a white house stunner. president obama's green job czar is out the door. is it because of something he said? a shocking discovery. a missing boy is found alive inside of a wall. and wait until you hear who police say kept him there. also, fantasy walks the streets of atlanta. good sunday to you. this is hln. hope you're enjoying your hall d -- holiday weekend so far. the man president obama tapped to make millions of green jobs is now himself out of a job. he resigned after coming under

fire from conservative activists for signing an online petition in '04. it asks for the investigation to determine whether the government played any role in allowing the 9/11 attacks to happen. he apologized and said he did not fully read the petition before signing it. in his resignation letter jones said this -- i could not in good conscious ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending ob explaining my past. we need all hands on deck. making the rounds on the sunday talk shows, white house adviser david axelrod said a public plan isn't a core issue in health care reform. when white house spokesman robert gibbs was asked if obama would veto a bill that didn't include the public option, gibbs sidestepped the question. one idea making the rounds again here, a public option as a backup plan. >> i think he has to say that if there's going to be a public option it's going to be subject

to trag to a trigger. in other words, if somehow the private market doesn't respond the way it's supposed to then it would trigger a public option or government-run option. but only as a fail safe backstop to the process. >> critics say the trigger method does nothing more than let insurance companies off the hook again. they note the insurance industry made a similar pitch back in 1994 but didn't clean up their act. deep fried candy bars, bacon burgers. sounds pretty good. the minnesota state mare is serving up some of those pretty unhealthy fares. but it's as good a place as any for a healthy debate on health care reform. that is why john king is in st. paul. >> where would you like to see health care reform? >> these are corn kernels.

we're asking people to take votes on what they would most like to see in health care reform. people have been voting all day. the options are improving access, bringing down costs, bringing down prescription drug costs and strengthening medicare. >> reporter: what's winning? >> looks like bringing down costs. it's the universal issue we've been hearing from everyone. >> we've got lots of literature. you guys really want to learn something, come on inside. >> reporter: what are the favorites here? >> most of the participants probably this is the most favorite. this is the one that tells it straight out. >> this is a direct line to the white house.

>> our thanks to john king at the minnesota state fair. meanwhile, president obama will spell out his ideas for health care reform in a speech to congress on wednesday. job or no job? millions of us will have a labored labor day, you could say. the unemployment rate is creeping towards 10%. people who are lucky enough to have jobs are worried about keeping them, while those who don't have jobs struggle with the threat of being out of work. the nation's jobless rate jumped to a 24-year high of 9.7% last month. it is expected to top 10% this year, and keep climbing into next year before falling back. finance ministers of the world's most powerful countries want to crack down on hefty banker bonuses. that is one thing they agreed on during the g-20 financial meeting in london. the plan falls short of what european leaders are demanding, though, because the u.s. and

britain refuse to impose caps on bonuses. in an exclusive interview with our sister network, cnn, treasury secretary timothy geithner said that does not mean the excesses of the financial services industry will be tolerated in the future. >> there is no risk that we will -- can afford and will allow conditions in the financial industry to go back to what they were in the peak of the boom. >> but the speed at which they've gone back to there sort of -- >> haven't gone back yet. >> on the way? >> nope. haven't gone back yet. i think it's important it not happen. again, you are going to see very significant reforms in compensation packages across the financial sector. one thing we did today which is very important is reach agreement on a common frame work and commit ourselves to make sure we're going to apply those standards on an even basis across our countries. >> geithner and his colleagues also agreed to continue pursuing economic stimulus policies like low interest rates to help insure a global recovery.

a deadly wildfire is no longer threatening communities north of los angeles. crews are finally getting the upper hand on the station fire. it is more than 50% contained. it is now burning toward the east in the san gabriel wilderness. at least 76 homes have been destroyed. investors say it is arson. they are now trying to figure out who started it. i'm cnn meteorologist bonnie schneider. for those of you planning a beach get away for the remainder of the holiday weekend you'll find good conditions in some beaches up in the northeast. the gulf coast and flr flr stormy conditions. temperatures changing through the afternoon. hot in texas but cool up into new england. the holiday forecast calls for

cooler weather through the great lakes. stormy down in texas. if it gets south of areas into san antonio that would be beneficial. so dry there. hot temperatures across most of the west. we'll look for monsoonal moisture to bring rain to places like phoenix, arizona, as we go through the weekend. up to 91 in dallas. 74 in chicago. looking from a high of 67 in boston and 85 which is actually cooler here in atlanta. let's take a look at the forecast for tomorrow. as we look at the board you'll see not much of a change for labor day itself. hot in phoenix. 98 degrees. 93, hot for billings, montana. 80 in minneapolis, 90 in tampa, florida. that is a look at your labor day forecast. i'm meteorologist bonnie sni schneider for hln. generally stanley mcchrystal visited the attack site where at least 90 people died on friday.

the air strike took out two nato gasoline tanker trucks that had been captured by the taliban. at the time of the attack villagers were apparently si ll siphoning fuel out of the trucks. >> i think it's a serious event that is going to be a test of whether we are willing to be transparent and whether we are willing to show that we are here to protect the afghan people. and i think that it's very important to me that we -- that we follow through on that. >> nato and afghan officials are investigating the air strike now. the military initially believed there were no civilians in the area. one of the most beautiful bridges in the u.s. is closed as labor day weekend for repairs. but an unexpected discovery could keep the san francisco bay bridge shut down a lot longer. this is my small-business specialist, tara.

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rails that hold the new bridge section. >> these jacks, they run on teflon pads instead of wheels. the teflon pad is there. they lubricate it with dish soap. it's really slippery and slick. there's no friction. and it can move. >> officials shopped around and got a good deal on dove brand dish soap. that's what they're using. hundreds of gallons of it. celebrity photographer annie leeb vits is facing a tuesday deadline to pay off a $24 million loan. if she doesn't make the payment the copyright to her entire life's work could end up in the hands of the new york company that issues short term loans. the deadline could force the famous photographer into bankruptcy to prevent using the rights to her work. over the years she's shot numerous cover photos of for dozens of high end magazines like "vanity fair" and "vogue." including john lennon, bruce springsteen and bill clinton.

if you hit the google home page recently you may have seen this logo. if you look carefully it looks like an alien spaceship is abducting one of the "o"s. it's fueling speculation the logo congressmlo logo commemorates the anniversary of a japanese video game. labor day weekend is here. that means it's time for beach, barbecues and big sur prizes at the box office. the movie many thought would run away with the holiday weekend box office crown is doing anything but. the action flick "gamer" is in third place so far earning just $3.3 million on friday. another newcomer, the comedy extract, may eventually become another cold hit for mike judge, the man behind "office space."

right now it's trailing in eighth place by a big marketing push and some positive reviews. >> i'm a guy. we say things we don't mean. >> well then how do i know you mean what you're saying now when you said you didn't mean what you said? >> the big sur prize? $3.5 million on friday. still pretty good. it could get edged out by the horror slick and last weekend's champ, "the final destination." for the first time scientists have tagged great white sharks in the atlantic ocean to track their movements. a harpooner tagged two of the predators near cape cod. scientists will track the sharks by satellite to better understand the mike ra togrator

patterns. swimmers have been warned to be extra careful and some ocean side beaches ban swimming altogether. more than 1 million americans are suffering from an addiction. >> a look at what people are doing to overcome their d dependence on methamphetamine. this is hln. noth certain high blood pressure medicines the way aleve sometimes can. that's one reason why doctors recommend tylenol more than any other brand of pain reliever.

