcomed bike this the world would be a better place, wouldn't it hoping to find the fountain of earth in minnesota, making his debut, hugging the vik cringe, shaking hands with teammates, by the way i'm brett, i just got here tuesday. he gets drilled on this play. brett favre trying to keep that connective games played streak alive, that record streak. 845 million dollars the pay of the chicago cubs. venral pran chis whose sales finally com petted. the founder of t.d. ameritrade. beer in your school colors a

promotion that dozens of colleges think crosses the line and would promote bing-- drinking and underage drinking. they come in school colors in campus towns. fellows how you would like to watch football in your home or office on nine 63-inch screens? that's what retired announcer john madden is having installed as he preparing to watch games from home the first time in 30 years. if i can just get him to invite me over on sunday. hmmm. that's sports. -- they also split them apart, now 35 years later a brother and sister have finally been reunited, billy joe seller used facebook to find his sister, living in europe, and they met each other this week in houston. there's their reunion. their only regret, this came four years after their mother died.

>> -- was telling me i look just like my mom. >> and i'm happy t. just makes me sad he couldn't meet mom. >> that's the brother and cities ter right here. you don't need to look like each other, that's nothing, he's my brother. >> the long-lost siblings will spend nine days getting to know each other in houston. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a stranded hiker. you have to see how it all unfolded on the ledge of a contain yon. this is hln.

we have pretty amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker, who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into the canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth, but he is expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. the cash for clunkers program officially ends on

monday night, just a few more days. but a key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means that many clunker deals can't be submitted on time. they say that the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. the city of atlanta is emerging as a surprising new hub for the deadly mexican drug trade and as brooke ball win reports, most of the illegal activity isn't happening on downtown streets. >> reporter: drugs, weapons and cold hard cash, a lethal combination fueling the mexican drug cartels and according to the drug enforcement administration, now a new city has emerged as the staging ground for this deadly trade. >> metro atlanta is hub for businesses in the southeast. it's also a hub of operations for mexican organized crime. >> reporter: atlanta, prime real

estate for drug distribution according to the dea's top atlanta agent, rodney vincent. 'greed to take cnn on a special aerial tour to illustrate how these deals go down starting with the southern cities' web of freeways . the driver must wait here, at chuck strops just like this one. austin, in broad day says light. >> a truck diver arriving to a place like this will then wait. it could be as soon as an hour. it could be two or three days then they'll receive instructions. >> next, the driver heads to a warehouse. vincent says there is plenty to pick from in atlanta. there the drugs are parcelled out and sent to dealers throughout the u.s. but the drivers aren't done. they use this same truck to smuggle money and guns back into mexico. in 2008, atlanta led the nation with $70 million in confiscated

cash according to the dea and last september, if edral agents, along with local law enforcement rounded up 34 members of mexico's atlanta area alone, part of a nationwide effort called "project reckoning." if you think that the drug cartels are keeping the drug operations in the gritty inner city, think again. the dea says they prefer the suburbs and prefer a quiet middle-class suburb like this where they can stockpile drugs and cash before distributing them. last july, a group of men with cartel connections lured a rhode island drug dealer to this home, and chained him and beat him and held him hostage demanding he pay $300,000 they say he owed. the dea raided the home before it was too late. >> there is no doubt in my mind that if we didn't act when we did, he would have been dead. >> reporter: three men got caught and pleaded guilty, but the rest escaped.

vincent says that the explosive growth of hispanic immigrants in metro atlanta is another reason why the mexican cartels come here to allow them to blend in and disappear and enabling the deadly drug trade to rage on affecting this group in the southern city. brook baldwin, cnn, atlanta. well, atlanta mayor shirley franklin is aware of the drug trafficking in her city, but she is quick to point out that the majority of the crime is not downtown, but in the suburbs as brook baldwin pointed out. local law enforcement is working closely with the dea and officers agree that atlanta is the number one hub on the east coast. health experts have been warning people about the yuch coming flu season, but they want to make sure you are getting the message. >> you are making people sick, capisce? >> you will want to see some of the groups vying for a big prize. ñññoññ ooññyñq

hurricane bill lost some strength overnight, but waves from the storm are hammering beaches in the u.s. the impact bill could have on people living along the east coast. also, the lockerbie bomber is back in libya, and his victims' families are voicing outrage over the release, and u.s. and british leaders are showing disgust with the way he was welcomed home. you don't want to miss this. separated when they were young children, a brother and his long lost sister are now back together. their emotional reunion. welcome to hln on this saturday. hope you are having a great weekend so far, i'm susan

hendric hendricks. we start with weather. hurricane bill has lost strength, but forecasters are warning, it is a dangerous storm. right now bill is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. outer bands of the storm are dropping rain on bermuda where the high surf from the storm is pounding local beaches there. also, the high waves from the storm are being felt up and down the east coast of the u.s. the national weather service says dangerous surf conditions will last through the weekend. the national hurricane weather center says that bill could lose strength as it passes from bermuda to the u.s. coast. and the worst may be from hurricane bill, but there is a hurricane watch discontinued for the island of bermuda. a tropical storm warning is in effect there. people living on the island can expect strong winds and dangerous seas and rip currents

for the rest of the day. of course, meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping an eye on hurricane bill. he will be here in the next few moments to update us on the strength and the position. he is tracking it. stay with hln for the hurricane bill coverage. guards at a kentucky prison had to use tear gas to get hundreds of inmates under control in a riot. they damaged several buildings in the building before. it is a minimum security facility in lexington, and surprisingly, there were not many injuries. >> right now, we are happy to report the you that the facility is secure, and the inmates are accounted for. we have minimal injuries which are still being a ssessed to th inmates, and as we know right now minimal injuries to staff and department of corrections personnel. >> this happened after the

warden announced he would ease restrictions after a lockdown. that resulted because two inmates started a fight over stolen property. and now the church voted last night to allow nonsell bat g gays to serve in clergy position and lay leaders. the previous policy of the church allowed gays to serve as members of professional rosters only if they were sell bat. and that only represents two percent of the church's population. and now you see a deadly plane crash in ohio. a small plane barely missed a high school and crashed into the field. a football scrimmage was going on at the time, and both people on board that plane were killed. the ohio state patrol says that the plane crashed within minutes of taking off from an airport in

southwestern ohio. we have new disturbing details of the killing of the former swimsuit model in california. the remains of jasmine fiore were so badly mutilated that two law enforcement investigators tell us that they had to use serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. her body was found last week in a dumpster behind a apartment complex. a warrant has been issued for ryan jenkins for the murder. authorities believe he is last seen in canada. cnn is unable to report that the marriage between them last march has been annulled. britain and u.s. are condemning the celebrations welcoming to lockerbie bomber back to libya. britain's prime minister said they were chilling, and the celebration could have effect on

relations. >> reporter: the warm welcome for the lockerbie bomber. rose pet ales and hugs and fl flags, and the lack of sensitivity that was sent to the colonel from colonel khadafy yesterday. >> people should remember that this man was convicted of a very, very serious man. you should remember the feelings of the friends and families of all of those who died. >> reporter: relations with libya were to be improving, but the prime minister's letter was described short and to the point was pointless. but mr. brown announced it is the scottish decision to release mr. mall gras himagrahe, but we

control what the libyan people do, but we can control what the scottish government and world can do. >> reporter: britain is upset about the release, but they are trying to distance itself from the decision, but downing street has weighed in, warning libya that how it handles his release will be looked at by everyone, and it will influence what countri countries' think. but the leader wrote to gordon brown saying he failed to say what he thought of al megrahi's return. i believe that the public are entitled to know what you think of the decision to releaease megrahi. one man who is unlikely to visit the duke of york. his trip for a trade mission

next month are now reconsidered. libya may have the man back, but the uk might have hoped this would improve relations in trade, but it has turned into a diplomatic mess. lucy manning, itv news, westminster. not surprising that many people are angry about scotland's decision to release the libyan bomber, and that is especially true of the victim's families, of course. one brother said that neither the u.s. nor britain did enough to stop al megrahi's release. >> well, it is a wound torn open because of the release, and today, it is salt poured into wound making it worse. i have to say that what bothers me the most is that it is if the obama and the brown administration have committed gross negligence and now they are upset that the guy is back in libya, and well, they should havep stopped it before. >> and they could have. >> and what does that say about how we approach terrorism going

