>> wanted me to contact the white house and state that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house, in talking with them, they indicated that they appreciated the call, and that we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues. and i certainly agree with that. >> that sound just in to hln. that was south carolina representative joe wilson just hours after his outburst during president obama's health care speech last night. listen closely to hear what was said. here it is. >> there are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal i mmigrant

this too is false! the reforms -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> lie! [ booing ] >> not true. >> now, many people are talking more about wilson's comments than they are about the president's policies. this morning, house speaker nancy pelosi weighed in. >> it was stunning. to hear such a statement made from the floor of the house when the president of the united states was speaking. the president did the right thing just to continue on from it, and didn't give it anymore attention than it deserved. >> wilson called the white house last night to apologize. chief of staff rahm emanuel accepted on behalf of the president. but now hoyer says he will talk with gop lawmakers to decide if wilson should be punished or not. we wanted to hear from you on this story. we want your views. should congressman joe wilson face any consequences?

call us, 877-tell-hln. u can e-mail us as well, or text the word views and your comments and name to hlntv. what do you think? let us know. meanwhile, president obama is trying to keep the momentum rolling from last night's national address on health care. this morning, he met with members of the american nursesanurses 'association. he pointed to a census data that shows that more americans are losing their health care coverage due to the economy. >> over the last 12 months, it's estimated the ranks have swelled by nearly 6 million people, 17,000 men and women every single day. and we know that during this period of time, the number of adults who get their coverage at the workplace has dropped. by 8 million people. >> like he did last night, the president also said the time for talking about health care reform is winding down.

now, under president obama's proposals, you would be required to buy basic health insurance. a hardship waiver and tax credits would help people who can't afford insurance on their own. 95% of small businesses would be exempt from this. his plan would make it illegal for insurance companies to deny you coverage due to preexisting conditions. now, it would also create an insurance exchange by 2013. now, on -- 2013, that is. on the exchange, people in small businesses would compare shop for insurance plans, shop around there. the gop response, representative charles bustani said americans want both parties to start over and work on a bipartisan health care plan. bustani, who is also a doctor, denounced the public insurance option. here he is. >> the president had a chance tonight to take the government-run health care offer the table. unfortunately, he didn't do it. i read the bill democrats passed through committee in july. it creates 53 new government

bureaucracies. adds hundreds of billions to our national debt, and raises taxes on job creators by $600 billion. >> an update on a story we have been following for you, some other news today. medical experts are scheduled to testify in the trial of a former high school football coach charged in the death of a player. prosecutors say coach jason stinson denied players water during a physically demanding practice on august 20th, 2008. 15-year-old max gillpin collapsed and died three days later. now the defense is raising questions about whether an adhd drug he had been taking may have contributed to his death. yesterday, some of gillpin's teammates testified that stinson told them to run until someone quits the team. >> my friend, justin, he was crying, and i seen other people down the field, they were crying. you could hear it all the way down the field. >> now, you said they were crying? >> yeah.

>> and did they say why they were crying? >> no. it's just -- you could just -- you could understand why. i mean, running so long, and the heat and everything. so it kind of gets to you. >> gillpin was the second player to collapse that day. the other one survived. stinson has pleaded not guilty to the reckless homicide charges. a yale graduate student seen here, she is missing, and yale university police are asking for your help to find her. 24-year-old annie lee disappeared tuesday. friends say she planned to get married this sunday. she was last seen heading to a pharmacology lab on campus. her friends and co-workers say they are worried because she is so conscientious. >> she left her pocketbook, her cell phone, everything in the lab. she didn't go home last night. her fiance -- she is getting married sunday, her fiance hasn't heard from her, so

everybody is pretty worried, pretty scared. >> a lot of good friends. a wonderful fiance, she is going to marry him sunday. yeah. we all love her a lot. >> here's the description for you now. she is brown shoulder length hair, brown eyes, 4'11", 90 pounds. there is the picture. she is a third-year medical student. and be sure to tune into "nancy grace" want to at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern for the latest on this investigation. that berkeley cop whose persists led to the rescue of jaycee dugard has been honored. ally jacobs got a key to the city of brentwood. jaycee dugard was held captive for 18 years. the officer saw the kidnapper on the berkeley campus and got suspicious. that led to a search of his home, and, of course, dugard's rescue. >> all right. we want to warn you, this next story is not for little ears. if if you have little kids around, you may want to move them out for a minute. you're about to hear a

politician talking about an affair with a mistress. actually, it's more like bragging about his sexual exploits. amazingly, california republican mike did ue value said all of i without knowing a microphone was on. as a result, he resigned. he said today hits comments were not an admission to having an affair. this is what he told another legislator while they were in a committee meeting. here it is. nch>> pants with no underwear. >> yep, that's what he said. he even went on to brag that he has another mistress, as well. our affiliate kcal says both women are lobbyists. duvall is a self prescribed

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welcome back to hln on this thursday. well, money expert clark howard has his own ideas about how to reform the health care system. he spoke to my colleague, brooke baldwin, earlier. here it is. >> money expert clark howard, very own in house consumer watchdog at hln, former business owner with big ideas how to change the health care system. and clark, welcome to you. we should --

>> thank you. >> get it out there and explain. you don't necessarily agree with this public option, the government-run health care system, per se. and you also don't think that employers should be providing health care. >> no, way. >> explain. >> well, it's pretty simple. you know, i don't go to my employer and ask my employer for my auto insurance apologies, do i? no! so why is it that my health coverage is dependent on either a large employer or the government. i think that's crazy. we need personal responsibility back into this system where you and i care about what treatments cost, what treatments are most appropriate for us, instead of just saying, will my insurance pay for it? or i don't have insurance, i can't do anything about it. >> what about, though, that millions of people who are out there, who are faithful to their employers, and the pleers are faithful back? >> right. >> and they say, hey, clark, i wouldn't want to go around shopping for my own insurance when i work hard and i get my own insurance through my employer. how is that fair? >> well, you have to have a

transition. you can't just in a day -- and this is part of the public angst about health care. we can't turn it completely like that. you have to transition. and the transition we have to do is as someone goes into the work force out of school, they buy their own coverage. when somebody leaves an employer, they then go into their own coverage. and so we're talking about something that would be a gradual process. but going back to personal responsibility, and personal choice is essential for us to have a functional working health care system in the united states. >> so put the onus on the american people, or you say in your radio address, power to the people, essentially. >> exactly. >> i want to point to some numbers today coming from the census bureau, numbers from 2008. but they're saying that the number of people lacking health insurance rose to 46.3 million americans in 2008 compared to 45.7 in 2007. and they specifically say, the

reason for that increase is because of the continuing erosion of employer-provided insurance. >> right. >> so sticking with that, if you're saying take away the employer-provided insurance, wouldn't that dramatically increase those numbers more? >> actually, it wouldn't. because what you do is for people of lower income, you give them vouchers to buy their own coverage. and part of what i think we have to do is we have to standardize health plans. and i have a plan for an even dozen plans, three hmos, three ppos, three traditional plans, and three what are known as shas, which are generally geared toward the self-employed and entrepreneurial types. the idea is that i as an individual take in how much coverage or how little i want to buy, and if i'm broke or i'm low-income, the government gives me either a partial voucher or a complete voucher to buy coverage. >> how do you keep the insurance company in check -- let's say you're sick and you want to yank that insurance coverage --

>> of course! this cynical game, the insurers play where they select only people who have never been ill, who don't have preexisting conditions, and if you get sick and you leave your job, they won't give you coverage. that's got to end as part of the game. but the insurers are willing to give that up in return for knowing that they're going to have a lot more people there insuri insuring, because people who aren't buying coverage now will be able to with their vouchers. >> are you going to try to get the president's ear here? -- >> i'm not calling anybody a liar, how about that. >> you've obviously thought a lot about it. watchdog money expert clark howard, good to see you. at this. >> thank you. >> you can get great consumer advice from clark howard every weekend every saturday and sunday at noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on "news and views." he will help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. it looks like the worst recession in 70 years is ending and its u.s. economy is finally growing again. that is the message from the

federal reserve beige book. it is good news in a bad economy, of course. the beige book found nearly all regions, all across america, either improved or stabilized significantly better than the last snapshot taken two months agoment here is the kink, though. economists are worried about the recovery staying power. consider some of the growth likely came from cash for clunkers program, considering that. well, we are learning bizarre new details about the bow livian man arrested after hijacking a flight from cancun. a mexican official says the suspect is a former drug addict and an alcoholic who is now a minister. flores claims he hijacked the flight yesterday because the date, september 9th, 2009, 9/9/9 is 666 upside down. police say he was demanding to talk to mexico's president to warn him about an earthquake. he was arrested shortly after the plane landed in mexico city. he told the reporters this, christ is coming. he threatened to blow up the

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been cut short at 19, but he has left a lasting legacy. the former high school football star was killed two years ago in a car crash in washington state, but his organs were donated to five people. the millers got to meet one much those people for the first time recently. brenda webb received the teen's liver and life saving transplant. it was an emotional meeting on both sides. >> my baby helped five people. >> so whatever joy i can give them by showing them that i'm thriving and doing well, and i just want to share that with them. >> a great story. the millers say their mission now is to celebrate their son's life. all right. we want to show you one fast kitty. sara, a cheetah from the cincinnati zoo is the world's fastest land mammal. look at her go. she did the 100 meter dash yesterday in 6.13 seconds on her second try. the fastest human has ever done that is a little over 9 seconds.

amazing. a south carolina congressman is under fire for what he did during president obama's speech last night. how do you feel about it? your view after the break. k tha?

>> caller: no, no. there is no apology here. he's the president of the united states. you do not disrespect him like that. absolutely no apology. >> stephanie, thank you. and you could see on nancy pelosi's face last night, she was fer i couldn't say, as well. we head to gary in alabama. do you agree with stephanie, do you think it was completely out of line here? >> caller: no, i don't think it was out of line. and i think he was disrespectful. he has apologized for that. the president accepted his apology. we live in a country where you can voice your opinion, and if god can forgive us, then surely we can forgive him. he just got caught up in the excitement of it. and after all, the president was addressing the senate. that's who he was addressing. that's what the speech was for. so now, i don't think he ought to be punished any further. >> gary, we appreciate your

views. thank you for calling. joseph in augusta, georgia, what's your view? >> caller: well, i think he should be punished. because, first of all, it was totally disrespectful. and you know, i understand what the last caller said, that god forgives us and that's true. but at the same time, there is a time and place for everything. and what he did is totally disrespectful, sent the wrong message to a lot of people viewing, and it seemed for some odd reason, every time the president tries to speak, there is a group that tries to discount what he is saying. >> throw him off course? >> caller: exactly. my view is, let's hear the whole thing out. he left the door open. come see me. >> do it in the right way. >> caller: don't be totally disrespectful. yes, i agree he should resign. >> joseph, thankses. we're getting texts and e-mails about this one. eric in myrtle beach said, i think the heckler and obama should sit down with a beer at

the white house and work out their issues. seems to work for massachusetts. and brandon in denver writes, it was rude to yell at the president, but it's his right to free speech. no one other than his constituents should decide what effect this has. and tammy in oklahoma wrote in saying, if he can't control himself at a formal speech giving by the president, how is he behaving behind closed doors, no wonder they can't get anything done. interesting point. another writes, the worst part is what he had to say was not even relevant, it's meant to keep the lies he is trying to keep alive to squash any true discourse on the health care debate. another wrote, no respect for the president. what does that say to our youth? great points. we still want to hear from you. should congressman joe wilson face any consequences? let us know. 877-tell-hln. and also text the words views with your comments and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply.

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medical experts are scheduled to testify today in the trial of a former high school football coach charged in the death of a player. prosecutors say coach jason stinson denied players water during a physically demanding practice. it happened on august 20th, 2008. 15-year-old max gillpin collapsed that day and died three days later. well, now the defense is raising questions about whether an adhd drug he had been taking may have contributed to his death. yesterday, some of gillpin's teammates stinson told them to run until someone quits the team. >> my friend justin was crying, and i saw other people down its field that were crying. you could hear it all the way

down the field. >> now, you said they were crying? >> yeah. >> and did they say why they were crying? >> no. it's just -- you could just -- you could understand why. i mean, you are running so long, and the heat and everything. so -- it kind of gets to you. >> gillpin was the second player to collapse that day. the other one survived. stinson has pleaded not guilty to the reckless homicide charges. a yale graduate students is missing and yale university police are asking for your help in finding her. 24-year-old annually lee disappeared on tuesday. friends say she planned to get married this sunday. bob wilson of hln affiliate wtnh has the latest on this. >> reporter: police in front of a lab building at yil. they're looking for 24-year-old annie lee, described as 4'11 inches tall, 90 pounds. she disappeared without a trace tuesday morning. >> i found out by somebody coming into our office, asking us if we had had seen annie. and i said no.