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crashes into the second floor of a house. the second floor. police in suffolk county, new york, say a drunk driver ran a stop sign, hit a mound of dirt and went flying in the air. the homeowner had just put his house on the market. >> i was shocked. how could you do this? what were you thinking? how fast were you going? he was doing dukes of hazard. >> yes, he was. parts of the suv are scattered all over that guy's house. the driver pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge. he's due back in court next month. police say a new york couple took pictures of their two kids, one of them just 11 months old, posing with guns. investigators found out about the pictures after the woman e-mailed them to friends and relatives and one of them called the city's child protection agency. the 24-year-old mother reportedly told police she thought the pictures would be funny. she and her boyfriend now face child endangerment, weapons and marijuana charges. an unbelievable story out of

illinois. a boy missing for nearly two years has been found alive in a secret room at his grandmother's house. police say 6-year-old ricky was kidnapped during a custody dispute between his mother and father. when police found him he was hiding with his mom. >> we let him out of the car. he ran around like he'd never seen the outdoors. it was actually very sad. surprisingly, ricky is in very good spirits. for someone who's been isolated in that house with no other outside beings, he is very, very social. very polite. very talkative little boy. >> ricky's mom and grandmother are now in jail. he's staying with his father's relatives. authorities are also looking into claims that ricky's father abused him before his disappearance. the father denies that accusation. few illegal drugs are as addictive as methamphetamine or crystal meth. brook baldwin shows us how one addict is struggling to overcome his dependence on the drug.

>> reporter: it may look like scenes from a horror movie. but they're not. these are anti-drug ads from the methamphetamine project, showing suburban teens turning into meth addicted zombies, their faces picked apart, a dramatic look at how methamphetamines can destroy the body. but this is all through the face of a meth addict. randy used the drug for 3 1/2 year. now he's clean. >> i was one of those people that looked in the mirror and said today's the day i'm not going to drink or do drugs. and i did. >> reporter: randy was already struggling with alcohol abuse when a friend introduced him to crystal meth. >> actually the person how gave me crystal is now dead as a result of his drug use. >> reporter: crystal meth is also referred to as speed, ice, glass or tina. long term use can cause psychosis, hallucinations, anxiety, even stroke. a 2007 survey from the national institute on drug abuse found

1.3 million people over the age of 12 reported abusing meth. that number was down slightly from the year before, but still cause for concern. when randy realized that his life had become unmanageable, he sought treatment. when traditional therapy didn't work, he looked for help from a higher source. >> then i had to make a decision to turn that over to a power outside of myself. to ask god for help and guidance and to -- you know, to get beyond that. >> reporter: he joined a 12-step program for crystal meth addicts which works like alcoholics anonymous. his group's meetings have a spiritual focus. they pray together. some read scripture. people talk about their connection to a higher power. an addiction psychiatrist often recommends her clients attend 12-step meetings as part of the process. >> it includes things like a

willingness to make changes. openness to suggestion. honesty is one of the most fundamental principles. >> reporter: traditionally, many of the 12 steps reference god. step five, admit to god, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. but experts point out you don't have to be religious to participate in a 12-step program. >> spirituality really is not necessarily synonymous with religion. and spiritualalty in one of the simp list definitions is that which gives a person means and purpose in their lives. >> reporter: today randy has several years of sobriety behind him. but he still takes it one day at a time. he attends 12-step meetings and prays every day. >> i have to have constant prayer medication throughout the day. there is a solution. you can do this. you never have to drink or use

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a white house stunner. president obama's green job czar is out the door. is it because of something he said? a shocking discovery. a missing boy is found alive inside of a wall. and wait until you hear who police say kept him there. also, fantasy walks the streets of atlanta. we are taking you to dragon con. good sunday to you. you're watching hln news and views. hope you're having a great labor day weekend. i'm susan hendricks. the man president obama tapped to make millions of green jobs frlt u.s. economy is himself out of a jab. his adviser van jones resigned

after coming under fire from con serbtive activists for signing an online petition in 2004. it asks for the investigation to determine whether the government played any role in allowing the 9/11 attacks to happen. jones apologized and said he did not fully read the petition before signing it. one congressional republican says it was time for jones to go. >> well, i think van jones did the right thing. his extremist views and, of course, rhetoric have no place in this administration. the administration did a disservice to van jones by appointing him to this high-ranking position without properly vetting him. >> in his resignation letter jones said this. i could not in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend

precious time and energy depending on colleagues explaining my past. we need all hands on deck. making the rounds on the sunday talk shows, white house adviser david axelrod said a public plan isn't a core issue in health care reform. when white house spokesman robert gibbs was asked if obama would veto a bill that didn't include the public option, gibbs sidestepped the question. one idea making the rounds again here, a public option as a backup plan. >> i think he has to say that if there's going to be a public option it has to be subject to a trigger. in other words, if somehow the private market doesn't respond the way it's supposed to then it would trigger a public option or government-run option. but only as a fail safe backstop to the process. >> critics say the trigger method does nothing more than let insurance companies off the hook again. they note the insurance industry made a similar pitch back in 1994, but didn't clean up their act. deep fried candy bars, bacon burgers. sounds pretty good.

the minnesota state fair is serving up some of those pretty unhealthy fares. but it's as good a place as any for a healthy debate on health care reform. that is why john king is in st. paul. >> fried candy bars! >> if you could take two kernels and cast your vote, where would you like to see health care reform? >> these are corn kernels. we're asking people to take votes on what they would most like to see in health care reform. people have been voting all day. the options are improving access, bringing down costs, bringing down prescription drug costs and strengthening medicare. >> reporter: who's winning right now? >> looks like bringing down costs. it's the universal issue we've been hearing from everyone. >> we've got buttons. we've got lots of literature. you guys really want to learn something, come on inside. >> reporter: what are the favorites here?