forward. what a terrible irony. we have prisoners in guantanamo who have not been convicted of anything, and this guy was convicted of murdering 270 people, and we sent him home. >> he has prostate cancer and doctors say he has only months to live. they have compensated victims' family in a $207 billion deal. yesterday, dea searched a pharmacy in connection with michael jackson's death. the dea says that the agents were to seize pharmacy records. the pharmacy in in the same building as jackson's dermatologist dr. arnold klein. in an interview last month with cnn, he denied he had given jackson dangerous drugs. the government's huge economic stimulus package was designed to create jobs, but did you also know that it may help create shorter lines at the

airport? this morning our money expert jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. >> hey, i hope you are relaxings on the summer weekend yochl vu to take your shoes off at the airport, but there are improvements on the way to get you on to the plane faster. add some new technology to massive government money, and if nay pr going to use the taxpayer money, they should use it so you can see it and that could mean shorter lines at airplanes next year. the tax stimulus has new money that is earmarked for new airport gear. the x-ray machines will show a lot more to the agents which means they won't have to take your bag and unzip it and go through your carry-on which is a huge reason for the long security lines. plus, they are also going to get gear that does a better job of detecting liquid and gel explosives. so, maybe we are going to be able to carry on the lotions and poegs and liquids again. but, yes, you will have to take

off your shoes. i'm jennifer westhoven, looking out for you. could save you some time. thank you, jen. you can get more money advice from jennifer each weekday on "morning express with robin meade" at 10:00 eastern. hurricane bill is moving up the east coast and meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on the storm, and you mentioned you were in miami feeling the effects. >> yes, the effects of the rip currents which is something that the people are going to be dealing with up and down the coast from maine to the florida keys and they will have some effect of the surf and rip currents, but the storm, itself, is impressive on the radar with winds up to 105 miles an hour and gusting up to 125. there is a chance that the storm could strengthen again, so it is not out of the realm of comprehension for the storm to go up to a major hurricane status back to category 3 or so, and the reason i say that is because of the plenty warm water ahead of it. water temperatures in the 80s the farther it goes into a few

spots, and then east of new jersey, then it hits an area of cooler water where we should begin to see the storm deteriorate again. now, the latest from the national hurricane center has the storm veering off to the northeast, and one reason we anticipate the storm to weaken and stay away from the coast as we get into saturday, sunday and monday is simple. we have a frontal boundary actually extending through parts of new england as far south as parts of georgia and it is that frontal boundary driving eastward to keep the storm off of the eastern seaboard, at least that is how the forecast is holding for now. that is the latest on the forecast, and i'm reynolds wolf for hln. brett favre has played many games in the met redome in minneapolis, but last night is the first time he called it his home stadium.

a brother and sister were separated from one another when they were young children more

than 30 years ago. they just found each other with the held of the internet with facebook. christine dob bin with our affiliate from houston was on hand for the siblings' tearful and joyful reunion. >> i was so nervous. >> reporter: 35 years can be an awfully long time to wait for a reunion. >> it is going to be special. >> reporter: tonight william or billy joe sellers anticipated the sister's arrival, it seemed longer. >> i want to grab hold and not let go. >> reporter: as he waited with his wife -- and children chloe and lannan for the arrival, he told us about the journey to here. >> i didn't they they would acknowledge a brother, because were were so little when we were separated. >> reporter: he was separated at 7 years old, and his father who did not approve of the mother's lifestyle took him to texas, and

three other siblings were taken to europe. >> i always wondered where they were. >> reporter: after years of searching earlier this month, he connected with his sister shannon on facebook, and she lives in belgium. >> when she was sending me pictures, a lot came back, and my questions, i want to know about my mom. >> reporter: and then a text message. she is here. >> we landed. she is here. >> reporter: their embrace at the airport -- >> i see her. that is her. >> oh! oh, my goodness. >> reporter: it was felt by everyone around who realized that whatever was happening was truly special. so many stories to catch up on, and the pictures of their young lives that billy joe has never seen. >> the first thing that she was telling me is that i look just like my mom.

>> i am so happy. it is just makes me sad that he could not meet mom. >> reporter: while the years have passed the connection that the two felt for one another never did. >> every christmas party or whatever, it has been a prayer said and billy joe has always been thought of. >> reporter: and the two have decades of memories to share. >> that is the brother and sister here to look like each other. he is my brother. >> reporter: and billy joe says that the nine-day reunion is a beginning. >> it is a start. we have the rest of our lives, so we won't lose contact again, i promise you that. >> such an emotional story, there and our thanks for the report from our affiliate from houston. now they plan to take a trip to belgium next year, but his mother died back in 2005. i'm larry smith, and $1.1 billion and change. it is not a stimulus plan or economic boost for education, but the price of the dallas

cowboy's new stadium. the massive facility opened up earlier this summer, but the first exhibition game was played last night. it is flawless, right? well, maybe not. in the pregame the tennessee titan's punter tried to hit the scoreboard that is hanging 100 feet above the field, and he does that, but jerry jones says he tries to, and that cannot happen in a game like this, during a game, hitting the scoreboard, oops, a little problem with the design there. we have to figure that out, oh, yeah, okay, we will work that out before september 13th opener, okay, jerry. three days after un-retiring again, brett favre hugging vikings and shaking hands with vikings and making his debut favre the future hall of famer completed one pass and one play and he just got to the team on tuesday, and getting drilled here with a welcome back party as brett is back in the league, yet again. and that fight between the two oakland raiders' coaches is being investigated again by

police. randy hanson ended up in the hospital with a broken bone in his face after the fight on august 5th. they say that the head coach punched him, but the head coach has denied hitting him. could shaquille o'neal have a new nickname? steve nash says that the all-star's center new series is an idea he had a year ago. the show pits shaquille against pro athletes in the respective sports. nash hired an entertainment lawyer and is now listed as an executive producer for the show. things that make you go hmm in sports. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a strand hiker. you have to see how it all unfolded on the ledge of a kn yon. this is hln.

we have amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker, who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into a narrow canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out.

now, he knocked out most of his teeth, but he is expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. federal regulators have shutdown four more banks and the largest is warranty bank based in austin, texas. it had 162 branchs in texas and california. it is also the third largest bank failure this year. by the way, that brings the total number of bank failures this year alone to 81. the cash for clunkers program officially ends monday night, a few more days, but a key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says that problems with the government's computer application system means that many of the clunker deals cannot be submitted on time. they say that the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. hoult experts are warning

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massachusetts is under a tropical storm warning as hurricane bill makes its way towards the east coast. people in florida to new england are already bracing for rip tides from the storm. right now bill's winds are about 105 miles an hour, and pretty powerful, but they are expected to pick up more speed tomorrow. south korea's unification leader and north korea's unity leader met today. it is the first contact they have had in nearly two years. it is a sign maybe that the tensions of the two nations are easing a bit. it is the first full day of ramadan for the world's 1.5 billion muslims. they will spend the next month in prayer, and sunrise to sunset

fast. those are stories that are making headlines here on hln. i am so glad you are with us. i'm susan hendricks. hurricane bill will produce deadly rip tides, and reynolds wolf will tell you what to do if you happen to get caught in one. >> reporter: here in the florida east coast, conditions are not better, and partly cloudy skies and people are enjoying themselves and you would never know that a major hurricane is brewing. of course we don't have the rain flow here, there is still the threat of the storm, and that is rip currents. so the question is, what is a rip current? well, for the answer, we go over to geo zranno, and what is it? >> it is is a channel of water which happens when we have easterly winds 10 miles sustain and we have water that accumulates against the shoreline, and the channel of water pulls it back to sea.