>> reporter: that was more than 24 hours ago. this surveillance photo is the last time anybody has seen lee. she is a pharmacology student at yale, and friends say she was on her way to the lab. she just vanished, leaving behind al her belongings and future husband. >> she left her pocketbook, cell phone, everything in the lab. she didn't go home last night. her fiance, she is getting married sunday. her fiance hasn't heard from her. so everybody is pretty worried. >> reporter: a state police bloodhound has been called in and searching this area over here. annie works on cedar street and comes over here to the lab where she keeps animals and does research. police have been going up and down the streets, looking for any skepts of the missing yale student. >> she was missing at 11:00. how could that happen? look at all the people. she is a tiny thing, but it's pretty scary. >> reporter: friends say she is hard-working, reliable, and has

achieved many compliments in her field. >> wonderful friend, wonderful fiance. she is going to marry him someday. yeah. we all love her a lot. >> energetic, always smiling. they loved her in the lab. great future ahead of her. so we're just praying that she is just going to pop up somewhere, and everything is okay. we're not going to look at the worst here. >> our thanks to bob wilson of hln affiliate wtnh reporting. yale police are asking anyone with any information on lee's whereabouts to call them. also, be sure to tune into "nancy grace" tonight at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern for the latest on the investigation into lee's disappearance. you know that berkeley cop whose percent as i say tans led to the rescue of jaycee dugard? well, alley jacobs got a key to the city of brentwood. jaycee was kidnapped when she was 11 years old, and held captive for 18 years. the officer saw the teenager on

the campus and got suspicious. that led to a search of his home and dugard's rescue. >> well, i last night heard from the leadership that they wanted me to contact the white house. and state that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house, in talking with them, they indicated that they appreciated the call, and that we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues. and i certainly agree with that. >> that was south carolina representative joe wilson, just hours after his outburst during president obama's health care speech last night. if you listen closely, you can hear wilson call the president a liar. >> there are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false! the reforms -- >> lie! >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are

here illegally. >> lie! [ booing ] >> not true. >> nancy pelosi in the background, the vice president not too happy. many people are talking more about wilson's comments than they are about the president's policies. this morning, house speaker nancy pelosi, she spoke out on it. >> it was stunning. to hear such a statement made on the floor of the house. and the president of the united states is speaking. the president did the right thing just to continue on from it, and didn't give it anymore attention than it deserved. >> the white house chief of staff rahm emanuel accepted wilson's apology on behalf of the president. but now house majority leader hoyer says he will talk with gop lawmakers to decide if wilson should be punished or not. of wilson may be regretting a political opponent is cleaning up after his outburst. rob miller has raised more than 5,000 individual contributions. that is more than $200,000

towards his efforts to unseat wilson in next year's midterm elections. the former marine calls wilson's outburst childish and disrespectful. what do you think about the outburst? we want to hear from you. should congressman joe wilson face any consequences? call us at 877-tell-hln, e-mail us at cnn.com/hln. and as always, we're taking your text messages. text the words views plus your name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. prays for a former political rival in a speech on health care reform. the president said both republicans and democrats agree all americans should be able to get insurance, regardless of preexisting conditions. and the government can do something about it. to help them get it. president obama said senator john mccain had the right idea. >> for those americans who can't get insurance today, because they have preexisting medical

conditions, we will immediately offer low-cost coverage that will protect you against financial ruin, if it you become seriously ill. this was a good idea when senator john mccain proposed it in the campaign, it's a good idea now. and we should all embrace it. >> the bills so far have had no bipartisanship associated with it. they were drawn up by democrats, and republican amendments were rejected. so there's going to have to be an entire change of atmosphere here in order for us to get something done in a bipartisan basis. >> president obama also took aim at his critics like sarah palin. she has warned that health care reform would include death panels, deciding who gets life-saving treatment and who doesn't. the president called that a cynical and irresponsible charge. president obama's proposal's you would be required to buy basic health insurance. a hardship credit would help people who can't afford insurance on their own.

also, 90% of small businesses, 95%, would be exempt. now, his plan would make it illegal for insurance companies to deny you coverage due to preexisting conditions, as he spoke about. it would create an insurance exchange by 2013. on this exchange, people in small businesses could compare shop -- comparison shop, that is, for insurance plans. now in the gop response, representative charles boustany said he wants americans to work on a bipartisan health care plan. he is also a doctor, and denounced the public insurance option. >> the president had a chance tonight to take the government-run health care of r the table. unfortunately, he didn't do it. i read the bill democrats passed through committee in july. it creates 53 new government bureaucracies. adds hundreds of billions to our national debt, and raises taxes on job creators by $600 billion.

>> after speaking to congressional leaders, president obama right now is speaking out. let's take a listen on what he has to say live. >> understands that it is very difficult for workers to obtain raises of any significance if increased productivity is all going into increased health care costs. gary locke, the department of commerce, is constantly hearing stories from businesses, small and large alike, about ever-escalating premiums and the need to get control of our health care costs. bob gates, one of the biggest parts of his budget is -- are his health care costs. and so we all understand that this is an issue that the country is ready to deal with, as i said last night. i am confident the plan that we've put forward is the right plan for the american people. i continue to be open to

suggestions, and ideas from all quarters. house democrats, senate members, democrats, republicans, outside groups. what we cannot do is stand pat. what we can't do is accept a status quo that is bankrupting families, businesses and our nation. i will not tolerate us continuing to pay more for less in health care. the time is right, and we are going to move aggressively to get this done, and every member of this cabinet is invested. i want to particularly thank secretary sebelius and my health care team for the extraordinary work they have done getting us this far. but this administration understands that this is important for all of our agencies, all of our constituencies, and we are going to make a full-court press in the coming month to make sure that we go ahead and get this

done for the american people. all right? >> thank you. >> yes, i do. i'm a big believer that we all  make mistakes. he apologized quickly. and without eequivocation. i said last where we can have a conversation about big, important issues that matter to all americans. which is to make sure that people who work hard in responsibly are able to get good jobs, good

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and because he became so much a part of the senate. >> liberal lions mighty roar may now fall silent, but mr. president, his dream shall never die. >> apparently will be missed by so many. kennedy died last month from brain cancer. he was buried at arlington national cemetery near his brothers. a lot of people talking about this one today. conservative california assemblyman has resigned, all because of a conversation he had with a fellow republican committee member. what did he say to cause such a ruckus? well, we have the graphic details for you. >> reporter: this is mike duvall, a conservative republican and self-described family values politician caught in a very embarrassing conversation here in the california state assembly. the lawmaker was unaware he was being recorded on an in-house channel at the state capitol, repeatedly boasting about sexual

exploits with a married woman. to a fellow can committee member before a meeting. the 54-year-old married two-term legislator from orange county was talking about a liaison with a lobbyist from a law firm that represents a utility company. he was also heard bragging about a second woman. when the recording was made public, duvall issued an apology but after being removed from two committees, he decided to resign. >> we have such huge issues before the legislature and to have this become a distraction, he felt his responsibility was to step aside and to resign and to go home. >> reporter: duvall was award the ethics in politics award in

2000. he received a 100% grade from a family values group and was an outspoke been foe of gay marriage. >> what blew his political career was he talked about it in front of an open microphone. >> reporter: an episode that closed the door on his service in the california assembly. thelma gutierrez, cnn, los angeles. >> he said i want to make clear that my decision to resign is no way an admission that i had an affair or affairs. my offense was engaging in inappropriate story telling and i regret my language and words. i resigned in the hope that my decision would allow my colleagues to return to the business of the state. just ahead a soldier got a call to duty in iraq and he was almost forced to return his beloved dog to the breeder but then a stranger stepped in to

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6.13 seconds on her second try. the fastest a human has ever done the 100 meter dash is a little over 9 seconds. here's a question. could george clooney be the victim of a new form of streaking. jeanne moos looks at a stunt getting a lot of attention. >> what do george clooney and a tennis star have in common? men out to kiss them. >> i am gay, george. i think i'm in love you. george, please, kiss me. please. please choose me, george. may i kiss you, please? just one kiss. >> a male stripper crashed his press conference. gay reporter strips to his underwear with george choose me

scrawled on the front and back. we have news for you the guy's not gay. it was just a stunt. an italian tv personality who does things like dress up as a beggar to show how authorities treat beggars outside an it albean church only this time he was undressing. >> the tie looks good. and it's just long enough. >> reporter: you're not really gay and this was just a stick. this is just a joke. >> just a joke, yeah. yeah. yeah. >> reporter: this one was more along the lines of two guys pretending to make out behind a cnn correspondent. >> as bruno dancing suggestively on conan o'brien's desk and this on the other hand may have been a real fan. he got arrested for running on the court to kiss the tennis

star at the u.s. open tuesday night. >> the guy was really nice. i love you. kiss me. >> reporter: george clooney likewise laughed. he put down his inner loafer. >> it's embarrassing when you take a swing for the fences and it falls flat. >> reporter: the italian reporter thought it was a great success that only one other outcome could have been better. >> it would have been better if george would have kissed me on the mouth. >> reporter: tell that to clooney's date. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> our thanks to jeanne moos. meanwhile, we're talking about president obama today. he takes to the airwaves again to talk about health care reform. >> i'm not the first president to take up this cause but i am determined to be the last. >> how his speech played out both in and outside of congress. bro brooke baldwin is up next. y

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>> what i'm proposing would not apply to those here illegally. >> you lie! >> not true. >> you hear that? south carolina republican joe willis heckling the president last night accusing him of lying. we want to you weigh in here. was his outburst justified or was it disrespectful? lawmakers prefer to keep their conversations a bit quieter and not always about budget and new laws. we'll tell you about what one man said. talking about comments that sound like they should have been on the "playboy" channel. details emerging about the man charged with hijacking that

plane in mexico city. the very bizarre reason he says he did it. and "american idol" announcing who will take paula abdul's place as judge. what the newest judge has to say about the career move. here's the latest from hln news and views. let's start with the president's speech from last night. this is one day after the speech on health care. a lot of people talking but more here about that outburst we played for you than they are about the president's policies on health care reform. if you listen closely, you can make out what congressman joe wilson of south carolina called the president. he called him a liar. listen. >> there are also those who claim that reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reforms -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> not true. >> let's talk a bit more about

this more on presidential heckling here. joe wilson's apology and turn to deputy political director paul steinhouser. we heard from president obama a little while ago. he said he accepted representative wilson's apology. what do you make of all of this? >> exactly. the president speaking at a cabinet meeting talking to reporters. he was asked specifically about what joe wilson said and the headline apology accepted. let's hear it from the president himself. >> yes, i do. i'm a big believer that we all equivocation. i said last night,

calling, without the assumption of the worst in other people's motives. >> you heard the president. it helps to make his point. there are definitely differences when it comes to health care reform over what should be done, it should be done in a civil way and the president using this example from joe wilson's outburst to show that's not the way. the way is to talk about this in a civil course. joe wilson himself spoke to reporters earlier today on capitol hill. he called what happened last night spontaneous. take a listen to the congressman. >> well, last night i heard from the leadership that they wanted me to contact the white house and say that my statements were inappropriate. i did. very grateful that the white house in talking with them they indicated that they appreciated the call and that we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues and i certainly agree with that.