>> most of the participants probably this is the most favorite. this is the one that tells it straight out. >> this is a direct line to the white house. >> a lot of people think single payer is a good idea and some people don't. >> our thanks to john king at the minnesota state fair. meanwhile, president obama will spell out his ideas for health care reform in a speech to congress on wednesday. job or no job? millions of us will have a labored labor day, you could say. with the unemployment rate creeping towards 10%, people who are lucky enough to have jobs are worried about keeping them, while those who

don't have jobs struggle with the stress of being out of work. the nation's jobless rate jumped to a 24-year high of 9.7% last month. it is expected to top 10% this year, and keep climbing into next year before falling back. finance ministers of the world's most powerful countries want to crack down on hefty banker bonuses. that is one thing they agreed on during the g-20 financial meeting in london. the plan falls short of what european leaders are demanding, though, because the u.s. and britain refuse to impose caps on bonuses. in an exclusive interview with our sister network, cnn, treasury secretary timothy geithner said that does not mean the excesses of the financial services industry will be tolerated in the future. >> there is no risk that we will -- can afford and will allow conditions in the financial industry to go back to what they were in the peak of the boom. >> but the speed at which they've gone back to there sort of -- >> haven't gone back yet. >> on the way? >> nope.

haven't gone back yet. i think it's important it not happen. again, you are going to see very significant reforms in compensation practice across the major financial centers. one thing we did today which is very important is reach agreement on a common frame work and commit ourselves to make sure we're going to apply those standards on an even basis across our countries. >> geithner and his colleagues also agreed to continue pursuing economic stimulus policies like low interest rates to help insure a global recovery. a deadly wildfire is no longer threatening communities north of los angeles. crews are finally getting the upper hand on the station fire. it is more than 50% contained. it is now burning toward the east in the san gabriel wilderness. since it started, the fire has charred 155,000 acres. that's more than 240 square miles. sadly, two firefighters were killed while trying to fight that fire.

at least 76 homes have been destroyed. investors say it is arson. they are now trying to figure out who started it. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan confirms at least some civilians were killed in a nato air strike. general stanley mcchrystal visited the attack site where at least 90 people died on friday. the air strike took out two gnat toe gasoline tanker trucks that had been captured by the taliban. at the time of the attack fill vajers were apparently siphoning fuel out of the truck. >> i think it's a serious event that is going to be a test of whether we are willing to be transparent and whether we are willing to show that we are here to protect the afghan people. and i think that it's very important to me that we -- that we follow through on that. >> nato and afghan officials are investigating the air strike now. the military initially believed there were no civilians in the area. one of the most beautiful

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redun dancy. >> the crack in one of the eight i bars was significant enough we needed to repair it. we want to repair it before we open the bridge. >> the busy bridge is scheduled to reopen tuesday, but if the repair can't be made by then of course that will be delayed. celebrity photographer annie leibovitz is facing a tuesday deadline to pay off a $24 million loan. if she doesn't make the payment, the copyright to her entire life's work could end up in the hands of a new york company that issues short term loans. the deadline could force the famous photographer into bankruptcy to prevent losing the rights to her work. over the years she has shot numerous cover photos for dozens of high end magazines like "vanity fair" and "vogue." her portfolio includes port rras

of famous and powerful people. clark howard tells you how troubled homeowners are getting ripped off. >> we have a big percent of the american people who are upside down in their mortgages, owing more on their homes than what they're worth. we also have a lot of people in that situation who have fallen behind on their mortgages. everywhere you turn it seems there are people promoting that they are going to help you modify your mortgage. all you need to do is contact them, pay them money up front, and then they are going to be your advocate and get your loan payments reduced, get late fees waved, maybe even get your interest rate reduced on your loan. well, unfortunately, there may be some legitimate players in that business. but for the most part, people are just ripping you off. federal trading commission has taken a big action against hundreds of these firms that say they're going to help you out, but only make things worse for

you by taking money from you and doing absolutely nothing to help you. be really careful out there who you give your dough to. i'm clark howard. for more ways for you to be careful with a buck, go to cnn.com/clark howard. >> need more financial help? don't miss "clark howard" at 4:00 p.m. eastern on hln. he will help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. if you hit the google home page recently you may have seen this logo. check it out. the internet has been buzzing about what it exactly means. it looks like an alien spaceship is abducting one of the google logo's os. it also came with a cryptic message. al your o are belong to us. that is fueling speculation the logo commemorates the 20th anniversary of the japanese video game vera wing and the

message was a play on the poor japanese to english translation. for the first time scientists have tagged great white sharks in the atlantic ocean to track their movements. a harpooner tagged two of the predators near cape cod. scientists will track the sharks by satellite to better understand the migratory patterns. great whites were spotted while scientists investigated reports sightings in the cape. swimmers have been warned to be extra careful and some ocean side beaches ban swimming altogether. more than 1 million americans are suffering from an addiction. a look at what people are doing to overcome their dependence on methamphetamine. this is hln.

some folks thought it was an explosion. but it was actually an suv crashing into the second floor of a house. the second floor. police in suffolk county, new york, say a drunk driver ran a stop sign, hit a mound of dirt and went flying in the air.

the homeowner had just put his house on the market. >> i was shocked. how could you do this? what were you thinking? how fast were you going? he was doing "dukes of hazard." >> yes, he was. parts of the suv are scattered all over that guy's house. the driver pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge. he's due back in court next month. police say a new york couple took pictures of their two kids, one of them just 11 months old, posing with guns. investigators found out about the pictures after the woman e-mailed them to friends and relatives and one of them called the city's child protection agency. the 24-year-old mother reportedly told police she thought the pictures would be funny. she and her boyfriend now face child endangerment, weapons and marijuana charges. an unbelievable story out of illinois. a boy missing for nearly two years has been found alive in a secret room at his grandmother's house. police say 6-year-old ricky

chekevdia was kidnapped during a custody dispute between his mother and father. when police found him he was hiding with his mom. >> we let him out of the car. he ran around like he'd never seen the outdoors. it was actually very sad. surprisingly, ricky is in very good spirits. for someone who's been isolated in that house with no other outside beings, he is very, very social. very polite. very talkative little boy. >> ricky's mom and grandmother are now in jail. he's staying with his father's relatives. authorities are also looking into claims that ricky's father abused him before his disappearance. the father denies that accusation. few illegal drugs are as addictive as methamphetamine or crystal meth. brook baldwin shows us how one addict is struggling to overcome his dependence on the drug. >> reporter: these may look like scenes from a horror movie, but they're not. these are anti-drug ads from the

meth project, showing suburban teens turning into meth addicted zombi zombies. they're faces picked apart. a dramatic look at how methamphetamines can destroy the body. but this is also the face of a meth addict. randy used the drug for 3 1/2 year. now he's clean. >> i was one of those people that looked in the mirror and said today's the day i'm not going to drink or do drugs. and i did. every day. >> reporter: randy was already struggling with alcohol abuse when a friend introduced him to crystal meth. >> actually the person how gave me crystal is now dead as a result of his drug use. >> reporter: crystal meth is also referred to as speed, ice, glass or tina. long term use can cause psychosis, hallucinations, anxiety, even stroke. a 2007 survey from the national institute on drug abuse found 1.3 million people over the age of 12 reported abusing meth. that number was down slightly from the year before, but still cause for concern.