>> reporter: when an increased volume of water is pushed toward the shoreline by a tropical storm or nor'easter, it rapidly takes it back to earth, creating a channel, and a swimmer caught in the conveyor is caught at the mercy, and the key to survival is to remain calm. so the key is not to panic. >> do not panic. >> reporter: it sounds easier said than done. we will try it out for ourselves. five minutes later and 50 yards off shore, there is a ebb and flow of the ocean's rhythm, but not a strong outflow current. the lifeguard is with me, and he says if carried away from the beach, the best course of action is to swim parallel to the shoreline and out and not against the rip current. when free from current's grip, slowly swim to shore. larry also said that the best way to avoid problems is to use common sense. look at the flag that the lifeguards have up. >> they are aware of the conditions, and always swim near

a lifeguard tower and if you are not a strong ocean swimmer, stay clear of the water on a stormy day. >> reporter: so when in doubt, don't go out. there you go. >> yes. >> and thank you, reynolds wolf, for that report out of miami. he is also watching hurricane bill's movement today, and we will check in with him throughout the day, and stay tuned to hln for the hurricane coverage. guards at a kentucky prison had to use tear gas to get hundreds of inmates under control in a riot. they damaged several buildings at a training center last night. it is a medium security facility south of lexington, and surprisingly, there weren't many injuries. >> right now we are happy to report to you that the facility is secure, and the inmates are accounted for. we had minimal injuries still being assessed to tin mates. as far as we know right now, the minimal, if any, injuries another all to any staff or department of corrections' personnel.

apparently, the riots started shortly after the warden announced he would ease restrictions on a lockdown. the lockdown had been in place since tuesday when a group of inmates there assaulted two others in a fight over stolen property. as long as gays are in a lifelong and monogamous relationships, they can serve as clergy in the nonevangelical lutheran churches. the church voted last night to allow gays to serve as members of professional rosters only if they were celibate. that would only represent about 2% of the u.s. population. you are looking at pictures of a deadly plane crash that happened in ohio last night. you see the plane in the sky. the small plane barely missed a high school and crashed into a field. a football scrimmage was going on at the time, and both people aboard the plane were killed.

the ohio state highway patrol says that the plane crashed minutes within taking off from an airport in southeastern ohio. and british and american officials are condemning the homecoming welcome of lockerbie bomber al megrahmegrahi. many believe they should have done more to keep him from being released in the first place. >> it is a wound that is torn open because my brother's murder is sent back. and todayings you have salt poured into the wound making it worse. i have to say that what bothers me the most is as if the obama and the brown administration have committed gross negligence. now they are upset that this guy is back in libya. well, they should have stopped it before that. >> and they could have? >> yeah, and what does it say about how we approach terrorism

going forward. a terrible irony, we have prisoners in guantanamo which i am against who have not been charged with anything, and this guy is convicted of murdering 270 people, and we send him home. >> he has prostate cancer and doctors say he has three months to live. libya accepted responsibility for the bombing and compensated victims' family in a $2.7 billion deal. we have disturbing details of the murder of a former swimsuit model in california. the remains of jasmine fiore were so badly mutilated, two sources tell us that investigators had to use the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. her nude body was found in a dumpster behind an apartment complex. a warrant was issued for the arrest of ryan jenkins who is pictured here. they were married back in march, but cnn has been unable to

confirm that the marriage was annulled. federal drug agents searched a beverly hills pharmacy yesterday in connection with the investigation into michael jackson's death. now the dea says that the agents were expected to seize pharmacy records. the pharmacy is in the same building as the office of jackson's dermatologist, and that is dr. arnold klein. in an interview with cnn last month, klein denied he had given jackson a dangerous drug. the government's huge economic stimulus package was designed to help create jobs, but did you also know it may help create shorter lines at the airport? this morning our money expert jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. hey, i hope you are relaxing on the summer weekend. you are still going to have to take your shoes off at the airport, but there rim provmtar improvements on the way to help you get into the plane faster.

hey, if the government is going to spend your money, they should use it in a way you will see it which could mean shorter lines at the airport by next year. the stimulus tax plan has new money earmarked for new airport gear. the new x-ray machines will show more to the agents which means they won't have to take your bag and unzip it and physically go through your carry-on which is a huge reason for the long security lines. plus, they are also going to get gear that does a better job the detect liquid and gel explosives. so, maybe we are going to be able to carry on our lotions and potions and liquids again. but, yes, you will still have to take off your shoes. i'm jennifer westhoven looking out for you. could save you some time. thank you, jen. you can get great advice from jennifer each morning with robin mead from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. eastern. brett favre has played many

games in the metrodome, but last night is the first time he called it his home stadium.

when their parents split up, they also split them apart. well, now, 35 years later, a brother and sister have finally been reunited. billy joe seller used facebook to find his sister shannon who was living in europe. they met each other in houston this week. there is the reunion. their only regret is that this came four years after their mother died. >> first thing she was telling me is that i look just like my mom. >> i'm happy. it just makes me sad that he

could not meet mom. that is the brother and sister right here, and you know, to look like each other. he is my brother. >> reporter: the long lost siblings will spend nine days getting to know each other in houston. billy joe sellers plans to take his family to belgium next year. i'm larry smith. of all of the two-time retirees were welcomed like this, the world would be a better place. brett favre hoping to find the fountain of youth in minnesota. he made the debut last night and hugging on the vikings and shaking hands and hi, i'm brett, but i have not met you yet, because i just got here tuesday. he got drilled on this play, and hey, welcome back. aren't you glad you are not in mississippi riding on your john deere. brett favre trying to keep the record streak alive. by the way, $185 million is the price tag of the chicago cubs. the sale finally completed. the founder of tdameritrade

made the deal. beer in your school coll lorlo -- co colors? well, many universities and colleges are upset about the anheuser-busch promotion. hey, fellows, how would you like to watch football in your home or office on 63-inch screens, nine of them. now, if i could get him into vit me over on sunday. that is sports. well, moving can certainly take a toll on your back and your back pocket. hln money expert clark howard delivers a tip to prepare you and the wallet for the next move.

>> are you moving this summer? well, let me tell you something about moving. you have to be so careful, and if you are moving from state-to-state, you have to know that there are people out there who are really sleazy and also very legitimate movers. first place you should go is moving.org and you go there and you are at the website of the trade association of real movers, and that does not always mean you will get a great move, but it put yos new the direction of dealing with someone legit. if you go a step further and only hire a certified mover, you are going to improve the chances that your move is going to be handled by spb who treomebody w you right. two other things that you have to do. estimate means nothing in the moving industry. only binding estimate means anything. secondly, you have to buy separate insurance in order to protect your items and without it, you are not covered. i'm clark howard.

for more money-saving tips go to my website cn.com/clarkhoward. you can get more advice from clark everyday at noon. he is here to help you save more and spend less and avoid from getting ripped off. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a stranded hiker. you have to see how it all unfoaled on the canyon.

we have pretty amazing video we want to share of you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into a narrow canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth, but he expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. federal regulators have shutdown four more banks, the largest, warranty bank based in austin, texas. it had 162 branches in texas and california. it is also the third largest

bank failure this year. by the way, that brings the total number of bank failures this year alone to 81. the cash for clunkers program officially ends monday night, a few more days. but a key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says that problems with government's computer application system means that many clunker deals cannot be submitted on time. they say that the extra week gives them more flexibility, and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. the city of atlanta is emerging as a surprising new hub for the deadly mexican drug trade, and as brooke baldwin reports, most of the illegal activity is not happening on downtown streets. >> reporter: drugs, weapons and cold hard cash is a lethal combination fueling the mexican drug cartels, and according to the drug enforcement administration, a new city has emerged as the staging ground

for this deadly trade. >> metro atlanta is a hub for businesses of the southeast, and also a hub of operations for mexican and organized crime. >> reporter: atlanta, prime real estate for drug distribution, according to the dea's top atlanta agent rodney vincent. he agreed to take cnn on a special aerial tour to illustrate how the deals go down, starting with the southern city's web of freeways. >> you can go east, west, north, south, per metro atlanta, and moving the shipment of drugs through the border up through the eastern seaboard. >> reporter: before that can happen, they have to wait at truck stops just like this one, and often in broad daylights. >> the truck drivers will arrive at a place like this and it could be an hour or two or three days and then they will receive instructions. >> reporter: then they head to warehouses, and they say there is plenty to pick from in atlanta. there the drugs are parcelled out and sent to dealers

throughout the u.s. but the drivers are not done. they use the same truck to smuggle money and guns back into mexico. in 2008, atlanta led the nation with $70 million in confiscated cash according to the confisca cash, according to the dea. last september, federal agents rounded up 34 members of mexico's gold cartel in the atlanta area alone, part of a nationwide effort called project reckoning. if you think drug cartels are keeping their high drug operations in the gritty inner cities, think again. they prefer the suburbs. they move in a quiet, middle class neighborhood just like this one where they set up shop stock piling drugs and cash before distributing them. last july, a group of men with cartel connections lured a rhode island drug dealer to this home. they chained him, beat him and held him hostage, demanding he pay $300,000 they say he owed. the dea raided the home before it was too late.