it was spontaneous. it was when he stated as he did about not covering illegal aliens when i knew we had those two amendments. i say that respectfully. we need to discuss the issues. i'm happy to do that. >> boy, he's feeling the heat today. wilson is saying this was spontaneous. the president says he accepted his apology. what are some of these congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle saying about the incident from last night? >> it has been a big talker by the leadership both the house speaker, nancy pelosi, and also the top democratic of the house and john boehner of ohio, top republican house. both spoke out about this this morning. take a listen. >> it was stunning to hear such a statement made on the floor of the house when the president of

the united states was speaking. the president did the right didn't give it anymore attention than it deserved. >> his behavior was inappropriate. i think it's why he apologized to the president. i'm glad the president accepted his apology. >> congressman boehner also going on to say he agrees with congressman wilson that some illegal immigrants may in some of these house bills get coverage on health care reform. >> let's step away from what he shouted last night for a moment. i don't cover congress. who is joe wilson and what district does he represent? >> most people have never heard of this man unless you live in south carolina. it starts out by columbia, which is the state capital and weaves toward the georgia border and down toward the coast hilton head, south carolina, along the ocean. mostly conservative district. joe wilson is a five-term congressman. he won his first four elections

overwhelmingly but last year he had a close contest with his democratic opponent winning by single digits. that democratic opponent is going to run against wilson next year whether he's up for re-election and that democrat said he raised over $200,000 since last night since wilson spoke out. >> that's amazing. $200,000 from yesterday to today. all right. paul steinhauser, good to see you. big talker today, should congressman joe wilson face any consequences? give us a call. 1-877-tell-hln. send us an e-mail at cnn.com/hln. or text us to hlntv. standard text rates do apply. remember that breaking story brought to you yesterday afternoon about that plane on mexico city tarmac hijacked? there are more details now. a mexican official says the suspect is a former drug addict and alcoholic who is now turned

into a minister. he claims he hijacked the flight yesterday because of the date. yesterday it was september 9, 2009. he says upside down it's 666. police say he demanded to talk to mexico's president to warn him about an earthquake. the suspect was arrested shortly after the plane landed in mexico city and he told reporters "christ is coming." the hijacker threatened to blow up the plane but no weapons or bombs found onboard and no one was hurt. new photographs of the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks are on the internet. experts say they're being circulated to inspire other attacks against the u.s. they are the first known images of khalid shaikh mohammed since his capture in 2003 when this photograph was taken. the red cross took the new ones at guantanamo bay and gave them to his family.

the cinderella run it at the u.s. open is over for oudin. the georgia teen struggled from the start of last night's match before losing in straight sets 6-2 and 6-2. oudin says she's pretty happy about her tournament performance. >> i wanted to win more than anything so losing isn't good enough but i really think about it and i really have had an incredible two weeks and i should be very proud of myself. >> before last night the 17 year old from georgia ranked four ranked players to reach the quarterfinals and became the youngest player to get that far in that tournament since 1999. she was beaten by another teenager from denmark. we now know how congressman joe wilson felt about the president's speech. we were just talking about it. what do i-reporters have to say about that address and the heckler as he's being called? plus, he was hired. he came back. he retired. came back again. is brett favre having more

second thoughts? what he's saying about this upcoming football season.

did you watch the president's health care speech last night? many i-reporters did. a few strong opinions here but no heckling. >> the health care speech is done. mr. obama, i do not think you read this bill. not one word of it. i don't want the government taking over health care just because there are those people with puppy dog eyes and no jobs, nothing, holding out their hands to the government and letting them take care of it. those people are going to cause this country a world of loss in money and in choice. i support all of those

republicans for their opposition during that speech. do i support their behavior ? maybe not but i support the opposition. >> did you hear that? that was barack obama putting his foot down telling republicans and insurance lobbyists that we're not going to take your scare tactics, your propaganda, no more lies any longer. enough is enough and an end to this debate. health care reform is necessary to save the lives of millions of people here in the united states. joe wilson made an ass out of himself but an ass out of the entire republican party. honestly he can apologize all he wants. no one will forget how he heckled the president. >> we would like to thank katie and melissa for those i-reports. as always, we love to hear your views on this or any other issue. go to ireport.com and click on

the upload now link. football fans, the official kickoff of the nfl season happening tonight. new vikings quarterback brett favre set to start the 270th consecutive regular season game against cleveland but admitted he may not last the whole game. he feels good at age 39, he's not 100%. either mentally or physically. favre previously said the reason for retiring was that he wasn't in it 100%. favre retired two times only to come back both times to the nfl. some of the oldest competitors in the world gathered for the international gold masters olympics. this man, 99 years old. he was the oldest competitor in the 55 and older event. look at him going taking third place there in the 100-meter race. 1,500 athletes from all over the world competed in this.

99 years old. good for him. our latest road warrior is the subject of an award winning documentary. let's travel along as derrius goes west. >> this is a documentary that we made back in the summer of '05. what we tried to do is get me o out of the house and get my wheelchair out. i am on the road 200 days out of the year. i travel with 11 of my friends all over the country in an rv. we go to schools and colleges and basically any place. i try to heat healthy sometimes but most of the time i end up eating at fast food restaurants.

you shouldn't eat fast food all the time. it will definitely get to you. i make sure the guys on the crew pack my backs with more pillows and it makes me feel more comfortable when i sleep in hotels. >> all those shoes? really? >> yes, man. "american idol" fans, do you know who is replacing paula abdul? we do. it is a name that is very well known but not necessarily in the music world. to stay on top of my game after 50,

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>> three, two, one. new pictures we're just getting showing a rocket launch in japan. it's a manned rocket carrying supplies way up to the international space station that includes food and daily necessities for the crew and experiment materials. this is a first here. in case you wonder, japan has no spacecraft that can send people into space. a yale graduate student is missing and university police are asking for the public's help to find her. this is 24-year-old annie lee. she disappeared tuesday. friends say she planned to get married sunday. she was last seen heading to a lab on campus at yale. her friends, co-workers say they are worried because she is very

aware. >> she left her pocketbook, her cell phone, everything in the lab. she didn't go home last night. she's getting married on sunday. her fiance hasn't heard from her. everyone is scared. >> wonderful friends. wonderful fiance she was going to marry on sunday. we all love her a lot. >> she's asian with brown shoulder length hair, brown eyes, 4'11" inches tall weighs 90 pounds. she's a third-year student at yale. a man suspected in ninings is being held on $1 million bond. the district attorney plans to file additional charges against ellis today. police say ellis' dna was found on nine women who were killed in a three square mile area in milwaukee.

a police officer at the university of california berkeley being honored for her persistence that led to the end of an 18-year-old kidnapping mystery. we're talking about officer jacobs getting the key to the city of brentwood for her role in helping find jaycee dugard kidnapped at 11 and held captive for 18 years. jacobs saw her alleged kidnapper on the uc berkeley campus with two other young girls and got suspicious because of the man's behavior. she found out garrido was registered as a sex offender and reported him to his parole officer and we know the result here. the investigation revealed dugard was still alive. she had been kidnapped and living with garrido since she was kidnapped many, many years ago. want to warn you here this next story is not for little ears.

you're about to hear a politician talking about an affair with a mistress. it's bragging about his sexual exploits. california republican mike duvall said all of this without knowing a microphone was nearby. as a result of this whole thing he's resigned. he said today that his comments were not an admission to having an affair. listen closely. this is what duvall told another legislator next to him in this committee meeting. do you hear that? he went on to brag that he has another mistress as well. our affiliate is reporting that

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uncalled for. you can't call your boss a liar. >> thanks for calling in. allison on the phone from port st. john, florida. what did you make of it? >> caller: america is based on freedom of speech. he spoke out of turn. who hasn't? i don't think he should be punished for it. he's already apologized there's too many other things to worry about right now other than one man calling someone a liar even if it is the president. >> even if it is the president? this is not just anyone standing up there. some may argue this is a different kind of situation. >> he puts on his pants like anybody else does. he has a higher paying job and takes a lot of heat but he's still just a human. the gentleman made a mistake. he's already apologized.

i mean, the president was good enough to accept his apology why shouldn't anybody else? >> thank you. one more caller calling in from new jersey. karen? consequences? what do you think? >> i think he should be cens censored. the decorum has gone to animal house level. he apologized with qualifications in fact. i think he should be censored. >> if you were one of his constituents in south carolina, would you want him stepping down? >> yes. it's an embarrassment for any president no matter what party, you know, we just shouldn't -- it was like a town hall meeting. this is our elected official. there's a certain amount of respect unless you want to throw all of the rules out and have every president to be yelled at

in a respectable -- >> got to cut you off. thank you so much for calling. i want to get to some -- we want to hear from you. should congressman joe wilson face consequences here? we're taking your calls. 1-877-tell-hln. e-mail us at cnn.com/hln and we really appreciate you call. we know who will replace paula abdul on "american idol." drum roll. comedian ellen degeneres will occupy the seat at the table of judges. ellen says she's a huge fan of the show and thinks she can add a viewers perspective and will join the panel in january after auditions and has plans to host her talk show so we're asking you this. what do you think of ellen becoming a judge on "american idol"? text us at hlntv. type views a if you like it and views b if not. standard text rates apply. we'll get to those views coming up. you're going to want to hear this. clark howard speaking out.

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>> last night i heard from the leadership they wanted me to contact the white house and say that my statements were inappropriate. i did. very grateful. this white house in talking with them they indicated that they appreciated the call and that we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues and i certainly agree with that. >> a lot of people had no idea who south carolina representative joe wilson was until today. that was him talking earlier today about his outburst during the president's health care speech last night. if you listened closely you can hear him calling the president a liar. take a listen. >> there are also those that

claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reform i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> not true. >> many people are talking more about wilson's comments than they are about the president's policies. this morning house speaker nancy pelosi weighed in. >> it was stunning to hear such a statement made from the floor of the house when the president of the united states is speaking. the president did the right thing just to continue on from it and didn't give it anymore more attention than it deserved. >> even the president speaking after a cabinet meeting today that he accepted wilson's apology but now house minority leader steny hoyer will talk to gop lawmakers to decide if

wilson should be punished. clark howard has his ideas on how to reform the health care system. i talked with him a while ago about some of his ideas. money expert clark howard very own in-house consumer watchdog at hln. a former small business owner with big ideas on how to change the health care system. clark, welcome to you. >> thank you. >> get it out there and explain. you don't necessarily agree with the public option, government health care run system but you don't think employers should provide health care. >> no way. >> explain. >> it's simple. i don't go to my employer and ask my employer for my auto insurance policy, do i? no. so why is it that my health coverage is dependent on either a large employer or the government? i think that's crazy. we need personal responsibility back in the system where you and i care about what treatments cost, what treatments are most

appropriate for us instead of just saying will my insurance pay for it or i don't have insurance, i can't do anything about it. >> what about the millions of people who are out there who are faithful to their employers and the employers are faithful back and they say, hey, clark, i wouldn't want to shop for my own insurance when i work hard and i get my own insurance through my employer. how is that fair? >> you have to have a transition. you can't just in a day -- this is part of thing ae angst with h care. you have to transition. the transition we have to do is as someone goes into the workforce out of school they buy their own coverage. when someone leaves an employer, then go into their own coverage. so we're talking about something that would be a gradual process. but going back to personal responsibility and personal choice is essential for us to have a functional working health

care system in the united states. >> put the onus on the american people. i want to point to numbers coming in from the census bureau and these are numbers from 2008. they say that the number of people lacking health insurance rose to 46.3 million americans in 2008 compared to 45.7 in 2007. and they specifically say the reason for that increase is because of the continuing erosion of employer provided insurance. so sticking with that, if you're saying take away the employer provided insurance, would that dramatically increase those numbers more? >> it wouldn't. what you do is for people's lower income, you give them vouchers to buy their own coverage and part of what i think we have to do is we have to standardize health plans. i have plan for an even dozen plans. three hmos, three ppos, three traditional plans and three hsas

geared toward the self-employed. the idea is that i as an individual take responsibility in how much coverage or how little i want to buy and if i'm broke or i'm low income, the government gives me either a partial voucher or a complete voucher to buy coverage. >> how do you keep the insurance companies from check? the people who -- let's say you're sick and they want to yank that insurance for a pre-existing condition. >> this cynical game the insurers play where they select only people who have never been ill, who don't have pre-existing conditions and if you get sick and you leave your job, they won't give you coverage, that's got to end. the insurers are willing to give that up in return for knowing they'll have a lot more people they're insuring because people who aren't buying coverage now will be able to with vouchers. >> will you try to get in the president's ear? >> i'm not going call anybody a liar. how about that? >> you have thought a lot about it. watch money expert clark howard on hln. good to see you.