when randy realized that his life had become unmanageable, he sought treatment. when traditional therapy didn't work, he looked for help from a higher source. >> then i had to make a decision to turn that over to a power t decision to turn it over to a power outside of myself. i chose to call god. to ask god for help and guidance and to, you know, to get beyond this. >> he joined a 12-step program for crystal meth addicts which works like alcoholics unanimous. there is a spiritual focus. they pray together. some read scripture. some talk about their connection to a higher power. often times it is recommended that clients attend 12-step meetings as part of treatment. >> the spiritual principle that helps someone to recover include things like a willingness to make changes. an openness to suggestion.

honesty is one of the most fundamental principles. >> traditionally many of the 12 steps reference god. step five, admit to god, ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. but experts point out you don't have to be religious to participate in a 12-step program. >> spirituality really is not necessarily synonymous with religion. and spirituality in one of the simplest definitions is that which gives a person meaning and purpose in their lives. >> today randy has several years of sobriety behind him but he still takes it one day at a time. it's 12-step meetings and prays every day. >> i have to pray several times throughout the day. there is a solution. you can't do this. you never have to drink or use again if you don't want to. >> bumper to bumper traffic,

gridlock and road rage. we've all experienced it. who would give that up? we're tagging along with a commuter who traded in her car for the bus with no regrets.

a white house stunner. president obama's green job czar is out the door. is it because of something he said? a missing boy found inside of a wall. wait until you hear who police say kept him there. we are taking you to the streets of atlanta to dragon con. good sunday to you. you're watching hln news and views. hope you're having a great labor day weekend. i'm susan hendricks. the man who president obama tapped to help create millions of green jobs for the u.s. economy is now himself out of a job. president obama's environmental adviser van jones resigned after coming under fire from

conservative activist for signing an online position in 2004. it asked for an investigation to determine whether the government played any role in allowing the 9/11 attacks to happen. jones apologized and said he did not fully read the petition before signing it. one congressional republican said it was time for jones to go. >> i think van jones did the right thing. his extremist views and course rhetoric have no place in this administration. the administration did a disservice to van jones by appointing him to this high ranking position without properly vetting him. >> in his resignation letter jones said -- a government run health care option may be negotiable after

all. while making the rounds on the sunday talk shows, white house adviser david axelrod said a public plan isn't a core issue in white house reform. when white house spokesman robert gibbs asked if obama could veto a bill that didn't include the public option, gibbs side-stepped the question. a public option as a backup plan is another option. >> i think he has to say that if there's going to be a public option, it has to be subject to a trigger. in other words, if somehow the private market doesn't respond the way that it's supposed to, then it would trigger a public option or a government run option but only as a fail safe stop to the process. >> critics say the trigger method does nothing more than let insurance companies off the hook again. a similar pitch was made in 1994 but didn't clean up their act.

bacon burgers, sounds good. the minnesota state fair is serving up some of those unhealthy items. it's as good of place as any for a debate on health care reform. that's why john king is in st. paul. >> where would you like to see health care reform? >> these are corn kernels. we're asking people to vote on what they would most like to see in health care reform. people have been voting all day. improving access, bringing down costs, bringing down prescription drug costs and strengthening medicare. >> who is winning right now? >> looks like bringing down costs. it's the universal issue we hear from everyone. >> button and literature. if you want to learn something, come in and talk to us.

>> what are favorites here? >> this is probably the most favorite. this is the one that sells the most right now. >> this is a direct line to the white house. >> i don't know. >> i think it's a good argument. >> people are polite. it's minnesota. >> our thanks to john king at the minnesota state fair. president obama will spell out his ideas for health care reform in a speech to congress on wednesday. job or no job? millions of us will have a labored labor day with unemployment rate creeping up toward 10% people who are lucky enough to have jobs are worried about keeping them while those

who don't have jobs struggle with the stress of being out of work. the nation's jobless rate jumped to a 26-year high last month. it is expected to top 10% this year and keep climbing into next year before falling back. finance ministers of the world's most powerful countries want to crackdown on hefty banker bonuses. that is one thing they agreed on during the g-20 financial meeting in london. the plans fall short of what european leaders are demanding because the u.s. and britain refuse to impose caps on bonuses. in an exclusive interview with our sister network, cnn, treasury secretary timothy geithner says that doesn't mean excesses in financial industries will be tolerated in the future. >> there's no risk that we can afford and will allow conditions to go back to what they were in the peak of the boom. >> the speed at which they go

back -- >> haven't gone back yet. it's important that it not happen again. you are going to see very significant reforms across the major financial centers and one thing we did today which is very important is reach agreement on a common frame work and commit ourselves to make sure that we're going to apply those standards on an even basis across the country. >> geithner and his colleagues agree to continue pursuing economic stimulus policies like low interest rates to help ensure a global recovery. a deadly wildfire is no longer threatening communities north of los angeles. crews are finally getting the upper hand on the station fire. it is more than 50% contained. it is now burning toward the east in the san gabriel wilderness since it started the fire charred 150,000 acres, more than 240 square miles. sadly two firefighters were killed while trying to fight that fire. at least 76 homes have been destroyed.

investigators say it is arson. they are now trying to figure out who started it. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan confirms at least some civilians were killed in nato air strike. general stanley mcchrystal visited the attack site where at least 90 people died on friday. the air strike took out two nato gasoline tanker trucks that were capture by the taliban. . >> i think it's a serious event that is going to be a test of whether we are willing to be transparent and whether we are willing to show that we're here to protect the afghan people. i think that it's very important to me that we followthrough on that. >> nato and afghan officials are investigating the air strike now. the military initially believed there were no civilians in the area. one of the most beautiful

bridges of the u.s. is closed this labor day weekend for repairs. repairs. an unexpected advisory could keep the san francisco bay bridge shut down longer..