>> there is no doubt in my mind if we didn't act when we did, he would have been dead. >> reporter: three men got caught and pleaded guilty, but the rest escaped. the explosive growth of hispanic immigrants in metro atlanta is yet another reason why mexico cartels come here, allowing them to blend in and disappear, enabling this deadly drug trade to rage on, spreading roots through this southern city. brook baldwin, cnn, atlanta. >> atlanta mayor shirley franklin is apparently aware of the drug trafficking in her city, but her office is quick to point out the drug-related kwims isn't happening downtown but in the city suburbs as pointed out. local law enforcement is working closely with the dea. officers agree that atlanta is the number one hub on the east coast. health experts have been warning people about the upcoming flu season, but they want to make sure folks are really getting the message. >> your jeremy mess are making

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hurricane bill lost some strength overnight. waves are hammering beaches in the u.s. the impact bill could have on people living on the east coast. also the lockerbie bomber is back in libya. his victims' families are voicing outrage over his release. u.s. and british leaders are showing disgust the way he was welcomed home. you don't want to miss this. separated when they were young children, a brother and his long-lost sister are now back together. their emotional union. welcome to hln on this saturday. hope you are having a great weekend so far.

i'm susan hendricks. we start with the weather this hour, hurricane bill has lost strength but forecasters are warning it is still a dangerous storm. right now, bill is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. outer bands of the storm are already dropping rain on bermuda where high surf from the storm is pounding local beaches there. also high waves from the storm are being felt up and down the east coast of the u.s. the national weather service says dangerous surf conditions will last through the weekend. the national hurricane center warns bill could regain strength as it passes between bermuda and the u.s. coast. >> bermuda may have been spared the worst of hurricane bill, but they are cautioning people to remain alert on the cautions. a tropical storm warning remains in effect there. forecasters say people living on the island can expect very strong winds, high seas, dangerous surf and rip currents for the rest of the day. of course meteorologist

reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on hurricane bill, also. he'll be here in the next few moments to update us on the storm's strength and position. he is tracking it. stay with hln for your hurricane bill coverage. guards at a kentucky prison had to use tear gas to get hundreds of inmates under control at a fire. prisoners started fires, damaged several buildings at north point training center last night. that is a medium security facility just south of lexington. surprisingly, there weren't many injuries. >> right now, we're happy to report to you that the facility is secure. the inmates are accounted for. we have minimal injuries which are still being assessed to the inmates, and as far as we know right now, minimal, if any injuries at all, to any staff or department of corrections personnel. >> apparently the riots started shortly after the warden announced he would ease restrictions on a lockdown. the lockdown had been in place since tuesday when a group of

inmates there assaulted two others in a fight over stolen property. the church voted last night to allow non-celibate gays to serve in clergy positions and as lay leaders. the previous policy of the church allowed gays to serve as members of professional rosters only if they were celibate. the church is the third largest protestants denomination and represents about two percent of the u.s. population. you are looking at pictures of a deadly plane crash that happened in ohio last night. you see the plane there in the sky. the small plane barely missed a high school and crashed into a field. a football scrimmage was going on at the time. both people on board that plane were killed. the ohio state highway patrol says the plane crashed within minutes from taking off from an airport in southwestern ohio.

we have new disturbing details about the killing of that former swimsuit model in california. the remains of jasmine fiore were so badly mutilated, two law enforcement sources tell us that investigators had to use the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. her nude body was found last weekend in a dumpster behind an apartment complex. an arrest warrant was issued thursday for reality tv contestant ryan alexander jenkins, seen here. authorities have said they believe he is in canada. jenkins and fiore were married back in march. cnn has been unable to confirm reports the marriage was annulled. the u.s. and british governments are condemning celebrations that welcomed the lockerbie bomber back to libya. president obama calls them highly objectionable while british officials said they were distasteful, also distressing. as reported, the reaction could have a chilling effect on international relations. >> reporter: a mass murderer getting a hero's welcome.

not just how many of the lockerbie relatives see it but how the government views it, too. rose petals, cheering crowds, flags, hugs from the leader's son a world away from acting with the sensitivity that the prime minister had requested in a letter sent to colonel gadhafi yesterday. >> i think all of us seeing those scenes on the television last night found them pretty distasteful, quite frankly. people should remember this man was convicted of a very, very serious crime and remember the feelings of the families and friends of all those who died. >> reporter: relations with libya were supposed to be improving but the prime minister's letter described very short and to the point was obviously pointless. in it mr. brown reiterated it was a scottish decision to release al megrahi but even there dismay at libya's behavior. >> i don't agree with the reception that mr. megrahi was given. i think it was insensitive.

it was certainly poorly advised but, you know, we can't control what the libyan government and libyan people do. all we're in control of is what the scottish government and the scottish justice system can do. >> reporter: colonel gadhafi's son thanked britain for his release. despite number 10 trying distance itself from that decision but now weighed in warning libya how it handles his release will be looked at everyone and will influence what countries think. but today, the conservative leader wrote to gordon brown criticizing his failure to say what he thought of megrahi's return to libya. writing, it is curious that while others have commented britain's own prime minister has not. i believe that the public are entitled to know what you think of the decision to release megrahi. one man, who's unlikely to be heading to libya, the duke of york. his plan to visit tripoli on a trade mission next month are now

being reconsidered. libya might have its man back. the u.k. might have hoped this would improve relations in trade, but it's turned into a diplomatic mess. lucy manning, westminster. not surprisingly many people are angry about scotland's decision to free the lockerbie bomber, especially true for the victims families, of course. one victim's brother says neither the u.s. nor britain did enough to stop al megrahi's release. >> it's a wound, right, that got torn open by the fact that my brother's murderer was sent back to the country. and today you've got salt being poured into the wound, just making it worse. i have to say what bothers me the most it is almost as if the obama administration and brown administration have committed gross nejs. now they're really upset that this guy is back in libya. they should have stopped it before then. >> and they could have. >> -- a terrible irony, we've got prisoners in guantanamo,

which i'm against which haven't been charged with anything. this guy has been convicted of murdering 270 people and we send him home. >> he has prostate cancers and doctors say he only has three months to live. libya accepted responsibility for the bombing and compensated the victims' families in a $2.7 billion deal. federal drug agents searched a pharmacy in connection into the investigation with michael jackson's death. dea says the agents were expected to seize pharmacy records. the pharmacy is in the same building as the office of jackson's dermatologist dr. arnold klein. in an interview with cnn last month, arnold declined that he had given jackson dangerous drugs. the government's huge economic stimulus package was designed to help create jobs. did you also know it may help

create shorter lines at the airport? this morning our money expert is looking out for you. >> reporter: hey, i hope you are relaxing on your summer weekend. you are still going to have to take your shoes off at the airport, but there are improvements on the way to get you onto that plane faster. and new technology to massive government money, they might as well spend your money a way you can see it. this could mean shorter lines at the airport by the end of next year. the stimulus act has $1 billion in it that is earmarked for new airport gear. the x-ray machine, they are going to show a lot more to the agents. that means they are not going to have to take your bag and unzip it and physically go through everything in your carry-on. that is a huge reason for those long security lines. plus, they are also going to get gear that does a better job detecting liquid and gel explosives, so maybe we are going to be able to carry on our lotions and potions and liquids again.

yes, you will still have to take off your shoes. i'm looking out for you. >> could save you time. you can get more great money advice from jennifer each week day on "morning express with robin meade" from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. eastern. back to our top story. hurricane bill is moving up the coast this weekend. meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on the storm. you mentioned you were in miami seeing the effects of it. feeling the effects of rip currents something people will deal with up and down the coast today from maine as far south even the florida keys they will have some effect in surf and the danger of rip currents. the storm, itself, very impressive on radar with winds of 105 miles an hour gusting to 125, but with very warm water ahead there is a chance it could strengthen again, so not out of the realm of comprehension for the storm to go to a major

hurricane status, category 3 or so. the reason i say that, plenty of warm water ahead of it, in the 70s and 80s, 80s farther north it goes and once it gets east of new jersey hits an area of much cooler water where we should begin to see it deteriorate again. the latest path we have from the national hurricane center the storm going to a bit more to the north and then veering off to the northeast. one of the reasons we anticipate the storm to actually weaken and stay away from the coast saturday, sunday, even into monday, is pretty simple. we've got a frontal boundary spinning through parts of new england as far south as, say, parts of georgia and that frontal boundary driving eastward will keep the storm off the eastern seaboard, at least that's how the forecast is holding for now. that's the latest on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. brett favre played dozens of games in the metrodome stadium in minneapolis, but last night was the first time he called it his home stadium.

a brother and sister separated from one another as young children more than 30 years ago. they just found each other with the help of the internet, facebook. christine dobbin with our affiliate in houston was on hand for the siblings' tearful and emotional reunion. >> so nervous. >> reporter: 35 years can be an awfully long time to wait for a reunion. >> going to be pretty special. >> reporter: tonight as william or, billy joe sellers anticipated his sister's arrival, it seemed even longer. >> i just want to grab hold of her and not let go. >> reporter: as billy joe wait with his wife and children for shannon's arrival. >> do you see her, do you see her yet? >> reporter: he told us about his journey to here. >> i didn't think they would acknowledge they had another brother because we so little when we were separated. >> reporter: separated when he was about 7 years old. his father who didn't approve of his mother's lifestyle took him to texas. three other siblings stayed with his mother in europe.