>> thank you. we still want to hear from you back to what congressman joe wilson said. should he face consequences? call us 1-877-tell-hln or e-mail cnn.com/hln or text us. text the word views plus your comments and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. medical experts are scheduled to testify today in the trial of a former high school football coach charged in the death of one of his players. prosecutors say coach jason stinson denied players water during a physically demanding practice back on august 28th of last year. a 15-year-old collapsed that day and died three days later. now there are questions as to whether an adhd drug that he was taking might contribute to his death. stinson told them to run until someone quits the team.

>> my friend, justin, he was crying. i saw other people down the field crying. you could hear it all of the way down the field. >> you said they were crying? >> yeah. >> and did they say why they were crying? >> no. you can understand why. you are running so long in the eat aheat and everything. it gets to you. >> the other player that collapsed did survive. coach stinson has pleaded not guilty to the reckless homicide charges. the man suspected in nine different killings in milwaukee dating back to the 1980s is being held on a million dollar bond. milwaukee county d.a. says he plans to file additional charges against ellis today. police say ellis' dna was found on nine women killed in a three square mile area in milwaukee.

we have new development in the jaycee dugard investigation. dugard was the one found alive two weeks ago almost 20 years after she was kidnapped and held captive by suspect phillip garrido. detectives searched properties in three different san francisco bay area communities that belong to a garrido business associate. officials say no arrests were made but items including a computer were taken. also, the berkeley police officer has been honored receiving a key to the city of brentwood, california. that was the officer who saw garrido on the berkeley campus. got suspicious and that led to a search of his home and jaycee dugard's rescue. want to warn you here, this next store ji definitely not for younger kids in the room. what you're about to hear is a politician talking about an affair with a mistress. it's actually a bit more like bragging about his sexual

exploits. amazingly, california republican mike duvall said all of this without knowing there was a microphone that was on. as a result he's resigned and he's said today that his comments over this microphone were not an admission to having an affair. take a listen. this wiis what duvall said to another legislator while sitting in a committee meeting. without a brag that he has another mistress as well. both of those women are lobbyists. duvall is a conservative republican and self-described family values politician.

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police say he was demanding to talk to mexico's president to warn him about an earthquake. the man told reporters "christ is coming." the hijacker threatened to throw up the plane but no weapons or bombs were found and no one was hurt. new photos of the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks now on the internet. experts are saying they're being circulated to inspire other attacks against the u.s. these are the first known images of khalid shaikh mohammed since his capture back in 2003. that's when this photo was taken. the red cross took the new ones at guantanamo bay and gave them to his family. a skin care product is being labeled as being racist. that's not stopping buyers from running out and grabbing it. we'll talk more about this with melissa long with this debate. i read the article. i think what struck me is it's a

hot commodity for men. >> it's a booming business in india right now. the ad claims that lighter skin is more attractive than darker skin. the ads are creating some controversy because people say this is just sending the wrong message. it's a booming business as you mentioned. and in fact not only in india among the ladies but as as you stress among the men. in one of the stories it's a pretty blunt storyline in one of the ads a man tells a darker skin man if he wants to get the girl, he needs lighter skin. one study found sales of the product up 100% in rural india. observers say the reason is growing belief that lighter skin is better skin. a member of the indian parliament now has made a formal complaint against the advertisers. there are four major global brands we're running through right now. this lawmaker saying this message is racist and that it reinforces damaging stereotypes.

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certainly genital cancers in men. we now know who will replace paula abdul as the new judge on "american idol." she is comedian ellen degeneres. she will be occupying a seat at the famous table of judges. ellen said she's a huge fan of the show and thinks she can add a viewer's perspective. you can look out for her in january when she'll be joining the panel after the auditions. she still plans to host her talk show as well. we've been asking you, what do you think of ellen becoming a judge on "american idol"? we asked you to text us. type "a" if you like the idea, type "b," if you don't. we're already getting some results. checking the polls, most of you think you like the move. 64% voting in favor of it. 36% opposed. there aren't many children who get to eat their first birthday cake when their 6 years old. >> a surgeon's skill helps a

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police at an ivy league college need your help. they are trying to find in student who disappeared just days before her wedding. new details emerge about the man charged with hijacking a plane in mexico city. the very strange reason he said he did it. the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. it's not true. >> did you watch last night? south carolina republican joe wilson heckled president obama during his address to congress and accuses him of lying. we're letting you weigh in. was his outburst justified or disrespectful? good thursday to you.

we'll get to your views later on in the show. i'm susan hendricks. we are starting with the president's plan to reform health care. it happened last flight. president obama is trying to keep the momentum rolling today from the national address last night. this morning, he met with members of the american nurses association which supports health care reform. in his speech to the group, president obama pointed to new data that says that more americans are losing their health coverage due to the poor economy. >> over the last 12 months, it's estimated that the ranks of the uninsured have swelled by nearly 6 million people. that's 17,000 men and women every single day. and we know that during this period of time, the number of adults who get their coverage at the workplace has dropped by 8 million people. >> and as he did last night, the president also said the time for talking about health care reform is winding down. we'll break it down for you under president obama's

proposals, you would be required to buy basic health insurance coverage. and tax credits could help people who aren't insured on their own. 95% of small businesses would be exempt as well. the president's plan would make it illegal for insurance companies to deny you coverage due to pre-existing conditions. it would create an insurance exchange by 2013. on the exchange, people in small businesses could comparison shop for insurance plans. the gop response now representative charles buiceny said he wants both parties to start over. he denounced the public insurance option. >> the president had a chance tonight to take the government-run health care off the table. unfortunately he didn't do it. i read the bill democrats passed through committee in july. it creates 53 new government

bureaucracies and hundreds of billions to our national debt and raises taxes on job creators by $600 billion. >> he said republicans and democrats do agree on certain key issues like lowering health care costs. not all republicans responded so calmly to president obama's speech. the president said he accepts an apology from south carolina representative joe wilson for his outburst. if you listen closely here, you can hear wilson call the president a liar. here it is. >> there are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reforms -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. it's not true. >> wilson, seen right there on the right-hand side of your screen, during the outburst called the white house to apologize.

there he is and had to say about his spontaneous actions -- this is what he had to say when he spoke to reporters. >> well, i last night heard from the leadership that they wanted me to contact the white house and state that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house in talking with them -- they indicated that they appreciated the call and that we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues. and i certainly agree with that. >> we want to know, what do you think about this? we want to hear your views. should congressman joe wilson face any consequences? call us. you can e-mail us as well. cnn.com/hln. and you can also text the word "views," leave your comments and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. happening today, the pressure mounts for south carolina governor mark safford to quit. state gop execs plan to seek to

call for his resolution. yesterday most republican house members signed a letter demanding that safford resign. but he says most voters have moved on and he won't quit. we have a warning for you on this next story. it is not for little ears. you are about to hear a politician talking about an affair with a mistress. it's more like bragging about his sexual exploits. and amazingly, california republican mike duvall said all of it without knowing a nearby microphone was on. as a result he has resigned. he said today his comments were not an admission to having an affair. this is some of what duvall told another legislator while they were in a committee meeting --

>> he even went on to brag that he has another mistress as well. our affiliate says both women are lobbyists. duvall is a conservative republican and self-described family values politician. he's also married with two grown children. that kentucky high school football player who died after collapsing at practice likely had a temperature of 109 degrees when he collapsed. that is what an expert said as he testified for the prosecution today in the trial of former coach jason stinson. he is charged in the death of 15-year-old max gilpin. the expert also said eight to ten players were showing signs of heat stroke during that practice last year. yesterday some of gilpin's teammates that stinson told teammates to run until someone quits the team. >> my friend justin was crying. and other people down the field were crying. you could hear it all the way

down the field. >> you said they were crying? >> yeah. >> and did they say why they were crying? >> no. it's just -- you could just -- you could understand why. you're running so long and the heat and everything, so it kind of gets to you. >> the defense now is raising questions about whether an adhd drug gilpin may have been taking may have contributed to his death. this yale graduate student is missing and yale university police are asking for your help in finding her. 24-year-old annie le disappeared on tuesday. friends say she planned to get married this sunday. she was last seen heading to a pharmacology lab on campus. friends worry because she is so conscientio conscientious. >> she left her pocketbook, her cell phone, everything in the lab. she didn't go home last night. she's getting married sunday.

her fiance hasn't heard from her. >> a lot of good friends, a wonderful fiance she's going to marry on sunday. we all love her a lot. >> le has brown shoulder length hair, 4'11" and weighs 90 pounds. an or cyst is using graffiti to try to clean things up. wait till you hear how he creates his images with the message to tidy up the environment. kelly saunder's nature valley. ♪ the place that inspires her to go faster... ♪ and slower. ♪ elk mountains, colorado. where's yours? 100% natural nature valley granola bars. the taste nature intended.

welcome back to hln. as people move quickly from one place to another, it is easy to miss just how dirty things are in urban areas. one artist in england has found a way to highlight it. meet paul in this edition of

"eco solutions." >> my message is one of highlighting pollution to the world. i write in dirt, i'm showing people how dirty the world is. >> he says he started with the love of cleaning. and now cleans parts of walls with rainwater to draw pictures. take a look at one of his latest projects here. ♪ >> i created this kind of horrid chemical water facility which i'm going to adapt to try to make into an eternity symbol on the marina walls. i think it looks really lovely. i'm really happy with that. i can drink beer now with real gusto, like i don't normally drink beer with gusto or anything.

>> pretty amazing stuff. for more on people coming up with creative ways to illustrate the problems of pollution and innovative ways to solve them, check out eco solutions on cnn.com. treasury secretary tim geithner is on capitol hill today. he's talking to the panel tracking billions in t.a.r.p. money. poppy harlow has been listening in. a heated conversation, poppy. >> it is turning out to be quite a heated conversation. the big question on the mind and what they are asking on the panel is where has that money gone? we're talking about $700 billion in t.a.r.p. money. that is what the congressional oversight panel on t.a.r.p. is right now as we're looking at pictures there grilling treasury secretary geithner on now. the woman you see there, the chair of the committee, elizabeth warren, this panel was created last year to oversee t.a.r.p. geithner says the program is

working saying private forecasters are saying the economy is now growing, that credit is more available. he did caution though we still have a long way to go before recove recovery. geithner says he thinks the u.s. financial system is substantially stronger than it was nine months ago. he did say, quote, i would not want anyone to be left with the impression that we are not facing really substantial challenges throughout the u.s. financial system. essentially he said we borrowed too much and saved too little. banks have repaid more than $70 billion in the loan money. but $180 billion is left back on the table to be paid back. >> that's the huge question, where is the cash? and also the panel is looking into something else as well, is that right? >> they are. this panel is asking for some copies of confidential memoranda from both the fed and the treasury concerning investments

that they made in bank of america and citigroup. that was on about page 119 of the report. but when i asked elizabeth warren t chair of the committee, about that and what that meant, she couldn't tell us specifically. what she did indicate is that they may -- they being city group and bank of america -- may be the subject of a future report when you look at how t.a.r.p. money was spent. she made one thing very clear, that is the greater transparency throughout the financial system is here to stay. take a listen -- >> the days when treasury, when the federal reserve, when the fdic could go off in secret and do their business, those days are over. and they are over when this much american taxpayer money is at stake. >> you can see more of that interview on cnnmoney.com. and we're tracking that geithner hearing going on right now on capitol hill. >> poppy, thanks. you can get much more of today's business news at cnnmoney.com. check that out. we're talking about comedian

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plane but no bombs or weapons was found on board and no one was hurt. the new judge will be ellen on "american idol" filling paula abdul's seat. host a.j. hammer of "showbiz tonight" is in new york. the move, pretty shocking. getting a mixed reaction. >> it is. i'm kind of surprised by that. i thought a lot more people would be squarely on ellen's side. i'll have more of that in a moment. ellen wants to be clear, she is not stealing paula's seat. paula left the show, they asked ellen to join up with the show and it worked out. let's take a look at how the announcement of ellen appearing on the show went down on "the ellen degeneres show." >> all right. well, i have a big announcement to made. no one knows this. tony doesn't know, no one knows. i just finally got the okay just moments ago to announce this to you today. oh, god.

i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." >> she is clearly very excited about it. so are the members of the audience. they are going to applaud. here's why i think it's a great move. they already have the technical things of ends covered with the other judges. she comes at it from the standpoint of a fan. she's very passionate about music. she's a fan of pop culture. she's going to look at these performers the way we look at them. the technical end is already covered. when "american idol" brought in kara last year as a fourth judge, that served to shake things up. but didn't bring in new viewers. bringing ellen on to the show, i think, is going to bring a new audience to the show. they still get a lot of viewers. but the audience has eroded over the years. i think it's terrific. it's going to be a real bonus for "american idol." >> i think so, too. i think the audience will be laughing a lot. what do you think the audience at home, how they'll view it? she doesn't have, as you say, the technical background like the other judges do.