engineers say the public was never in any danger from a major crack discovered in san francisco's bay bridge. the defects were spotted while replacing a section of the bring that links oakland to san francisco. the crack is in one of eight steel links that support that side of the bridge. the steel links are two inches thick and the crack goes halfway through one of them. an engineer says it will be fixed to maintain redundancy. >> the crack was significant and we need to repair it. other bars took up the load and we want to repair it before we open the bridge. >> the busy bridge is scheduled to reopen tuesday but if the repair can't be made by then, of course, that will be delayed. celebrity photographer is

facing a tuesday deadline to pay off a $24 million loan. if she doesn't make the payment, the copyrights to her entire life's work could end up in the hands of a new york company that issues short-term loans. she could be forced into bankruptcy to prevent losing the rights to her works. over the years she's shot numerous cover photos for dozens of high end magazines like "vanity fair" and "vogue" and includes portraits of famous and powerful people including john lennon, bruce springsteen and bill clinton. the internet is buzzing about what this means. it looks like an alien space shape is abducting one of the google logo's os. it came with a crypted message that when translated read all your o belong to us. that is fueling speculation the search engine logo commemorates

the japanese anniversary of a video game and it was a play on the poor japanese to english translati translation. it's time for buying surprises at the box office. the movie many thought would run away is doing anything but. "gamer" is in third place so far. another newcomer may become another cold hit for mike judge. right now it is trailing in eighth place despite a big marketing push and some positive reviews. >> you can't stay here. >> but you said -- >> i'm a guy. we say things we don't mean. >> how do i know you don't mean what you're saying now. >> sandra bulluck's new comedy is in contention for the top

spot and earned $3.5 million on friday. still pretty good. it could get edged out by the horror flick in last weekend's champ. that film didn't garner great reviews either. for the first time scientists tagged great white sharks in the atlantic ocean to track their movement. scientists will track the sharks by satellite so they can better understand their patterns. the great whites were spotted while scientists investigated shark sightings in the cape. some oceanside beaches ban swimming all together. it's a case of life imitating art. in brazil the number of children for each woman dropped on average from 6.3 to just 2.3 in 2000. researchers say there's a direct link to smaller size of

families. dr. sanjay gupta has more in today's vital signs. >> the music, the drama, this is brazilian television at its best. you don't have to speak the language to understand the emotion in this actor's delivery. the young star is known for taking on difficult characters. in his current role he plays a recently diagnosed schrizophrenic battling not only himself but the stigmas of mental illness. when we catch up with him on the set, he just completed a scene acting out a group therapy session. his fellow actors aren't actors at all. but a group of actual patients struggling with mental illness. >> for much more on this and

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>> i was shocked. how could you do this? what were you thinking? how fast were you going? he was doing "dukes of hazard." parts of the suv are scattered all over that guy's house. the driver pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge. he's due back in court next month. police say a new york couple took pictures of their two kids one of them just 11 months old posing with guns. investigators found out about the pictures after the woman e-mailed them to friends and relatives and one called the city's child protection agency. the mother told police she thought the pictures would be funny. they now face charges. an unbelievable story out of illinois. a boy missing for nearly two years has been found alive in a secret room at his grandmother's

house. police say of 6 year old was kidnapped during a custody dispute between his mother and father. when police found him, he was hiding with his mom. >> we let him out of the car and he ran around like he had never seen the outdoors. it was actually very sad. >> surprisingly ricky is in good spirits. for someone who has been isolated and in that house with no other outside beings, he's very social. very polite. very talkative little boy. >> ricky's mom and grandmother are now in jail. he's staying with his father's relatives. authorities are also looking into claims that ricky's father abused him before his disappearance. the father denies that accusation. few illegal drugs are as addictive as methamphetamine or crystal meth. we see how one addict is struggling to overcome his dependence on the drug. >> reporter: these may look like scenes from a horror movie, but they're not.

these are anti-drug ads from the meth project showing suburban teens turning into meth addicted zombies. their faces picked apart. a dramatic look at how methamphetamine can destroy the body. but this is also the face of a meth addict. randy used the drug for 3 1/2 years. now, he's clean. >> i was one of those people that used to look in the mirror and say today is the day i won't drink or use drugs and i did every day. >> reporter: randy was struggling with alcohol abuse when a friend introduced him to crystal meth. >> the person who gave me crystal is now dead as a result of his drug use. >> crystal meth is also referred to as speed, ice, glass, or tina. long-term use can cause psychosis, hallucinations, anxiety and even stroke. a 2007 survey from the national institute on drug abuse found 1.3 million people over the age of 12 reported abusing meth. that number was down slightly from the year before but still

cause for concern when randy realized that his life had become unmanageable, he sought treatment. when traditional therapy didn't work, he looked for help from a higher source. >> there i had to make a decision to turn that over to a power outside of myself who i choose to call god and ask god for help and guidance and to get beyond this. >> he joined a 12-step program for crystal meth addict which works like alcoholics unanimous. his group's meetings have a spiritual focus. they pray together. some read scripture. people talk about their connection to a higher power. joycelyn cox, an addiction psychiatrist, often times recommends that her clients attend 12-step meetings as part of their treatment. >> the spiritual principle that helps someone to recover include things like a willingness to make changes, an openness to

suggesti the most fundamental principles. >> traditionally many of the 12 steps reference god. step five, admit to god, ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. but experts point out you don't have to be religious to participate in a 12-step program. >> spirituality really is not necessarily synonymous with religion and spirituality in one of the simplest definitions is that which gives a person meaning and purpose in their lives. >> today randy has several years of sobriety behind him but he still takes it one day at a time. it's his 12-step meetings and prays every day. >> i have to have constant prayer and meditation throughout the day. there is a solution. you can do this. you never have to drink or use again if you don't want to. >> bumper to bumper traffic,