>> i always wondered, you know, i always did, where are they. >> reporter: after years of searching earlier this month he connected with his younger sister, shannon on facebook. she lives in belgium. >> when she was sending me pictures, a lot came back. my questions, you know. i want to know about my mom. >> reporter: then a text message. she is here. >> we landed. she's here. >> reporter: their embrace at the airport. >> i see her. >> reporter: was felt by everyone around, who realized whatever was happening was truly special. so many stories to catch up on. the pictures of their young lives billy joe has never even seen. >> telling me i looked just like my mom.

>> and i'm happy. it just makes me sad that he couldn't meet my mom. >> reporter: while the years have passed, the connection these two felt for one another never did. >> every christmas party or wherever there's always been prayers said and billy joe's always been with them. >> reporter: the two have three decades of memories to share. >> that's the brother and sister right here. you don't need to look at -- look like each other, he's my brother. >> reporter: billy joe says a nine-day reunion is just the beginning. >> it's a start and we've got the rest of our lives, so we won't lose contact again, i promise you that. >> such an emotional story there. our thanks to christine dobb reporting from houston, texas. billy joe sellers plans to take his family to belgium next year. his mother died back in 2005. i'm larry smith. would you think $1 billion would buy perfection. the dallas new stadium includes a $40 million scoreboard that

hangs 90 feet above the field. seems high enough, right? maybe not. cowboys pay their first exhibition game last night, during the pregame, the punter of the tennessee titans was taking aim, trying to kick it straight up in the air as high as they could hitting the scoreboard. jerry jones said, that won't happen during the game. it's just not going to happen during a game. this is during a game. oh, it hits the scoreboard. uh-oh. something you have to work on. see what happens during a game in the regular season. brett favre, hugging vikings, shaking hands with vikings, he is a viking. very limited action. gets drilled on this play. completed one pass in the game. hopefully better things to come for him. michael vick could stay with the philadelphia eagles for $10,000. the city offers businesses a

$10,000 tax credit for signs employees released from prison. a team spokesman said they won't seek the credit, but hopefully it will shed light on the program. should we call him shaq thief? steve nash says his new tv show "shaq versus" was his idea. o'neal denies stealing the idea, although nash reportedly hired an entertainment lawyer is now listed as executive producer for the show. hmm. that's sports. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a stranded hiker. you have to see how it all unfolded.

we have pretty amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker, who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into a narrow canyon.

the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth, but he is expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. federal regulators shut down four more banks. the largest, warranty bank based in austin, texas, had 162 branches in texas and california. it is the third largest bank failure this year. that brings the total number of bank failures this year alone to 81. the cash for clunkers program officially ends on monday night, just a few more days. but a key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means that many clunker deals can't be submitted on time. they say that the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night.

health experts have been warning people about the upcoming flu season. >> your germy mitts are making people sick. >> you will want to see the others vying for a big prize.

massachusetts is under a tropical storm warning as hurricane bill makes its way towards the east coast. people in florida to new england are already bracing for riptide from storms. right now bill's winds are about 105 miles per hour. pretty powerful, but they are expected to pick up even more speed tomorrow. south korea's unification minister and north korea's unity leader met today. it was the first high-level contact the two borders had in nearly two years. it could be a sign tensions between the two nations are easing a bit. it's the first full day of ramadan for most of the world's 1.5 billion muslims. they will spend the next month

in prayer, reflection and sunrise to sunset fasts. those are some of the stories making headlines on this saturday. you are watching hln "news and views." i'm susan hendricks. as hurricane bill moves further north, more people along the east coast will see heavy surf that can produce deadly riptides. reynolds wolf tells us what you can do if you get caught in one. >> reporter: in florida coast, conditions couldn't be better. people are enjoying themselves. would you never know roughly a thousand miles away we have a major hurricane brewing. there is still a threat from that storm. we are talking about rip currents. the kre is, what is a rip current? to get an answer, we are going to this guy. this is gio sorano. what is it? >> rip current is a channel of water that usually happens when we have easterly winds. we have a lot of water that accumulates against the shoreline and the channel of water pulls all that water back

out to sea. >> reporter: with an increased volume of water pushed towards the shoreline by a tropical southeastern or nor'easter, it pulls back to the surf conveying channels. a swimmer is at the mercy of the current. the key to survival is to remain calm. don't panic. >> never panic and do not swim against the rip. >> reporter: five minutes later and 50 yards offshore, there is a definite ebb and flow of the ocean's rhythm. not a strong outflow current. lifeguard larry kong is with me. if carried away from the beach, the best course of action is to swim parallel to the shoreline, not on it or against the rip current well. free from the grip, slowly swim to shore. larry said the best way to avoid problems is to use common sense. >> look at the flags the life guards have up because they are aware of the water conditions.

always swim near a lifeguard tower. if you are not a strong ocean swimmer on a rough day, stay clear of the water. >> reporter: when in doubt, don't go out. >> exactly. >> our thanks to meteorologist reynolds wolf for that report out of miami. he is also watching hurricane bill's movement this morning and we'll be checking in with him periodically throughout the day. stay tuned to hln for your hurricane coverage. guards at a kentucky prison had to use tear gas. prisoners started fires, damaged several buildings at north point training center last night. that is a medium security facility just south of lexington. surprisingly, there weren't many injuries. >> right now, we're happy to report to you that the facility is secure. the inmates are accounted for. we have minimal injuries which are still being assessed to the inmates and, as far as we know right now, minimal, if any, injuries at all to any staff or department of corrections personnel. >> apparently the riots started

shortly after the warden announced he would ease restrictions on a lockdown. the lockdown had been in place since tuesday when a group of inmates there assaulted two others in a fight over stolen property. the church voted last night to allow non-celibate gays to serve in clergy positions and as lay leaders. the previous policy of the church allowed gays to serve as members of professional rosters only if they were celibate. the church is the third largest protestant denomination and represents about two percent of the u.s. population. you are looking at pictures of a deadly plane crash that happened in ohio last night. you see the plane there in the sky. the small plane barely missed a high school and crashed into a field. a football scrimmage was going on at the time. both people on board that plane were killed. the ohio state highway patrol

says the plane crashed within minutes from taking off from an airport in southwestern ohio. u.s. and british officials are condemning the festive homecoming libya gave to lockerbie bomber megrabie. some families of the victims say more leaders could have kept him from being released in the first place. it is a wound and today you had salt poured into the wound making it worse. it's almost as if the obama administration and brown administration committed gross negligence. now they are upset this guy is back in libya. they should have stopped it before that.

what does it say how we approach terrorism going forward. a terrible irony. we have prisoners in guantanamo that haven't been charged of anything. he was convicted of murdering 270 people. >> libya accepted responsibility for the bombing and xen the say theed victims' families at a $2.7 billion deal. we have new disturbing details about the killing of that former swimsuit model in california. the remains of jasmine fiore were so badly mutilated, two law enforcement sources tell us that investigators had to use the serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. her nude body was found last weekend in a dumpster behind an apartments complex. an arrest warrant was issued thursday for reality tv contestants ryan alexander jenkins, seen here. authorities have said they believe he is in canada. jenkins and fiore were married back in march. cnn has been unable to confirm reports the marriage was annulled.