>> i'll continue to see, i don't think that matters in the case of a fourth judge. but we're hearing -- and the reaction was instant on our facebook page. we're hearing a lot of that from our fans writing in. let me read a couple -- >> i think she knows as much as we know. she's a fan and she knows what she likes to hear. i think that will bring a really positive element to "american idol" in their ninth season. obviously a lot to dig into tonight on "showbiz tonight." was this the right move for "american idol"? plus, what is paula abdul's reaction to ellen degeneres taking her seat on the "american idol" judge's table? also we'll have first reaction from randy jackson, all coming up tonight at 11:00 p.m.

eastern. >> a.j., thanks. i'm excited about it as well. we're also asking that question, what do you think of ellen becoming a judge on "american idol"? text us, type "a" if you like the idea and "b" if you don't. talking tennis now. and melanie oudin's cinderella run at the u.s. open tennis championship is now over. she struggled from the start of last night's match before losing in straight sets. oudin says she's happy about her performance, though. >> i wanted to win more than anything. so losing isn't good enough. but i really think about it and i really have had an incredible two weeks. and i should be very proud of myself. >> she should. before last night, the 17-year-old from georgia had beaten four ranked players to reach the quarterfinals. she became the youngest player to get that far in the tournament since 1999. good for her. a south carolina congressman is under fire for heckling president obama last night.

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know, president obama said his door is always open to hear things. do you think it was disrespectful to the president? >> no, i don't because he said he did it spontaneously. and sometimes we do speak out of turn. but it's a human thing. >> sandra, thank you. we go to andy now, san antonio, texas. andy, do you agree with sandra? >> no, i don't. susan, as a southern republican, my values are civility and patriotism. if you can't respect the man, respect the office -- >> that's a good point. do you think his apology is enough? . >> i don't think, i think he should be censured. he is a representative of the united states of america and he should be held to a higher standard. he's a human, but --

>> he said i'm sorry. president obama said he accepted his apology. stephanie in texas as well. what do you think? do you think the apology was enough? >> well, i think the apology was enough, but i also think that we are all entitled to our freedom of speech. and there really wasn't a big deal made about when the president said -- commented on the police department about acting stupidly. t-shirts were made of that. i'm like, give the guy a break, he's human. he spoke what he thought and that's our right as americans. he gave his opinion. >> stephanie, we appreciate your opinion. thanks so much. we've had divided opinions on this. we're getting a lot of texts and e-mails as well. this text comes from bill in south carolina --

>> there it is. >> no one other than his constituents should decide what effect this has. and another says, if he can't control himself at a speech given by the president obama, how does he conduct himselves behind closed doors? keep your texts and messages coming. should congressman joe wilson face any consequences? give us a call and let us know. our e-mail address, cnn.com/hln. you can text, text the word "views" with your xhents and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. just days before her wedding this weekend, a wedding planned, a yale university student disappears. police are asking for your help in finding her. the latest on her disappearance.

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i last night heard from the leadership that they wanted me to contact the white house and state that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house in talking with them -- they indicated that they appreciated the call and that we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues. and i certainly agree with that. i will tell you this -- it was spontaneous. it was when he stated as he did about not covering illegal aliens when i knew we had had those two amendments. i say that respectfully. we need to discuss the issues

and i'm happy to do that. >> that was south carolina representative joe wilson talking about his outburst during president obama's speech last night f. you listen clos y ly here, you can hear wilson call him a liar. >> there are also those who claim that reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reforms -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> not true. >> you could see her reaction when it happened and this morning, house speaker nancy pelosi weighed in on the outburst. >> it was stunning to hear such a statement made on the floor of the house and the president of the united states speaking. the president did the right thing, just continued on from it and didn't give it any more attention than it deserved. >> the house minority leader

john boehner says wilson's behavior was inappropriate. it's clear just how charged the issue of health care reform for republicans and all americans is. . >> all of us know there's a lot of emotion around this issue of the government involvement in our health care. and we saw it exhibited over august. i believe that people ought to be respectful, that we ought to have civil discourse in america. but don't underestimate the amount of emotion that people are feeling. >> house majoritity leader steny hoyer says he will talk with gop lawmakers to decide if wilson should be funnished or not wechlt want to hear from you on this. let us know what you think. we're also staig taking your

text messages. standard text rates apply. president obama last night handed out some surprising praise for a former political rival during the speech on health care reform. the president said both republicans and democrats agree that all americans should be able to get insurance regardless of pre-existing conditions and the government can do something to help them get that. mr. obama said senator john mccain had the right idea. >> for those americans who can't get insurance today because they have pre-existing medical conditions, we will immediately offer low cost coverage that will protect you against financial ruin if you become seriously ill. this was a good idea when senator john mccain proposed it in the campaign. it's a good idea now and we should all embrace it. >> the bills so far have had no bipartisanship associated with it. they were drawn up by democrats and the republican amendments

were rejected. so there's going to have to be an entire change of atmosphere here in order for us to get something done in a bipartisan basis. >> president obama also took aim at his critics like sarah palin. she has warned that health care reform would include death panels deciding who gets life-saving treatment and who doesn't. the president called that a cynical and irresponsible charge. as for the plan itself, we'll break it down for you here a bit. under the president's proposals, you would be required to buy basic health insurance. a hardship waiver and tax credits would help people who can't afford insurance on their own. 95% of small businesses would also be exempt. his plan would make it illegal for insurance companies to deny you coverage do to pre-existing conditions. it would also create an insurance exchange by 2013. on the exchange, people in small businesses could comparison shop for insurance plans. another big story we're following today, a yale graduate student is missing and yale

university police are asking for your help in finding her. 24-year-old annie le disappeared on tuesday. friends say she planned to get married this sunday. our affiliate has the latest. >> reporter: police in front of a lab building at yale, looking for 24-year-old annie le, 4'11", 90 pounds. she disappeared without a trace tuesday morning. >> i found out by somebody coming into our office asking us if we had seen annie. >> reporter: that was more than 24 hours ago. this surveillance photo is the last time anybody's seen le. she's a pharmacology student at yale and friends say she was on her way to the lab. co-workers say she vanished leaving behind all her belongings and her future husband. >> she left her pocketbook, her cell phone, everything in the lab. she didn't go home last night. she's getting married sunday. her fiance hasn't heard from her. so everybody's pretty worried.

pretty scared. >> reporter: a state police bloodhound has been called in. annie le works over here. state police have been using their bloodhound to go up and down the street looking for any scent of the missing yale student. >> she was hit at like 11:00. how could that happen? she is a little tiny thing, but still it's amazing. it's pretty scary. >> reporter: friends say she's very hard-working and reliable. >> a lot of good friends, a wonderful fiance she's going to marry on sunday. we all love her a lot. >> energetic, always smiling. they loved her in the lab. great future ahead of her. we're just praying that she's just going to pop up somewhere and everything's okay. we're not going to look at the worst here. >> that was bob wilson of our affiliate. our thanks to him for that report.

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the senate paid tribute to senator ted kennedy's five decades in congress and unwavering commitment to public service. tributes came from republicans and democrats who said they will miss his booming voice and big heart. >> today, the senate also grieves not only because he was a friend but because the senate was so much a part of who he was. and because he became so much a part of the senate. >> mr. president, his dream shall never die. >> he will certainly be missed by many so. kennedy died last month from brain cancer. he was buried at arlington national cemetery near his

brothers. president obama wrapped up his address last night by quoting from a letter that the late senator ted kennedy wrote back in may. kennedy asked that the letter be delivered after his death. >> what we face, he wrote, is above all a moral issue. at stake are not just the details of policy but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country. >> kennedy said although he knew he would not be there when it happened, he was certain that president obama would be the one to finally sign health care reform into law. happening today, the pressure mounts for south carolina governor mark sanford to quit, to step down. state gop execs plan to seek a resolution today calling for his resignation. the backdrop being that secret trip he made to argentina to see his mistress. yesterday, most republican house members signed a letter demanding that he resign. but he said most voters have

moved on and he will not quit. a conservative california assembleman has resigned all because of a conversation he had with a fellow republican committee member. what did he say? thelma gutierrez has the graphic details. >> reporter: this is representative mike duvall, caught in a very embarrassing conversation here in the california state assembly. the lawmaker was unaware he was being recorded on an in-house channel at the state capitol, repeatedly boasting about sexual exploits with a married woman to a fellow committee member before a meeting. the 54-year-old married two-term legislator from orange county was talking about a liaison who is a lobbyist.

he was also heard bragging about a second woman. when the record was made public, duvall issued an apology. but after being removed from two committee, he decided to resign. >> we have such huge issues for the legislature. and to have this become a distraction, he felt his responsibility was to step aside and to resign and to go home. >> reporter: duvall had been awarded the ethics in america award by chapman university in 2000. he received a 100% great from a family values group. and he has been an outspoken foe of gay marriage. >> what finished mike duvall's career isn't the fact that he is unfaithful to his spouse. plenty of politicians of both parties have survived that. what killed duvall's political career is that he talked about it in front of an open microphone. >> reporter: an open soed that closed the door on his service

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gilpin may have been taking contributed to his death. stinson pled not guilty to reckless homicide charges. walter ellis made his initial appearance yesterday on two charges of first degree homicide. milwaukee's county d.a. plans to file more charges against ellis today. his dna was found on nine women killed in a three square mile area in milwaukee. i'm jane velez mitchell and her is my issue. when are people going to get it? the man who is accused of beating eight people sounded drugged up. if cops are right and he is a killer it is another tragic example how people can become evil when they abusz drugs.

this poison enables people to do things they would never do if they were sober. many if not most crimes are drug related. instead of locking up drug addicts we need to work as a society on prevention and we need to do it now. i'm jane velez-mitchell and that's my issue. >> watch "issues with jane velez-mitchell" every night at 7:00 eastern on hln. melissa huckaby, the california woman accused of raping and killing an 8-year-old girl will be back in court. will she face the death penalty if convicted of killing sandra cantu? rick baldwin is up next. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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flight. that part that was the size of a hard cover book, very small, but it is not known exactly why it failed. more pictures coming in from utah here. the rocket is a centerpiece of a plan started by former president george w. bush to return astronauts to the moon by 2020. something amazing horsepower, 22 million horsepower here, that is a powerful rocket. tuesday experts appointed by the white house said there is not enough money for the project and if nasa wants to go to the moon, they recommend abandoning this rocket here. the rocket is designed to shoot a crew more than 30 miles into space in about two minutes. two minutes' time. at launch. you saw the giant flame, it shot down the inside of the rocket. and lit up a 1.5 million pound of propel atlanta. the company responsible says it is a safe, reliable way to

launch crews into space. amazing it can happen in two minutes' time. amazing live pictures out of utah. moving on. the suspect in a murder of an 8-year-old california girl due back in court just a while. melissa huckaby could learn when she goes to trial on charges she kidnapped, drugged and rapes sandra coop tu, killed her. a grand jury indicted the former sunday school in july. the judge gave the lawyers two months to review the case. prosecutors want a speedy trial because the case involves a minor. huckaby has pleaded not guilty. president obama trying to keep the momentum rolling on from last night's national address. the president meeting with the

american nurses association which supports health care reform. in this speech mr. obama pointed to new census data that shows more americans are losing their health coverage because of this awful economy. >> over the last 12 months it's estimated that the ranks of the uninsured have swelled by nearly 6 million people. that is 17,000 men and women every single day. we know that during this period of time the number of adults who get their coverage at the work place has dropped by 8 million people. >> so like the president did last night, he is also saying the time for talking about health care reform is winding down. one day here, talking about today, one day after president obama's speech, a lot of people not talking about the president's politics and plans, but the outburst. were you watching? did you hear it? congressman joe wilson of south carolina called the president a liar. let's listen.