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a white house stunner. president obama's green jobs czar is out the door. it because of something he said? a shocking discovery. a missing boy found alive inside of a wall and wait until you hear who police say kept him there. also, fantasy walks the street of atlanta. we're taking you to dragoncon. good sunday to you. hope you're having a great labor day weekend. i'm susan hendricks. the man who president obama stand to help create millions of green jobs for the u.s. economy is now himself out of a job. president obama's environmental adviser van jones relined after coming under fire from conservative activists for

signing an online petition in 2004. it asked for an investigation to determine whether the government played any role in allowing the 9/11 attacks to happen. jones apologized and said he did not fully read the petition before signing it. one congressional republican says it was time for jones to go. >> i think van jones did the right thing. his extremist views and rhetoric have no place in this administration. the administration did a disservice to van jones by appointing him to this high ranking position without properly vetting him. >> in his resignation letter jones said this -- a government run health care option may be negotiable after

all. while making the rounds on the sunday talk shows, white house adviser david axelrod said a public plan isn't a core issue in health care reform. when white house spokesman robert gibbs was asked if obama would veto a bill that didn't include the public option, gibbs side-stepped the question. one idea making the rounds again here, a public option as a backup plan. >> i think he has to say that if there's going to be a public option, it has to be subject to a trigger. in other words, if somehow the private market doesn't respond the way that it's supposed to, then it would trigger a public option or government run option but only as a fail safe backstop to the process. >> critics say the trigger method does nothing more than let insurance companies off the hook again. they note the insurance industry made a similar pitch back in 1994 but didn't clean up their act. deep fried candy bars, bacon

burgers, sounds pretty good. the minnesota state fair is serving up some of those unhealthy fares but as good a place as many for a debate on health care reform. that's why john king is in st. paul. >> best thing at the fair. >> you can cast your vote. where would you like to see health care reform. >> these are corn kernels and we're asking people to vote on what they would most like to see on health care reform. people have been voting all day. the options are improving access, bringing down description drug costs and strengthening health care. bringing down costs is the universal issue we hear from everyone. >> we have buttons and lots of literature. if you want to learn something, come in and talk to us. >> what are the favorites here?

>> this is probably the most favorite. this one sells the most right now. >> this is a direct line to the white house. >> people have an idea that it's a good idea and many don't. people are polite. it's minnesota. >> our thanks to john king at the minnesota state fair. meanwhile, president obama will spell out his ideas for health care reform in a speech to congress on wednesday. job or no job? millions of us will have a labored labor day you could say with unemployment rate creeping toward 10% people who are lucky enough to have jobs are worried about keeping them while those

who don't have jobs struggle with the stress of being out of work. the nation's jobless rate jumped to a 26-year high last month. it's expected to top 10% this year and keep climbing into next year before falling back. finance ministers of the world's most powerful countries want to crack down on heavy banker bonuses. that's one thing they agreed on in london. the plans fall short of what european leaders are demanding because the u.s. and britain refuse to impose caps on bonuses. in an exclusive interview with cnn, timothy geithner says it doesn't mean excesses of the financial services industry will be tolerated in the future. >> there is no risk that we can afford and will allow conditions in the financial industry to go back to what they were in the peak of the boom. >> the speed at which they have gone back --

>> haven't gone back yet. it's important it not happen again. you'll see very significant reforms across the major financial centers and one thing we did today which is very important is reach agreement on a common frame work and commit ourselves to make sure that we'll apply those standards on an even basis across our countries. >> geithner and his colleagues agree to continuing pursuing economic stimulus policies like low interest rates to help ensure a global recovery. a del deadly wildfire is no longer threatening communities northwest of los angeles. crews are getting an upper hand on the station fire. it's burning toward the east in the san gabriel wilderness. the fire has charred 155,000 acres. that's more than 240 square miles. sadly two firefighters were killed while trying to fight that fire. at least 76 homes have been destroyed.

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repair it. seven other i-bars picked up the load and we want to repair it. >> the busy bridge is scheduled to reopen tuesday but if the repair can't be made by then, of course, that will be delayed. you can watch the work on the bridge live on a series of webcams. the 300-foot section that was part of the original repair was set into place this morning. it weighs about 7,000 tons and the construction crew actually used a common product you have at home to slide it into place. we're talking about liquid soap. workers used it to lubricate two rails that old the new bridge section. >> the jacks run on teflon pads instead of wheels. it's lubricated with dish soap so it's slippery and slick and there's no friction and it can move. >> officials shopped around and got a good deal on dove brand dish soap. hundreds of gallons of it they're using it.

a celebrity photographer is facing a tuesday deadline to pay off a $24 million loan. if she doesn't make the payment, the copyrights to her entire life's work could end up in the hands of a company that issues short-term loans. it could force her into bankruptcy to prevent losing rights to her work. over the years she's shot numerous cover photos for dozens of high end magazines like "vanity fair" and "vogue" and includes portraits of famous and powerful people including john lennon, bruce springsteen and bill clinton. >> if you hit the google homepage recently you may have seen this logo. the internet has been buzzing about what it means. if you look carefully, it looks like an alien space ship is abducting one of the google's o os. this is fueling speculation that it commemorates the 20th

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contention for the top spot. it ended a measly $3.5 million on friday. still good. it could get edged out by the horror flick "final destination." that film didn't garner great reviews either. for the first time, scientists tagged great white sharks in the atlantic ocean to track their movement. two predators were tagged near cape cod. scientists will track the sharks by satellite. m swimmers have been warned to be extra careful and some oceanside beaches ban swimming all-together. more than a million americans are suffering from an addiction. a look at what people are doing to overcome their dependence on methamphetamine. this is hln. this is one way of getting vitamins and minerals.

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a drunk driver crashed his car into the second story of a home. the homeowner just put it on the market. >> how could you do this? what were you thinking? how fast were you going? he was doing "dukes of hazard." >> parts of the suv are scattered all over that guy's house. the driver pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge. he's due back in court next month. police say a new york couple took pictures of their two kids. one of them just 11 months old, posing with guns. investigators found out about the pictures after the woman e-mailed them to friends and relatives and one of them called the city's child protection agency. the 24-year-old mother reportedly told police she thought the pictures would be funny. she and her boyfriend now face child endangerment, weapons and marijuana charges. a boy missing for two years

has been found alive in a secret room in his grandmother's house. the 6 year old was kidnapped during a custody dispute between his mother and father. when police found him, he was hiding with his mom. >> we let him out of the car. he ran around like he had never seen the outdoors. it was actually very sad. >> surprisingly ricky is in very good spirits. for someone who has been isolated in that house with no other outside beings, he's very social. very polite. very talkative little boy. >> ricky's mom and grandmother are now in jail. he's staying with his mother's relatives. authorities are also looking into claims that ricky's father abused him before his disappearance. the father denies that accusation. >> few illegal drugs are as addictive as methamphetamine or crystal meth. >> reporter: these may look like scenes from a horror movie, but

they're not. these are anti-drug ads from the meth project showing suburban teens turning into meth addicted zombies. their faces picked apart. a dramatic look at how methamphetamine can destroy the body. but this is also the face of a meth addict. randy used the drug for 3 1/2 years. now, he's clean. >> i was one of those people that used to look in the mirror and say today is the day i won't drink or use drugs and i did every day. >> reporter: randy was struggling with alcohol abuse when a friend introduced him to crystal meth. >> the person who gave me crystal is now dead as a result of his drug use. >> reporter: crystal meth is also referred to as speed, ice, glass, or tina. long-term use can cause psychosis, hallucinations, anxiety and even stroke. a 2007 survey from the national institute on drug abuse found 1.3 million people over the age of 12 reported abusing meth. that number was down slightly