federal drug agents searched a beverly hills pharmacy yesterday in connection into the investigation of michael jackson's death. dea says they were expected to seize pharmacy records, in the same building as jackson's dermatologist. that's dr. arnold klein. in an interview last month, klein denied he had given jackson dangerous drugs. the government's huge economic stimulus package was designed to help create jobs. did you know it may help create shorter lines at the airport? our money expert is looking out for you. >> reporter: hey, i hope you are relaxing on your summer weekend. you are still going to have to take your shoes off at the airport, but there are improvements on the way to get you onto that plane faster. add new technology to massive government money, hey, they are

going to use our money, they might as well spend it the way you can see it. it could mean shorter lines at the end of next year. the stimulus package has $1 billion in it earmarked for new airport gear. x-ray machines are going to show a lot more to the agents. that means they are not going to have to take your bag and unzip it and physically go through everything in your carry-on. that is a huge reason for long security lines. plus they'll get gear that does a better job detecting liquid and gel explosives, so maybe we are going to be able to carry on our lotions and potions and liquids again, but yes, you still have to take off your shoes. i'm jennifer westhoven looking out for you. >> thanks, jen. you can more great money advice from jen with "morning express with robin meade." brett favre played dozens of games in the met drodome stadium

in minneapolis but last night the first time he called it his home stadium. drodome stadium in minneapolis but last night the first time he called it his home stadium. rodome stadium in minneapolis but last night the first time he called it his home stadium.

when their parents split up, the brother and sister were also split up. a brother and sister separated from one another as young children more than 30 years ago. this came four years after their mother died. >> i'm happy. it makes me sad he couldn't meet

mom. that's the brother and sister right here. you don't need to look like each other. he's my brother. >> the long-lost siblings will spend nine days getting to know each other in houston. billy joe sellers plans to take his family to belgium next year. how much do fans hate brett favre playing for vikings? next month they'll use a dragster to burn his items you bring in. making his vikings debut last night. he was unretired until tuesday. played one season for the jets. unretired a second time, getting welcomed back to the league by the kansas city chiefs last night completing one pass in limited play. 845 million bucks is the

price tag of the chicago cubs franchise. finally sold. the founder of t.d. ameritrade makes the buy, which includes wrigley field and 25% stake in a chicago cable sports outlet. beer in your school colors a promotion that dozens of colleges think crosses the line and would promote binge drunk, drinking and underage drinking. they don't come with school names or logos, but do come with school colors and are conveniently in campus towns. fellows how you would like to watch football in your home or office on nine 63-inch screens? that's what retired announcer john madden is having installed as he preparing to watch games from home the first time in 30 years. if i can just get him to invite me over on sunday. that's the ticket. that's sports.

moving can certainly take a toll on your back and backpocket. clark howard delivers a tip to prepare you and your wallet for the next move. >> are you moving this summer? let me tell you something about moving. you've got to be so careful. if you are moving from state to state, got to know there are a lot of people out there who are really sleazy. they are also very legitimate movers. first place you should go is moving.org. you go there and you'll be at the website of the trade association for real movers. that doesn't mean you are always going to get a great move, but it puts you in the direction of dealing with somebody legit. if you go a step further and only hire a certified mover, you are going to improve the chances that your move is going to be handled by somebody who treats you right. two other things you've got to do. one, an estimate means nothing in the moving industry moving state to state. the keyword is "binding." only a binding estimate caps

what you are going to have to pay for a move. and next, you have to buy separate insurance in order to protect your items. without it, you are not covered. i'm clark howard. for more money-saving tips go to my website cnn.com/clark howard. >> great advice you can use. you can get much more from clark today at noon. he can help you save more and spend less. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a hiker.

we have pretty amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker, who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into a narrow canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth, but he is expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. federal regulators shut down

four more banks, the largest, warranty bank based in austin, texas. it had 162 branches in texas and california. it is also the third largest bank failure this year. by the way, that brings the total number of bank failures this year alone to 81. the cash for clunkers program officially ends on monday night, just a few more days. but a key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means that many clunker deals can't be submitted on time. they say that the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. the city of atlanta is emerging as a surprising new hub for the deadly mexican drug trade. and as brooke baldwin reports, most of the illegal activity isn't happening on downtown streets. >> reporter: drugs, weapons and

cold hard cash, a lethal combination fueling the mexican drug cartels and according to the drug enforcement administration, now a new city has emerged as the staging ground for this deadly trade. >> metro atlanta is hub for businesses in the southeast. it's also a hub of operations for mexican organized crime. >> reporter: atlanta, prime real estate for drug distribution according to the dea's top atlanta agent, rodney vincent. agreed to take cnn on a special aerial tour to illustrate how these deals go down starting with the southern cities' web of freeways. >> you can go east, west, north, south, moving shipments of drugs from the southwest border up to the eastern seaboard. >> before that can happen, the driver must wait here. a truck stop just like this one, austin, in broad daylight. >> a truck diver arriving to a place like this will then wait. it could be as soon as an hour. it could be two or three days then they'll receive instructions. >> next, the driver heads to a

warehouse. vincent says there is plenty to pick from in atlanta. there the drugs are parcelled out and sent to dealers throughout the u.s. but the drivers aren't done. they use this same truck to smuggle money and guns back into mexico. in 2008, atlanta led the nation with $70 million in confiscated cash according to the dea and last september federal agents along with local law enforcement rounded up 34 members of mexico's gold cartel in the atlanta area alone, part of a nationwide effort called "project reckoning." if you think the drug cartels are keeping the drug operations in the gritty inner city, think again. the dea says they prefer the suburbs. they move into quiet, middle-class suburb like this where they can stockpile drugs and cash before distributing them. last july, a group of men with cartel connections lured a rhode island drug dealer to this home and chained him and beat him and

held him hostage demanding he pay $300,000 they say he owed. the dea raided the home before it was too late. >> there is no doubt in my mind that if we didn't act when we did, he would have been dead. >> reporter: three men got caught and pleaded guilty but the rest escaped. vincent says that the explosive growth of hispanic immigrants in metro atlanta is yet another reason why the mexican cartels come here to allow them to blend in and disappear, enabling the deadly drug trade to rage on spreading roots in this southern city. brooke baldwin, cnn, atlanta. atlanta mayor shirley franklin is aware of the drug trafficking in her city, but she is quick to point out that the majority of the crime is not downtown, but in the suburbs as brooke baldwin pointed out. local law enforcement is working closely with the dea and officers agree that atlanta is the number one hub on the east coast. health experts have been

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i'm susan hendricks. we start with weather. hurricane bill has lost strength, but forecasters are warning, it is a dangerous storm. right now bill is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. outer bands of the storm are dropping rain on bermuda where high surf from the storm is pounding local beaches there. also, high waves from the storm are being felt up and down the east coast of the u.s. the national weather service says dangerous surf conditions will last through the weekend. the national hurricane weather center says that bill could lose strength as it passes from bermuda to the u.s. coast. bermuda may have been spared the worst of hurricane bill but bermuda's weather service is cautioning people on alert and cautious. although the hurricane watch is discontinued for the island. a tropical storm warning is in effect there. forecasters say people living on the island can expect very strong winds, high seas, dangerous surf and rip currents for the rest of the day.

of course, meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping an eye on hurricane bill. also, he'll will be here in the next few moments to update us on storm's strength and position. he is tracking it. stay with hln for your hurricane bill coverage. guards at a kentucky prison had to use tear gas to get hundreds of inmates under control during a riot. prisoners starteded fires that damaged several buildings at north point training center last night. it is a minimum security facility south of lexington. surprising surprisingly, there were not many injuries. >> right now, we are happy to report the you that the facility is secure. the inmates are accounted for. we have minimal injuries which are still being assessed to the inmates, and as we know right now minimal injuries to staff or department of corrections personnel. >> apparently the riot started shortly after the warden said he would ease restrictions on a

lockdown. that resulted because two inmates started a fight over stolen property. as long as gays are in lifelong, same-sex relationships, they can serve as clergy in the evangelical lutheran church. the church voted last night to allow noncelibate gays to serve as lay leaders. the previous policy of the church allowed gays to serve as members of professional rosters only if they were celibate. now, the church, the third largest protestant denomination and represents 2% of the u.s. population. you are looking at pictures of a deadly plane crash in ohio last night. you see the plane there in the sky. a small plane barely missed a high school and crashed into the field. a football scrimmage was going on at the time, and both people on board that plane were killed. the ohio state highway patrol says that the plane crashed within minutes of taking off from an airport in southwestern ohio.

we have new, disturbing details of the killing of the former swimsuit model in california. the remains of jasmine fiore were so badly mutilated two law enforcement investigators tell us that they had to use serial numbers on her breast implants to identify her. fiore's nude body was found last weekend in a dumpster behind an apartment complex. a warrant has been issued for ryan jenkins for the murder. authorities have said they believe he is in canada. jenkins and fiore were married in march. cnn has been unable to confirm that the marriage was annulled. the u.s. and brit yash governments are condemning celebrations that welcomed the locker by bomber back to libya. president obama calls them highly objectionable. british officials say they were distasteful and distressful. the affect could be chilling on international relations.