>> would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reform -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those here illegally. >> you lie. >> not true. >> let's talk a little more about this presidential heckler. joe wilson's apology to the president. a deputy political director paul stein hauser from washington. paul, we heard from president obama. he said he accepted representative wilson's apology, is all forgiven? >> maybe publicly. this is the story everybody has been talking about. 'president said apology accepted. he made the comments when he was meeting with his cabinet at the white house. take a listen to the president. >> yes, i do. i'm a big believer that we all

make mistakes. he apologized quickly and without equivocation and i'm that, as i said last night, we have to get to the big, important issues that matter to calling, without the assumption of the worst in other people's motives. >> president there making the point from this incident you can have civil discourse without this kind of language. congressman wilson spoke to reporters in front of cameras on capitol hill. he said while he still disagrees with the president on whether health insurance reform would cover illegal immigrants he said this was spontaneous and he is apologetic. here he is in his own words.

>> well, i, last night, heard from the leadership that they wanted me to contact the white house and say that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house in talking with them, they indicated that they appreciated the call and if we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues and i certainly agree with that. >> it was spontaneous. it was when he stated as he did about not covering illegal aliens when i knew he had those two amendments. i say that respectfully. we need to discuss the issues. >> so you say publicly all may be forgiven but you know people are talking behind closed doors on capitol hill. what might some of the congressional leaders be saying about the incident? >> the house speaker nancy

pelosi, the top member of the house of representatives at a news conversatiference said whis in the house would allow her to take action against the congressman, she is not going to. take a listen to her and john boehner. >> it was stunning to hear such a statement made on the floor of the house when the president of the united states is speaking. the president did the right thing, just continued on from it and didn't give it anymore attention than it deserved. >> his behavior was inappropriate. i think it is why he apologized to the president and i'm glad the president accepted his apology. >> now, paul, i'm not from south carolina, i don't cover congress. i woke up and heard these comments. i said who is joe wilson. tell me more about him and where he is from? >> most people outside of south carolina have not heard of him. a five-term congressman from the

second congressional district in south carolina. it started near columbia and weaves to the georgia border. you can see down towards hilton head and the atlantic ocean. mostly a conservative district. the congressman won his first four races overwhelmingly, last year it was a tight race against the democratic poept. the democratic opponent will be running against wilson. that democrat has raised $350,000 since the outburst. >> paul, thanks for weighing in. we are asking our viewers to weigh in. should congressman joe wilson face consequences? call us at 1-877-tell-hln. send us an e-mail cnn.com/hln or text us, text the word views plus your comment to name to hlntv. standard text rates do apply. the next story if you have kids in the room you might want to get them out of here. you are about to hear words from

a politician, he is talking about what is presumingly an affair with a mistress. it is more like bragging about his sexual exploits. mike duvall said this without knowing the microphone was nearby and the fact it was on. as a result, he has stepped down. he resigned. he said today's comments were not an admission to having an affair per se. let's listen to what duvall told another legislature with the microphone on sitting in a committee meeting. >> all right. you heard that. so even went on to brag apparently about another mistres as well. kcal has been covering this story because both women are lobbyists. he describes himself as a family values politician. he is married and has two grown

children. let's follow up on a breaking story out of mexico city. we are learning bizarre details about this bolivian man arrested after hijacking an aeromexico flight from cancun. mexican officials say this suspect is a former drug addict and alcoholic turned minister. he claims the reason he hijacked that flight yesterday because the date was september 9, 2009. it is 999. flip the numbers upside down it is 666. that is why he said he did it. he was demanding to talk to mexico's president to warn him about an earthquake. that man was arrested and he told reporters christ is coming. the hijacker had threatened to blow up the plane. no bombs or weapons were found and fortunately no one was hurt. police at an ivy league college need your help. they are trying to find this

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you remember on tuesday there were some parents across the country who didn't want to hear the president speak on tuesday? there is a school district in texas that chose not to show the president's speech. the question we are asking why are they allowing them to take a field trip to hear former president george w. bush and former first lady laura bush speak? we are answering that question. >> i was just baffled when i learned that. >> reporter: it describes "an amazing opportunity." speeches by george w. bush and laura bush. aisd students will not miss out on this event. a select group of 500 to 600 fifth graders will be bussed to hear them at cowboys stadium. >> why interrupt the day to go

to the event at cowboy stadium? >> we have a scheduled field trip that was scheduled several months ago. >> reporter: my spokesman says aisd learned about obama's speech after lesson plans were already in place. this pastor is not buying it. >> it such an inconsistency. there is favoritism and partiality. >> reporter: we contacted the school board members about the decision. only wayne ogel responded saying sometimes we go to the zoo, sometimes we go to the aquarium. sometimes we have a unique opportunity to go to. students should still hear the bushes speak. >> denying that opportunity would be as equally wrong as denying barack obama. my mama taught me two wrongs don't make a right.

>> chris haws reporting. the former high school football player killed two years ago in a car crash in washington state but hi organs were donated to five different people. and the millers got to meet a recipient. brenda webb received the teen's liver in a life-saving transplant. it was a very emotional meeting. >> my baby helped five people. brenda was one of them. so whatever joy i can give them by showing them i'm striving and doing well, i just want to share that with them. >> and the millers say their new mission in life is to celebrate their son's life. some of the oldest competitors in the world met for the gold master's olympics. 99 years old, the oldest competitor.

he took third place in 100 meters. 99. a south carolina congressman under fire for heckling president obama. what do you think about this? we'll hear your views next. lif.

there is no excuse for treating a sitting president that way. we live in a nation where free speech is a god given right. you have to respect other individuals' right to speak. >> so you say disrespectful. let's go to shari e from louisiana. what do you think. should there be consequences. >> caller: well, consequences. we have the freedom of speech. heckling has gone on in england for hundreds of years. what are you going to do, get the rude police after him? i would like to know why he was calling him a liar. i would like to see more of it like a presidential debate. i would like to have rather than the president speak, i think

this is what is wrong with politics, have the president speak and have congress go off with all these stories, let them debate it openly on tv and let the people hear. >> we were talking about the heckling in parliament does go on. fritz, piedmont, south carolina. what do you think? >> caller: oh, my god. as if that lieutenant governor sanford is not enough here comes a congressman from south carolina with some more lunacy. now he hasn't apologized to the people of south carolina. he may have apologized to the president which is rightfully decent conduct. but the most liberal member of congress never stood up and heckled george bush a single time. this incivility in america does not lead to fruitful debate.

>> fritz, your state didn't ask to be in the spotlight. you have mark sanford and now joe wilson. thank you for calling in. i want to get to texts an e-mails. a text from bill in south carolina. bill texted us, how many more times will politicians embarrass us, the good people of south carolina. we have e-mail response to the congressman's apology. mr. wilson was told to call the white house and apologize. he did not take it upon himself to do so. he felt like he did no wrong. a viewer write in from alaska. i do not think he should be punished. what happened to freedom of speech. michelle writing although we have the right to freedom of speech we should not be disrespectful. representative joe wilson's outburst is wrong. he is representing not just himself but the people who put him in office. great comments today. g keep them coming.

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a private company carried out the test of the ares 1 rocket. the last test was called off 20 seconds before the test because a problem developed. the rocket is a safe and reliable way to launch crews into space. >> two, one, main engine. >> liftoff. liftoff. >> continuing on the rocket beat today. some pictures to show you of a rocket launch. this is in japan. the real one. the unmanned rocket is carrying supplies to the international space station, food, daily necessities for the crew of six as well as some experiment materials. this is the first time this kind

of rocket has been used. japan has no spacecraft that can send people into space. i last night heard from the leadership that they wanted me to contact the white house and state that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house, in talking with them, they indicated they appreciated the call and that we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues and i certainly agree with that. i will tell you this, it was spontaneo spontaneous. it was when he stated as he did about not covering illegal aliens when i knew we had those two amendments. i say that respectfully. we need to discuss the issues and i'm happy to do that. >> did you know who that guy was until today? south carolina representative joe wilson talking about his outburst during the president's health care speech.

the president said he has, yes, accepted wilson's apology. if you listen closely to this outburst you can hear wilson call the president a liar. >> there are also those who claim our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> not true. >> do you see nancy pelosi in the red jacket. this morning house speaker nancy pelosi weighed in on that outburst. >> it was stunning to hear such a statement made on the floor of the house when the president of the united states is speaking. the president did the right thing, just continued on from it and didn't give it anymore attention than it deserved. >> republican leaders speaking out as well. the house minority leader john

boehner said wilson's behavior was inappropriate and glad the president accepted his apology and it is clear how charged this issue of health care reform is and all of us. >> listen, i think all of us know there is a lot of emotion around this issue of the government involvement in our health care. and we saw it exhibited over august. i believe that people ought to be respectful. we ought to have civil discourse in america. don't underestimate the amount of emotion that people are feeling. >> meanwhile, house majority leader steny hoyer says he will talk with gop lawmakers to decide if wilson should be punished. did you watch this? should congressman joe wilson face consequences? pick up the phone and call us 1-877-tell-hln or send an e-mail

cnn.com/hln or text the word views plus your comment. don't forget your name. hlntv. standard text rates do apply. president obama handed out surprising praise for a former political rival. the president said republicans and democrats agree all americans should be able to get insurance regardless of what is called a preexisting condition and the government can do something to help them get it. senator john mccain had the right idea. >> for those americans who can't get insurance today because they have preexisting medical conditions, we will immediately offer low-cost coverage that will protect you against financial ruin if you become seriously ill. this was a good idea when senator john mccain proposed it in the campaign. it is a good idea now and we should all embrace it. >> the bills so far have had no bipartisan associated with it.

they were drawn up by democrats and republican amendments were rejected. so there is going have to be an entire change of atmosphere in order for us to get something done in a bipartisan basis. >> the president might have given john mccain props but he took aim at his critics like sarah palin. she warned health care reform would include death panels. the president came forward calling that a cynical and irresponsible charge. some lawmakers prefer to keep sensitive kcconversations f the record. they don't always check to see if the microphone is on. we are talking steamy subject matter here.

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all right. the flu season is officially here and a lot of parents unably concerned over the h1n1 virus. we know it as swine flu. hln susan hendricks has some tips in our "health minute." >> reporter: when this woman found her pediatrician's office packed she came to the emergency room worrying whether her son has seasonal flu or h1n1 swine flu. he say a pediatrician. >> we are no longer testing to decipher that out. it doesn't make a difference. >> reporter: many emergency rooms are experienced overcrowding as parents bring children to to be checked for swine flu. a child less than 3 months old

with a fever, a child having difficulty breathing, are dehydrated or experiencing severe vomiting should go to the emergency. or if flu-like symptoms improve but then come back. otherwise keep children at home because a trip to the e.r. could expose them to infections or spread to others. what is the advice to children without underlying health problems? >> treat the fever, give them fluids and bedrest. >> before you go to the e.r., call the pediatrician, especially in the child has other underlying health issues. be vigilant. if symptoms worsen get immediate help. the u.s. senate has paid tribute to senator ted kennedy's five decades in congress and unwavering commitment. tributes came from republicans and democrats who said they will

miss his booming voice and big heart. >> today the senate also agreed not only because he was a friend, but because the senate was so much a part of who he was. and because he became so much a part of the senate. >> the liberal lion's mighty roar may fall silent but mr. president, his dream shall never die. >> kennedy died last month of brain cancer. he was buried at arlington national cemetery. president obama wrapped up his address by quoting from a letter ten ki wrote in may. he asked this letter be delivered after his death. >> what we face, he wrote, is above all a moral issue. at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country. >> kennedy said that although he

knew he would not be there when it happens he was certain president obama would be the one to finally sign health care reform into law. in california a conservative assemb assemblyman has resigned because of a conversation he had with a committee member. thelma gutierrez has the racy details. >> reporter: this is mike duvall, a conservative republican caught in a very embarrassing conversation here in the california state assembly. the lawmaker was unaware he was being recorded on an in-house channel at the state capitol boasting about exploits with a married woman to a fellow committee member before a meeting. the 54-year-old married two-term legislature from orange county

was talking about a liaison with a lobbyist who represents a firm that is a utility company. he represents the utility committee. he was bragging about a second woman. when the recording was made public he issued an apology. after being removed from two committees he decided to resign. >> we have such huge issues before the legislature. for this to become a distraction, he felt his responsibility was to step aside and resign and go home. >> reporter: duvall was awarded the ethics in america award and a 100% grade from a family values group and outspoken foe of gay marriage. >> what finished duvall's career is not that he was unfaithful. what killed his career is he

talked about it in front of an open microphone. >> reporter: an episode that closed the door on his service in the california assembly. >> the former assemblyman said "i want to make it clear my decision to resign is not an admission to having affairs. my offense is engaging in inappropriate story telling. the resulting media coverage was proving to be a distraction to my colleagues. ere-signed in the hope to allow them to return to the business of the state. firefighters in southern california racing to set backfires to contain a monster wildfire. they need to burn miles of dry brush that can feed a 16-day fire. cooler weather overnight increased containment to 71%. the fire has destroyed more r than 80 homes. new details about the man