from the year before but still cause for concern when randy realized that his life had become unmanageable, he sought treatment. when traditional therapy didn't work, he looked for help from a higher source. >> there i had to make a help higher source. >> i had to make a decision. you know? to a power outside of myself. who i choose to call god. and, you know, to ask god for help and guidance and to get beyond this. >> he joined a 12-step program for crystal meth addicts that works like alcoholics anonymous. the group meetings have a spiritual focus. they pray together. some read scripture and people talk about their connection to a higher power. this woman recommends her clients attend 12-step meetings as part of their treatment. >> the spiritual principal helps someone to recover include things like a willingness to make changes.

openness to suggestion. honesty is one of the most fundamental principals. >> traditionally many of the 12 steps reference god. step five, admit to god, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. but experts point out, you don't have to be religious to participate in a 12-step program. >> spirituality is not necessarily synonymous with religion. and spirituality in its one of the simplest definitions that which gives a person meaning and purpose in their lives. >> today, randy has several years of sobriety behind him but he still takes it one day at a time. it's his -- he attends 12-step meetings and prays every day. >> i have to have constant prayer and medication throughout the day. there's a solution. you can do this. you never have to drink or use again if you don't want to. >> brooke baldwin, cnn, atlanta.

traffic gridlock and road rage in we've all experienced it, right? who would give it up? we tag along with a commuter who traded in her car for the bus with no regrets.

will the san francisco bay bridge open any time soon. and the president's green jobs' advice or exits due to controversial comments about 9/11 and republicans cost him his job. and hello, jaws. close encounters of the shark kind off the new england coast are shutting down beaches. and you're watching hln news and views. we're just a few days away from president obama's eagerly awaited national address on health care but it's beginning to look like the president is willing to compromise on a

government-run health insurance option. white house adviser were david axelrod says the a public plan is a core issue on the health care reform. >> all the ideas are on the table. the president set forth principals at the beginning of this discussion at the beginning of the year and now all the ideas are on the table and the president will say we agree on 80% of this. let's do the final 20%. let's get the job done and here's how i think we should do it. >> in his speech the president is expected to lay out specific details he wants to see in a reform bill. up until this point in the debate, he's only spelled out general principles of what he'd like to see. the man who headed the obama administration agency focused on creating millions of green jobs for the u.s. economy, he, himself is now out of a job. president obama's environmental adviser, van jones, resigned after coming under fire from conservative activists for signing an online petition in

2004. it asked for an investigation to determine whether the government played any role in allowing the 9/11 attacks to happen. jones' apologized and said he did not fully read the petition before signing it. before he was appointed to the white house petition he used an expletive to describe republicans during a speech. a video of that speech is posted on youtube. in announcing his resignation he said this, and i quote -- job or no job, millions of us will have a labor labored day, you could say with the unemployment rate creeping toward 10% people who are lucky enough to have jobs are worried about keeping them while those that don't have jobs struggle with the stress of being out of work. the nation's jobless rate jumped to a 26-year high of 9.6% and

expected to top 10% this year and keep climbing to next year before falling back. nfl star shawne merriman is under arrest. the san diego chargers linebacker is accused of choking and restraining reality show star. the model o told police that merriman tried to stop her when she tried to leave his home early this morning. he's charged with battery and false imprisonment. she was taken to a hospital in suburban san diego. best known for her mtv ereality dating show, "a shot at love." a deadly wildfire is no longer threatening communities north of los angeles. crews are getting the upper hand. it's more than 50% contained and burning toward the east in the san gabriel wilderness. the fire has charred 155,000 acres were more than 240 square miles. at least 76 homes have been

destroyed. investigators say it is arrestsarresson. a major crack discovered in the fran bay bridge. the defects were spotted while they were replacing a section of the bridge that links oakland to san francisco. the crack is in a steel link that support that side of the bridge. the steel links are about 2" thick and this crack goes through one of them. an engineer says it will be fixed to, similar 34ri, to quote, maintain redundancy. >> the crack in the i-bar, one of the eight i-bars was what we need to repair. the other seven i-bars took up the load and we want to repair it before we open the bridge. >> the bridge is scheduled to reopen on tuesday but if the repair can't be made by then that will be delayed. and you can watch the work on the bridge live on a series of webcams. the 300 foot section that was part of the original repair was set into place this morning.

it weighs about 7,000 tons and the construction crew actually used a common product you have at home to slide it into place. we're talking about liquid soap. workers use it to lube kate two rails that hold the new bridge section. >> these jacks, they run on teflon pads instead of wheels. the teflon pad is there and they've lube dated with dish soap. so it's really slippery and slick and there's no friction and it can move. >> officials shopped around and got a good deal on dove brand dish soap so that's what they are using. hundreds of gallons of it. more than 100 firefighters worked furiously for four hours on this. they were trying to cap that major water main break in los angeles. now crews are cleaning up the mess the broken pipe left behind. a fire department spokesman says the main broke in the studio city neighborhood last night causing damage to several homes and businesses in the area. water was several feet deep in some areas. you see the firefighter there

walking through it. they had to rescue a driver whose car was swept away. some people were evacuated and luckily, no one was injured. wildlife officials captured a cougar that has been roaming seattle. the 140 pound animal was on the loose. it was immobilized with a train which liezer. they say it is not aggressive and didn't stalk people. they are considering releasing it into the wild wearing a gps collar so they can keep tabs on the cat's where abouts. at least three great white shark sightings have closed beaches in cape cod. they are tagging them in order to monitor their behavior. here's a boston affiliate wcvb. >> reporter: environmental police had a busy day in the waters off chatham patrolling the areas where sharks have been

spotted since thursday. the state's top shark expert had what ehe called one of the best days in his career tagging two great white sharks with a modified harpoon dart, the first ever tagged in the atlantic. greg says that the tags that use satellite-based technology will reveal crucial information in the coming months. >> the behavior, the ecology of the sharks is information we need in order to adequately manage them, conserve them and set up rules and regulations as a fisheries agency. >> reporter: one of the great whites was tagged within 75 yards of a popular chatham beach prompting the officials to close all beaches. >> it's a common occurrence for the sharks to be in our waters. swimmers should be aware and use appropriate caution. >> a shark? >> reporter: throughout the cape, there's been no shortage of shark jokes. now know how dangerous it is to be wearing that cap in shark dan infested waters in cape?