>> reporter: a mass murderer gets a hero's welcome. not just how many of the locker by relatives see it but how the government views it, too. rose petals, cheering crowds, flags, hugs from the leader's son, a world away from acting with the sensitivity that the prime minister had requested in a letter sent to colonel qua da if i yesterday. >> we found the scenes distasteful. this man was convicted of, you know of a very, very serious crime and you should remember the feeling of the families and friends of all those who died. >> reporter: relations with libya were supposed to be improving. but the prime minister's letter described as a very short and to the point was obviously pointless. in it, mr. brown reiterated that it was a scottish decision to release al megrahi. >> i don't agree with the

perception. it was incensed and poorly advised but we can't control what the libbian government and libbian people do. all we are in control of is the scottish justice system. >> reporter: despite trying to distance itself from that decision, but downing street weighed in warning libya that how it handles his release will be looked at by everyone and will influence what countries think. but today the conservative leader wrote to gordon brown criticizing the failure to say what he thought of the return to libya writing, if he's curious that while others have commented, britain's own prime minister has not. i believe that the public are in entitled to know what you think of the decision to release megreahi. one man who is unlikely to visit the duke of york. his trip for a trade mission next month are now reconsidered.

libya may have the man back, but the uk might have hoped this would improve relations in trade, but it has turned into a diplomatic mess. lucy manning, itv news, westminster. not surprisingly many people are angry about scotland's decision to release the libyan bomber abdelbaset al megrahi. and that is especially true of the victim's families, of course. one brother said that neither the u.s. nor britain did enough to stop al megrahi's release. >> well, it is a wound torn open because of the release, and today, it is salt poured into wound making it worse. i have to say that what bothers me the most is that it is if the obama administration and the brown administration committed gross negligence. now they're really upset that this guy is back in libya. they should have stopped it before then. >> and they could have. >> and what does that say about how we approach terrorism going

forward? what a terrible irony. we have prisoners in guantanamo who have not been convicted of anything, and this guy was convicted of murdering 270 people, and we sent him home. >> al megrahi has prostate cancer and doctors say he has only three months to live. libya compensated victims' families in a $2.7 billion deal. back to the top story, hurricane bill is moving up the east coast this weekend. meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye on the storm. you were in miami seeing the effects. >> rip currents. something people are dealing with up and down the coast today. maine and even the florida keys, some affect and hand surf and the danger of rip currents. the storm itself, though, i mean, very impressive on satellite and radar with winds of 105 miles per hour. but with very warm water ahead of it, it could strengthen once again. it is not out of the realm of

comprehension to a category 3 or so and plenty of warm water ahead of it. into the 70s and 80s, 80s further north and then getting just to the east of new jersey, then hits a area of much cooler water and should begin to see it deteriorate once again. the latest path from the national hurricane center has the storm going a bit more to the north and then veering off to the northeast and one of the reasons why we anticipate the storm to actually weaken and stay away from the coast getting into saturday, sunday and monday is simple. we have a frontal boundary extending through parts of new england and georgia and that frontal boundary driving eastward to keep the storm off the eastern seaboard. at least that's how the forecast is holding for now. that's the latest on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. brett favre played dozens of games in minneapolis but last night was the first time he called it his home stadium.

a brother and sister were separated from one another when they were young children more than 30 years ago. they just found each other with the help of the internet with facebook. christine dobbin with our affiliate ktrk from houston was on hand for the siblings' tearful and emotional reunion. >> i'm so nervous. >> reporter: 35 years can be an awfully long time to wait for a reunion. >> it is going to be special. >> reporter: tonight william or billy joe sellers anticipated his sister's arrival, it seemed even longer. >> i just want to grab a hold of her and not let go. >> reporter: as he waited with his wife and children chloe and landon for the arrival, he told us about the journey to here. >> i didn't think they would acknowledge they had another brother because we were so little when we were separated.

>> reporter: he was separated at 7 years old, and his father who did not approve of the mother's lifestyle took him to texas, and three other siblings were taken to europe. >> i always wondered where they were. i always did. >> reporter: after years of searching, earlier this month, he connected with his sister shannon on facebook, and she lives in belgium. >> when she was sending me pictures, a lot came back, and my questions, i want to know about my mom. >> reporter: and then a text message. she is here. >> we landed. she is here. >> reporter: their embrace at the airport -- >> i see her. that's her. >> oh! oh, my goodness. >> oh baby. >> reporter: it was felt by everyone around who realized whatever was happening was truly special. >> i can't get my camera to

work. >> reporter: so many stories to catch up on, and the pictures of their young lives that billy joe has never seen. >> the first thing that she was telling me is that i look just like my mom. >> i am so happy. it is just makes me sad that he couldn't meet mom. >> reporter: while the years have passed the connection that the two felt for one another never did. >> every christmas party or whatever, it has been a prayer said and billy joe has always been in them. >> reporter: and the two have three decades of memories to share. >> that is the brother and sister here to look like each other. he is my brother. >> reporter: and billy joe says that the nine-day reunion is a just a beginning. >> it is a start. we have the rest of our lives so we won't lose contact again, i promise you that. >> such an emotional story there. and our thanks for the report from our affiliate from houston. now they plan to take a trip to belgium next year. his mother died back in 2005. i'm larry smith, and $1.1

billion and change. the new stadium is a $40 million scoreboard 60 feet long and hangs 90 feet above the field. seems high enough, right? maybe not the cowboys in the new digs last night. in the pregame, the punter from the titans taking aim trying to hit it straight up in the air and hitting the scoreboard. jerry jones said that won't happen in the game. it just won't happen during a game. this is during a game. and oh -- it hit it is scoreboard. huh oh. they may have to work on it. we'll see what happens. nfl signed off in the design. three days after unretiring again, brett favre made the minnesota vikings' debut. introducing himself. he got to town tuesday evening, right? calling the shots. very limited action in the first game as a minnesota viking. gets drilled on this play. completed a pass in the game.

hopefully better things to come for him. michael vick could save the philadelphia eagles $10,000. the city offers businesses a $10,000 tax credit for signing employees who have been released from prison. a team spokesman said they won't seek the credit but they hope that the vick signing will shed some light on the program. shaquille o'neal could be called shaq? they said that the all-star center's reality tv show was his idea for himself more than a year ago. the show pits o nael versus pro athletes in individual sports. o nael says gnash reportedly hired an entertainment lawyer and listed as executive producer for the show, hmm. that's sports. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a stranded hiker. you have to see how it all unfolded on the ledge of a canyon. this is hln.

we have pretty amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into a narrow canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth, but he is expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital.

federal drug agents searched a beverly hills pharmacy yesterday in connection with the investigation into michael jackson's death. now the dea says the agents expected to seize pharmacy records. the pharmacy in the same building as the office of jackson's dermatologist. that's dr. arnold klein. in an interview with cnn last month, klein declined he had given jackson dangerous drugs. the cash for clunkers program officially ends on monday nighta few more days but a key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paper work. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means that many of the clunker deals cannot be submitted on time. they say that the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. health experts have been warning people about the upcoming flu season but they want to make sure that people

are really getting the message. >> your germy hands are making people sick, capisce? >> and you will want to see how people are vying for a big prize. americans spend nearly $15 billion a year on so-called natural supplements. everything from herbs to vitamins to fish oil to glucosamine. you name it. the vast majority of times taking the products is not a problem, they're safe. however, when people use them the wrong way they can in trouble. i talked to physicians who said they have seen some patients get into real trouble using these the wrong way. what do we mean by the wrong way? take a look at this. we developed a list of supplement no-noes. here's the first. taking too high of a dose.