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president obama's health care speech has a lot of i-reporters weighing in. we are not talking heckling but a couple strong opinions. listen. >> so the health care speech is done and mr. obama, i do not think you read this bill. not one word of it. i don't want the government taking over health care just because there are those people with their puppy dog eyes, no job, nothing. holding out their hands to the government and letting them take care of it. those people are going to cause this country a lot of loss in money and in choice. i support all those republicans for their opposition during that speech. do i support their behavior? maybe not. but i support the opposition. >> boom. did you hear that?

that was barack obama putting his foot down telling republicans and insurance lobbyist we are not going to take your scare tactics, your propaganda nor your lies any longer. enough is enough. health care reform is necessary to save the lives of millions of people here in the united states. and joe wilson, the republican from south carolina, not only made an ass out of himself tonight but an ass out of the entire republican party. honestly, he can apologize all he wants but no one will forget this and how he heckled the president. >> that was katie brown and melissa. we love to hear from you on any score. go to ireport.com. click on upload now. how about that story that we brought you yesterday out of mexico city, the plane

apparently hijacks. we are learning bizarre new details about the bolivian man arrested after hijacking an aeromexico flight from cancun. a mexican official is saying the suspect, jose flores, a former drug addict and alcoholic turned minister and he claimed he hijacked the flight because of the date, september 9, 2009. he says 9/9/9 is 666 upside down. police say he was demanding to talk to mexico's president to warn him about an earthquake. the suspect was arrested shortly after the plane landed. he told reporters christ is coming. he threatened to blow up the plane. no bombs or weapons were found onboard and no one was hurt. a yale university graduate student is missing and university police are asking for the public's help in finding her. 24-year-old annie le disappeared tuesday. friends say she had wedding

plans for sunday. she was last seen heading to a pharmacology lab on yale's campus. her friends and co-workers are worried because she is so conscientious. >> she left her pocketbook, her cell phone, everything in the lab. she didn't go home last night. she's getting married sunday. her fiance hasn't heard from her. so everybody is pretty worried, pretty scared. >> a lot of good friends, a wonderful fiance she's going to marry on sunday. we all love her a lot. >> le has brown, shoulder-length hair, 4'11" and weighs 90 pounds. she's a third year student. tune into nancy grace for the latest on that investigation. treasury secretary tim geithner on capitol hill.

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a great result for nasa's new rocket engine. it was test fired. the rocket is designed to take astronauts back to the moon. will nasa get a chance to use it? john zarrella will join us. a school bus carrying children has been involved in an accident. they say as many as 20 children have been hurt. the injuries are said to be minor. these are live pictures we have for you. if you know the area, this happened on kingdom avenue a school bus carrying children has

crashed on staten island, new york. we believe the injuries are said to be minor. you can see lots of kids standing around. they appear to have been able to get off the bus on their own. that is certainly what we like to see. wanted to get you that off the top of the newscast. the rest of the days news, suspect in the murder of an eight-year-old california girl is in court right now. melissa huckabee could learn when she'll go on trial on charges she kidnapped, drug, raped and murdered the girl. the 22-year-old sunday school teacher in july gave her lawyers two months to look over the indictment and return to work. they want a speedy trial because it involves a minor. she pleaded not guilty. jaycee dugard found alive 20 years after she was kidnapped and held captive by suspect phillip garrido. they searched properties of

three san francisco bay communities that belonged to a garrido business associate. officials say no arrests were made but items, including a computer were taken. also the berkeley cop whose persistence led to the arrest of garrido has been honored. officer jacobs got a key to the city of brentwood. the officer saw garrido on campus and that's what throwed a search of the home and dugard's rescue. a football player that died after a football practice may have had a temperature of 109 degrees when he went down. that's what a heat expert testified in the trial of former stinson. the expert said eight to ten players were showing signs of heat stroke during that same practice last year. yesterday some witnesses testified stin son told them to

run until someone quits the team. >> my friend justin, he was crying. i seen people down the field that was crying. you could hear him all the way down the field. >> now, you said they were crying? >> yeah. >> and did they say why they were crying? it's just -- you could just -- you could understand why. you're running so long and the heat and everything, so it kind of gets to you. >> the defense now is raising questions about whether an adhd drug gilpin may have been taking may have contributed to his death. he pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide charges. the man suspected of homicide is held on bond. walter ellis made his first appearance on two charges of first degree homicide. milwaukee district attorney plans to file more charges

against ellis today. his dna was found on nine women who were killed in a three square mile area in milwaukee. we're learning some bizarre new details about the plifian man arrested after hijacking an aero mexico flight from cancun. a mexican official says the suspect, josmar flores, is a former drug addict and alcoholic who is now a minister. he claims he hijacked the flight yesterday because of the date, september 9th, 2009, and 999 is 666 upside down. police say he was demanding to talk to mexico's president to warn him about an earthquake. the suspect was arrested shortly after the plane landed in mexico. after 45 minutes he told reporters, christ is coming. he threatened to blow up the plane but there was never any bomb. he just made people think there was. no one was hurt. new photos of the self-pro claimed mastermind of 9/11 attacks are on the internet. they are circulated to inspire

attacks against the u.s. they are the first known images of khalid shaikh mohammed since his capture in 2003. that's when the photo was taken. red cross took them at guantanamo bay and gave them to his family. success, nasa's new rocket engine test came off without a hitch today but the white house is questioning whether nasa can actually afford to use the rocket to send astronauts back to the moon. john zarrella in miami with more on the rocket test and its future. okay, john. the pictures are fantastic. >> reporter: yeah, richelle. i'll try to keep it as explainable as possible. it's kind of convoluted. the rocket test was terrific. it went well. it's hugely important to nasa and contractors involved. this is the vehicle that's supposed to replace the space shuttle when the shuttle retired. problem is ares 1 won't be ready to fly humans until 2017.

so there's a gap of about five and a half, six years between the time shuttle ends and ares 1 is actually ready to fly. so the president asked for a blue ribbon panel to come up with ideas on where we ought to go with human spaceflight. well, some of the recommendations the commission made eliminate ares 1, say don't bother. by the time it's ready they won't need it, goton ares 5, which would be the vehicle that ultimately takes humans to the moon, back to the moon and onto mars. but the problem is there isn't enough money to do all that. nasa's budget needs about $3 million more each year in order to go ahead, keep the space station flying, build the ares 1 rocket, and continue on with the plan to go to the ares 5, which will go on to the moon and eventually to mars. really, right now as hugely

successful as this test is, there are tremendous amount of decisions that the u.s. space agency, the president and science advisors have to make as to the future. and the question is, this terrific rocket test, actually an ares 1 sitting at the kennedy space center ready to fly, come the first action test flight of the vehicle. the question is will it ever really carry humans. we should know that soon in the next few weeks or so. the president and science advisors expected to make a decision along with new nasa administer charles bowling on the direction of human spaceflight. right now, richelle, i guess to summit up in a word, it's a mess. >> oh, no, a mess. you said $3 billion with a b that's how much more we need. >> every year in the budget in order to accomplish the goal of sending humans back to the moon and onto mars. and that wouldn't even happen until 2025.

>> made sense to me in a sad way it made sense. john, thank you. >> yeah. >> the forms i'm proposing would not apply to those here illegally. >> you lie. >> that's not true. >> south carolina republican joe wilson heckles president obama during his address to congress, accuses him of lying. we're letting you weigh in. was this outburst justified, disrespectful? we'll also show you new ads, psa about aids that have a lot of people ticked off, steamy, sexy, adolf hitler very powerful or just offensive. lower hotel booking fees mean you get a lower total price. plus, if another orbitz customer then books the same hotel for less, we send you a check for the difference, automatically.

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standing around. these kids have just been in an accident. the bus apparently hit an suv head on. both vehicles then ran through a fence and ended up on a lawn. police were saying about 27 people were hurt, 25 of them children, minor injuries, minor except for one adult. that adult had to be taken to the hospital. this is right off of kingdom avenue just in case you happen to know this particular part of staten island. so again, school bus, suv involved in a crash. all minor injuries except for one adult had to go to the hospital. kids are ming ling right now. i'm sure their parents are on their way to get them as we speak. >> last night i heard from the leadership they wanted me to contact the white house and state that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house in talking with them, they

indicated they appreciate the call and we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues, and i certainly agree with that. i will tell you this. it was spontaneous. it was when he stated, as he did, about not covering illegal immigrants, i knew we had two amendments. i say that respectfully. we need to discuss the issues and i'm happy to do that. >> he didn't know who he was yesterday, you do now. that was south carolina congressman joe wilson talking earlier today about his outburst during president obama's health care speech. the president says, okay, i've accepted the apology. that's what the president said. if you listen closely you can hear wilson call the president a liar. >> there are also those who claim that our reform efforts would in sure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. >> liar. >> the reforms i'm proposing

would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> that's not true. did you see nancy pelosi's face there. wow! we're asking for your views, was representative wilson justified, disrespectful, should he face consequences? those are some of the topics we've been throwing around. let's get to the phone. jennifer from jacksonville, florida. jennifer, i'm sure you've seen this, if you didn't just see it now. what's your take on it? >> he admitted he was forced to apologize by the leadership. he does not feel like apologizing. we've had to put up with town hall meetings, this goes beyond disrespect to treason. as an american i'm outraged. i believe wilson should be

censored. >> i was going to ask a question but she hung up. she was pretty clear. chris is calling us from south carolina. okay. this is a representative from your state, chris. go for it. >> yes, and we are so ashamed. as if sanford enough, now we have wilson, too. wilson did not apologize because he wanted to. it was because he was told to. and yes, he should lose his job. in fact, him and sanford -- >> chris, you really feel that? >> i'm sorry? >> you feel he should lose this job? you feel that strongly about it? >> absolutely. if i talked to my boss that way, i'd lose my job. >> okay, chris. thank you for your phone call and for your passion. a lot of passion on hln facebook page as well. we've got an overwhelming amount of comments so we picked a few.

whitney posted this. whitney says he disagreed. oh, wow, he just so happened to be pretty boisterous about it. i like it, it shows we didn't elect a bunch of robots. disagreement is a good thing. she says, keep it up wilson. we wanted to make sure we got that comment in to show everybody didn't think he did a bad thing. brian says democrats and republicans disagree on everything, feels like good versus evil, each side think they are right and the other side is wrong. he expressed his opinion. it happens. move on. it's not that big a deal. thanks for your e-mails and phone calls. we have several comments to comment on, check them out at cnn.com/primenews. we've all seen public service announcements on tv. you've probably never seen anything like this. you're probably going to find these images graphic, disturbing, offensive, provocative new psa in germany that's supposed to raise

awareness about aids. supporters say it's supposed to save lives. critics say it will turn people off. a warning, the pictures are explicit and probably hard to watch. >> it's a standard sex scene like you see in the movies. live bodies in erotic passion. sexy stuff until you see who the leading man in this particular love scene is, adolf hitler. the tag line, aids is a mass murderer. basically we wanted to give the virus a face. this cannot be a beautiful face, says the ad's creator. that's why we hit on adolf hitler. it's designed for a german aids lobby group, rainbow, to remind people to use protection. joseph stalin and saddam hussein also feature. some other aids awareness groups say the campaign is