>> we have sharks in new jersey, too. >> reporter: the sliegtings have helped some businesses. the captain they're says people are calling asking not only about seeing seals, which are a favorite shark meal, but about being taken to the area where the sharks have been spotted. >> shark sightings have helped our business. more people are asking about it and they do come out to see if they can see a great white. >> reporter: visitors want to get a look at the great whites. thanks to boston affiliate wcvb reporting there. beaches in the area will be closed through at least the labor day weekend. a 6 year old boy disappeared with his mother nearly two years ago. police have found them both. you won't be believe where they were hiding. this is hln. ♪ you're the one

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his mother and father. when police found him he was hiding with his mom. >> we let him out of the car and he ran around like he had never seen the outdoors. it was actually very sad. >> surprisingly, ricky is in very good spirits, for someone that's been isolated in the house with no other outside beings he's very social. very polite. very talkative. >> ricky's mom and grandmother are in jail. he's staying with his father's relatives. authorities are also looking into claims that ricky's father abused him before his disappearance. the father denies the accusation. police say a new york couple took pictures of their two kids, one 11 months old posing with guns. investigators found out about the pictures after the woman e-mailed them to friends and relatives and one of them called the city's child protection agency. the 24-year-old mother told police she thought the pictures would be funny. she and her boyfriend face child

endangerment, weapons' and marijuana charges. and autopsy is being done on the body of a 4-year-old pennsylvania boy. wyatt smith was found dead yesterday, stuffed inside a septic tank near his home. the police are calling it a homicide investigation. he was last seen on friday night when he went outside to play with his two sisters. his family reported him missing about an hour and a half later. hundreds of people helped to search for wyatt. the police say the lid of the septic tank looked like it was tampered with and say it would be impossible for him to lift it by himself. they have questioned relatives but have not named suspects. he needed daily med occasion for a heart problem. some folks thought it was an explosion but it was an suv crashing into the second floor of a house. check out the damage. police in new york say a drunk driver ran a stop sign, hit a mound of dirt and went flying.

the homeowner had just put his house on the market. >> i was shocked. did you do this? how could you do this? what were you thinking? how fast were you going? >> it was like the "dukes of hazard." >> parts of the suv are scattereded all over the house. the driver pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charge and due back in court next month. they used to haul it away in their garbage trucks and now thu yees it to fuel them. reporter, pat peterson, looks at how orange beach, alabama, uses old grease as its ecosolution. >> it smells like french fries. that's a fact. y'all say it does, doesn't it? the exhaust smells like french fries. >> stomachs are growling in orange beach. >> i noticed the operators have put on about 20 pounds since we switched to biodiesel due to the

smelling of french fries when you're operating equipment. >> reporter: the biodiesel used to power city trucks and equipment is made from recycled cooking oil and grease. >> it's time for a snack. >> reporter: orange beach will save thousands of dollars a year in fuel costs by converting grease into fuel. some of the biproducts will be used to make hand sanitizer and soap for the shop workers. >> add some water and it lathers like regular soap and it cleans really well. >> reporter: the city has three recycling drop-off locations but a lot of the cooking oil is coming from foley. >> we don't have a facility so it's a south baldwin effort right now. >> foley has three grease recycling drop-off locations. the goal? keep the pipe-clogging grease out of the sewer system and convert it to money-saving and echo-friendly biofuel. >> for more on creative ways to

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visited the attack site where 90 people died on friday. it took out two nato gasoline tanker trucks that had been captured by the taliban. at the time of the attack vil lanlers were siphoning fuels out of the truck. >> i think it's a serious event that is going to be a test of whether we are willing to be transparent and whether we're willing to show we're here to protect the afghan people and i think that it's very important to me that we follow through on that. >> nato and afghan officials are investigation the air strike now. the military initially believed there were no civilians in the area. if you want a sneak peek at what president obama will telling the nation's school children on tuesday you get your chance tomorrow. that's when the text of his address will be posted on the white house website. a huge furor has erupted over this speech. conservative critics lashed out

at plans to ask children to write letters on how they could help the president meet education goals. critics called that propaganda. education secretary arne duncan says those people are miss penguin point. >> it's amazing to me the last time a president spoke to the nation's children was in 1991. the question i have is why has it been 18 years since the president has addressed our nation's youth? schools can do it. not do it. they can watch it during the school day. children can watch it at home with their families, a month from now or never watch it. it's purely voluntary. all the hoopla, at the end of the day the president motivates one c student to become a b stay tuned or one b student to become an a student or one student whose thinking about dropping out, it's all worth it. >> duncan says the president will focus on student's' personal responsibility. the message is simple. stay in school. motorcyclists say loud mufflers on their bikes save lives but they can't drown out

the sound of heart strings. kevin lewis in colombia, missouri, shows us how a love of big bikes blossomed into romance. >> reporter: the classical american wedding. graced with beautiful summertime weather in the comfort of your hometown church. but for larry alderson and his soon-to-be bride, we'll just say they broke the traditional sound barrier. after all, the harley drove them together and remains the nuts and bolts of the relationship. >> the first time we met it was because of the bike. we went for a ride -- >> and the rest is history. >> reporter: a piece of history that's now come full cycle. >> it's not very common to have somebody call you and say, do you mind if we have our wedding at the harley shop? >> so they cancelled the floorist and left the white gown in the dust. but they didn't forego the

marriage certificate and they rumbled out the vows. >> may i now present to you, mr. and mrs. larry alderson. you may kiss the bride. >> reporter: after the photo shoot there was only one thing on their mind. >> i think we'd like to ride the grand canyon. >> reporter: with the opened road ahead of them that's just what they might do. >> our thanks to kevin lewis from our affiliate, kmu in missouri. telling us september the is the fourth most popular month of the year to have a wedding with or woit a motorcycle. it's a case of life imitating art. in brazil the number of children for each woman dropped on average from 6.3 in 1963 to just 2.3 in 2000. and researchers say there's a direct link to the smaller size of families viewers saw

portrayed on tv. dr. sanjay gupta has more in today's "vital signs." >> the music -- the drama -- this is the brazilian tv at its best. you don't have to speak the language to understand the emotion in actor's delivery. the young star is known for taking on difficult characters. in his current role, he plays a recently diagnosed schizophrenic battling not only himself but the stigmas of mental illness. when we catch up with him on the set he had just completed a scene acting out a group therapy session. his fellow actors aren't actors at all. but a group of actual patients struggling with mental illness. >> for much more on this and medical stories from around the

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