in fact, i spoke to a woman this week saying she took too much vitamin b-6 and the legs went numb from the toes to the knees. that's a big problem. also, taking certain herbs before surgery cause problems. certain herbs can cause excessive bleeding in surgery, can cause complications with an stettics. you have to talk to your surgeon and failing to inform your doctor or surgeon what you're taking is a problem because your doctor might prescribe something that will interact and not in a good way with the natural supplements you are taking and we have a list of herbs to be careful. here's two. the first one is st. john's wort. it alters the potency of certain drugs and kava is linked to liver problems. now, to see a complete list of all the herbs that you need to watch out for and the supplements and vitamins as

well, go to cnn.com/empoweredpatient. dddd

massachusetts is under a tropical storm warning as hurricane bill makes its way toward the east coast. people in florida to new england are already bracing for rip tides from the storm. right now bill's winds are about 105 miles an hour and pretty powerful. but they are expected to pick up more speed tomorrow. south korea's unification minister and north korea's unity leader met today. it is the first high-level contact they have had in nearly two years. it is a sign maybe that the tensions of the two nations are easing a bit. it is the first full day of ramadan for the world's 1.5 billion muslims. they will spend the next month in prayer, reflection and sun

rise to sunset fasts. those are stories that are making headlines here on hln. i am so glad you are with us. i'm susan hendricks. hurricane bill will produce deadly rip currents. heavy surf with deadly rip tides. reynolds wolf will tell you what to do if you happen to get caught in one. >> reporter: here in the florida east coast, conditions could not be better. and partly cloudy skies and people are enjoying themselves and you would never know that a major hurricane is brewing. although we don't have the wind and rainfall here, there's still a threat from that storm. we are talking about rip currents. so the question is, what is a rip current? well, for the answer, we go over to gio zranno, and what is it? what is a rip current? >> it is is a channel of water which happens when we have easterly winds 10 miles plus sustain and we have water that accumulates against the shoreline, and the channel of water pulls it back to sea. >> reporter: when an increased

volume of water is pushed toward the shoreline by a tropical system or a nor'easter, it retreats rapidly back into the surf creating channels. a swimmer caught in the conveyor is caught at the mercy, and the key to survival is to remain calm. so the key is not to panic. >> do not panic. never panic and do not swim against the rip. you won't win. >> reporter: it sounds easier said than done. we will try it out for ourselves. five minutes later and 50 yards offshore, there is a ebb and flow of the ocean's rhythm. but not a strong outflow current. the lifeguard is with me, and he says if carried away from the beach, the best course of action is to swim parallel to the shoreline and out and not against the rip current. when free from current's grip, slowly swim to shore. larry also said that the best way to avoid problems is to use common sense. look at the flag that the lifeguards have up. they're aware of the water conditions. always swim near a life guard tower and if you are not a

strong ocean swimmer on a rough water day, steer clear of the water. >> reporter: so when in doubt, don't go out. there you go. >> and our thanks to meteorologist reynolds wolf for that report out of miami. he is also watching hurricane bill's movement today, and we will check in with him throughout the day, and stay tuned to hln for the hurricane coverage. guards at a kentucky prison had to use tear gas to get hundreds of inmates under control during a riot. prisoners started fires that damaged several buildingsepfina

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how would you like to watch football in your home or office on nine 63-inch screens? that's what retired announcer john madden is having prepared to be installed. if i can get him to invite me over for sundays. that's the ticket. yeah. that's sports. a helicopter had to make a dangerous landing to rescue a stranded hiker. you have to see how it all unfolded on the ledge of a canyon. this is hln. hi there. i'm robin meade. we salute the troops every weekday with me robin meade and we're doing it on the weekend, too. today's salute for tom milnik. he's a father of five. everybody misses him. >> hi, robin. my name is tammy and i'm give ago salute to my fiancee with the united states air force

reserves. he left two weeks ago to go to iraq. he is the father of five children and we love him very much, miss him a lot. it is very difficult for me not to see him every day. and i love you very much, tom. come home soon. >> tammy, thank you. if you have somebody in the service to salute gorks to cnn.com/robin and watch for the salutes every morning 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. eastern.

we have pretty amazing video we want to share with you of a rescue that happened in a canyon in utah. take a look at this. that helicopter had to land on that ledge to get the hiker who went missing. he apparently fell pretty far into a narrow canyon. the rescue crew made a shaky landing before hoisting the man right out. now, he knocked out most of his teeth, but he expected to be okay. he is now being treated at a local hospital. the cash for clunkers program officially ends on monday night a. few more days a. key group of car dealers is asking the government to give them another week to file paper work. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means that

many clunker deals can't be submitted on time. they say that the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them the keep the program running through monday night. the city of atlanta is emerging as a surprising new hub for the deadly mexican drug trade and as brooke baldwin reports, most of the illegal activity isn't happening on downtown streets. >> reporter: drugs, weapons and cold, hard cash. it's a lethal combination fueling the mexican drug cartels and according to the drug enforcement administration, now a new city emerged as the staging ground for the deadly trade. >> that's metro atlanta, a hub for business in the southeast, it's also a hub of operations for mexican organized crime. >> reporter: atlanta. prime real estate for drug distribution according to the dea top atlanta agent ronnie vince vincent. he agreed to take cnn on a special aerial tour to illustrate how the deals go down, starting with the southern

city's web of freeways. >> you can go east, west, north, south, per metro atlanta, and moving the shipment of drugs from the southwest border all the way up the aern seaboard. >> reporter: before that can happen, they have to wait at truck stops just like this one, and often in broad daylight. >> the truck drivers will arrive at a place like this and it could be an hour or two or three days and then they will receive instructions. >> reporter: next the driver heads to a warehouse. vincent says there's plenty to pick from in atlanta. there the drugs are parcelled out and sent to dealers throughout the u.s. but the drivers aren't done. they use the same truck to smuggle money and guns back into mexico. in 2008, atlanta led the nation with $70 million in confiscated cash according to the dea and last september federal agents along with local law enforcement rounded up 34 members of mexico's gulf cartel in the atlanta area alone. part of a nationwide effort

called "project reckoning." if you think drug cartels are keeping the high dollar drug operations in the gritty inner city, think again t. dea says they prefer the suburbs, moving into middle class neighborhoods just like this one where they set up shop, stockpiling drugs and cash before distributing them. last julya group of men with cartel connections lured a rhode island drug deal tore this home. they chained him, beat him and held him hostage demanding he pay $300,000 they say he owed. the dea raided the home before it was too late. >> there's no doubt in my mind if we didn't exact when we did he would have been dead. >> reporter: three men were caught and pleaded guilty but the rest escaped. vincent says the explosive growth of mexican immigrants in metro thereabout is another reason why the cartels come here allowing them to blend in and disappear enabling the deadly drug trade to rage on, spreading roots in this southern city.

brooke baldwin, cnn, atlanta. now, atlanta mayor franklin is apparently aware of the drug trafficking in the city but the office points out that the drug-related crime is happening in the city suburbs. local law enforcement is working closely with the dea. officers agree that atlanta is the number one hub on the east coast. when the kyoto protocol was signed, japan agreed to make emissions by the government says emissions increased. morgan neil explains how they're making changes. >> decided. >> reporter: when japan signed on in 1997, it was with the sense of confidence, the country was seen as an environmental

leader and few doubted it could meet the targets, a 6% cut from greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2012. but emissions haven't fallen. they have risen. according to government figures, by 9% since 1990. though industrial emissions have fallen, those from transportation, commerce and peoples' homes have risen. in an effort to change that, japan's ministry of the environment is leading a campaign it called "team minus 6%." the main message, conserve electricity. trains like this taking part in the campaign.

65 to 70% of the co2 emissions in japan come from power stations and big factories, she says. this is not something that can be dealt with by the team minus 6% campaign. we need a proper strategy. with political parties, industry sectors and environmental groups all backing different positions, it's clear the debate over how to deal with japan's greenhouse gas emissions won't end with kyoto's 2012 deadline. morgan neill, cnn, tokyo. for much more information about the kyoto protocols and other important news about the environment, you may be interested in, here's what you do. just head to our web page, cnn.com/ecosolutions. health experts have been warning people about the upcoming flu season but they want to make sure folks are really getting the message.

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