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totally unhurt. the guy in the passenger seat, an iraq war veteran so severely injured part of his brain had to be cut out. he has brain damage, he's suffering from paralysis. yesterday he was finally released after two years he was released from the hospital, wheeled out still unable to make any movements whatsoever as he was put in a van and taken to his mom's home. people are wondering where are the hogans during this time. they did issue a statement saying his release from the hospital was like an answer to their prayers, he was like a son to them. that doesn't jibe. the conversations that were overheard when nick was in jail, he served five months for reckless driving as a result of this accident. the family was caught on tape referring to the victim as a negative person. so we're going to analyze this

very conflicted relationship tonight, especially considering grazianos are suing the hogans. >> a lot to talk about there. another hot topic. california lawmaker talking about what he did with women. what are the details. >> this is a shocker. we'll play it all tonight. hang onto your seat. you're going to fall right off. this cal assemblyman is a conservative republican. he's married. he's a family values crusader and he is caught on tape talking about various sexual conquests in graphic -- and i mean graphic detail. he's also caught on tape expressing a preference for spanking one of the women that he's allegedly involved in. it just gets worse electric

there. some of the stuff we actually cannot repeat on camera because it is that graphic. now, he was forced to step down. k cal 9 in los angeles, one of the women he's referring to is a lobbyist with business before one of his committees. even though he has resigned he's saying, hey, i'm not admitting i had an affair. this was storytelling. we shall see. he deserves a pulitzer prize -- maybe not a pulitzer prize. >> he's saying this is just guy talk in this is what we do? >> that's what he's saying. we're going to let viewers watch and listen and decide for themselves. sounds like he could be in line for a spanking. >> jane, why did you do that to me. i'm trying to be professional. thanks, jane. issues with jane velez-mitchell at 7:00 p.m. eastern time on hln news and views. how about this, ares 1 rocket supposed to carry astronauts to the moon,

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police in staten island, new york say a school bus with kids on it. there was an accident. this is what happened. the bus hit an suv head on and then the vehicles ended up on the lawn after going right through a fence. 27 people hurt, 25 of them sids. nothing major, just minor injuries except for one adult. the adult had to be taken to the hospital. this is on kingdom avenue. if you go staten island, you can see all the kids just kind of milling about there. some rescue workers there with them as well once again. school bus accident, minor injuries, staten island, new york.

situation appears to be under control. let you know we're keeping an eye on that for you. keeping an eye on this. suspect in the murder of an eight-year-old girl in court right now. melissa huckabee. she could learn when she will go on trial on charges she kidnapped, drugged, raped and murdered the girl. they indicted the 28-year-old sunday school teacher back in july. the judge gave them two months to review the indictment and come back to court. they got a speedy trial because the victim was a minor. she pleaded not guilty to all charges. jaycee dugard found alive almost 20 years after being kidnapped by suspect phillip garrido. they certainlied properties in three san francisco bay communities that belonged to a business associate. officials say no arrests were made, but items, including a computer, were taken. also the berkeley officer whose persistence led to the rescue of

jaycee dugard has been honored. right there, officer jacobs got a key to the city of brentwood. the officers saw garrido on the berkeley campus, got suspicious. that led to the search of garrido's home and jaycee dugard's rescue. kentucky high school football player who died after collapsing at practice may have had a temperature of 109 degrees when he went down. that's what a heat stroke expert said as he testified for the prosecution today in the trial of former coach jason stinson. eight to ten players were showing signs of heat stroke during that same practice last year. yesterday some of gilpin's teammates testified he told them to run until someone quits the team. >> my friend justin was crying. i seen people down the field crying. you could hear it all the way down the field. >> now, you said they were crying? >> yeah.

>> and did they say why they were crying? >> no. you could just -- you could understand why. i mean, you're running so long and the heat and everything, it kind of gets to you. >> the defense is raising questions whether an adhd drug gilpin may have been taking contributed to his death. stinson pled not guilty to reckless homicide charges. a yale graduate student is missing. university police are asking for the public's help in finding her. 24-year-old annie lee and she disappeared tuesday. friends say she planned to get married this sunday. she was last seen heading to a pharmacology lab on the yale campus. her friends and co-workers are worried because they say she is so conscientious. >> she left her pocketbook, her cell phone, everything in the lab. she didn't go home last night. her fiance, she is getting married sunday and her fiance hasn't heard from her.

everybody is worried, scared. >> a lot of good friends, a wonderful fiance she is going to marry on sunday. we love her a lot. here is a description. we showed you pictures. here are pictures again. le has brown shoulder length her. she's 4'11", waist 90 pounds. she's a third year pharmacology student. tune into "nancy grace" for the latest on that investigation. president obama is trying to keep the momentum rolling from last night's address. this morning he met with members of the american nurses association which supports health care reform and speaks to the group. the president points to new scenes us data showing more americans losing health coverage due to the economy. >> the last 12 months, it's

estimated that the ranks of the uninsured has swelled by nearly 6 million people. that's 17,000 men and women every single day. we know that during this period of time, the number of adults who get coverage at the workplace has dropped by 8 million people. >> like he did last night, the president also said the time for talking about health care reform is winding down. we're going to break it down for you here. hardship waiver and tax credits would help people afford on their own. 95% of small businesses would be exempt. his plan would make it illegal to deny you coverage due to pre-existing conditions. it would also create an insurance exchange by 2013. on the exchange, people in small businesses could comparison shop for insurance plans.

>> last night i heard from the leadership they wanted me to contact the white house and say that my statements were inappropriate. i did. i'm very grateful that the white house in talking with them, they indicated that they appreciated the call and if we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues and i certainly agree with that. >> it was spontaneous. it was when he stated, as he did, about not covering illegal aliens when i knew he had those two amendments. i say that respectfully. we need to discuss the issues. i'm happy to do that. >> that's south carolina congressman joe wilson talking about his outburst during president obama's speech. the president says he has accepted wilson's apology. if you listen closely you can hear wilson call the president a liar.

>> there are also those who claim our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> that's not true. well, i asked for your views on this story on my facebook page, got a lot of comments. here is one from tara. tara posted this. wilson doesn't owe anybody an apology. bush was booed in his 2005 state of the union. apparently disagreement doesn't work both ways. doug feels this way. this has nothing to do with illegal immigrants. that's what the president is talking about when this all happened. he says this is all about a southern white guy who cannot understand the heritage of the man who is president. lynn has this perspective. she wrote this, i don't think anything we could do to him -- meaning representative wilson -- could match what he's already

done to himself. his outburst was rude and disrespectful. we asked for your views and you gave them to us. we appreciate it. let's stick with south carolina. south carolina governor mark sanford says he won't bow to critics who want him to quit over that secret trip he made to argentina to see his mistress. holding a conference call in about 20 minutes to discuss the resolution calling for his resignation. at a news conference a few minutes ago, sanford threatened to use legal action to stop a report from being released to investigators. he says a full investigation should be conducted before anything is released. a letter was signed demanding his resignation. we want to warn you, this next story is not for little ears. this is a politician talking about an affair with a mistress. actually more like bragging

about his sexual exploits in detail. amazingly california governor mike duval said all of it without knowing a microphone was there. he said today the comments were not an admission of an affair. this is some of what he told another legislator while they were in a committee meeting. >> yeah, you heard what you thought he heard. he went on and bragged he had another mistress as well. our affiliate kcal says both women are lobbyists, he's a conservative republican, a self-described family values politician, also married with two grown children. firefighters in southern california are racing to set backfires to contain a monster wildfire. they need to burn miles of dry brush that could feed a 16 day

old fire near l.a. cool weather overnight helped firefighters increase containment to 07%. that is a good number. the fire destroyed more than 80 homes. breaking news to update, a story we told you about a little while ago. the accused killer of 8-year-old sandra cantu had another court appearance today. melissa huckaby has requested a new attorney. the san joaquin district attorney is seeking the death penalty in the case. the body of sandra cantu was found stuffed in a suitcase that was pulled from an irrigation pond in april. you certainly remember this case. huckaby is a former sunday school teacher. she was actually indicted in july by the grand jury. huckaby bases charges of drugging sandra cantu, the seven-year-old and also drugging a 37-year-old man, but she has asked for a new attorney. the ares 1 rocket is supposed to carry astronauts back to the moon had a test today. very successful.

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amazing video here. this is the scene about an hour ago in utah where a new nasa ares 1 moon rocket was test fired. 22 million horsepower right there. the future of this thing is actually in doubt. a white house panel is recommending nasa abandon plans to use the rocket to get back to the moon. the reason? it is very, very expensive.

a skin care product is being labeled racist. but that's not stopping buyers from running out and grabbing this thing, buying it up like crazy. the big debate getting a lot of clicks today at cnn.com, because you hear the title and you think what? then you want to know what's the big deal. but it's an intriguing story. >> it is intriguing. it's a bit misleading to say it's a product that is racist, it's the advertising. the product is skin lightening products that promise to turn your skin lighter. it's basically promising lighter skin is nmore attractive than darker skin. that's what's getting people upset. the sales booming in india, especially among men. some of the advertisements are very blunt. in one, a guy says to his darker

skinned friend, if he wants to get the girl, he needs to have lighter skin. of course he uses the product and gets the girl. they found in one study that the sale of these products is up 100% in some of the rural areas of india. observers say the reason is because there's a growing belief that lighter skin is better. there's a member of the indian parliament who made a formal complaint against these advertisers. these advertisers include major brands. they say the message sent is completely racist, highly objectionable and reinforces damaging stereotypes. it's not stopping people from buying the products, richelle. they continue to soar in sales. the company is saying it's not their fault that the creams are so popular, they are only filling a demand. >> this is -- i don't know.

i don't know. obviously i'm not going to say what i think about it. i'm intrigued by it. let's just leave it at that. i think it's going to open a lot of people's eyes, that's for sure. people are definitely paying attention. it's time for football. fantasy football. i don't really get it. this is unbelievable. now there's lawyers and insurance involved in fantasy football. >> if there's a way to make money, people will find it. people are fanatics about football. it is fun. you come up with your dream team, follow them through the season and see how they do. some companies have found a way to actually make money off these people who are big fantasy football fans. it's not something the fans are saying they are not happy is out there. one of them is actually insurance. all you have to do, if you're concerned about your favorite player perhaps being injured,

can you spend $15. can you buy a $100 insurance policy on sites like fantasy sports insurance.com, then if your player is injured, you know, you can lose money because, you know, you place these bets on these teams. you can get some back with the insurance policy. richelle they have some sites now where you can have help with an attorney, from an attorney, if you want to settle some resolutions. trophies. >> enough. i knew it grew in popularity. i'll have to consult with mark galanos to get more information. >> you'll probably find out he's already involved in this. >> all right. thank you. we're learning more about the man accused in that hijacking, the hijacking of the aero mexico plane. here is some of the bizarre a reasons why he says he took over so that's why, you know we've adjusted...

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mexico flight from cancun. a former drug addict and alcoholic, now a minister. he hijacked this plane because the date september it's 9/9/9, which is 6/6/6 upside down police say he was demanding to talk to their president to warn him about an earthquake. this was all resolved in about 45 minutes once they got him on the ground, when they arrested him in mexico city. he told reporters christ is coming and had threatened to blow up the plane. never actually had a bomb, though, just kind of fooled everybody and no one was hurt. "prime news" coming up in a bit so we turn to mike galanos for a preview of what's coming up in minutes. new information in the jay key dugard investigation. >> new details, wondering what jaycee's life was like from moments of captivity. we're finding out a source close to the investigation saying, again not confirmed but a source close to the investigation say

when she was taken from outside of her home in south lake tahoe to antioch, california pushed to the floorboards of the vehicle threatened immediately the beginning of new details we are finding out so keeping updated on the latest with jaycee dugard, talking about that and more properties search related to phillip ga ree do, we'll take your calls at 1-877-tell-hln. a story baffling, a student from yale set to get married this coming sunday simply vanished. was it o they have her swiping herself into another hall at yale at 10:00 a.m. in the morning. that's the last anybody's seen of her an surveillance video they are looking at, so many questions coming out of that. >> she's supposed to get married. >> and friends say she was very excited about it. that's the first thing, runaway bride. we'll update that story, as well. another one we have dealt with a brazen bank robber, this guy he doesn't put on the stocking cap, nothing. he walks into the bank, lets,

almost like he is mugging for the camera. we've done the story. apparently he struck again, the 11th bank robbery. we're going to talk to fbi, police following this case how come he hasn't been caught yet? we've seen his face. we'll let you know all about that, more to come. bbbbbbbbbbbb

when she announced it on her talk show. roll that. >> all right. all right. well, i have a big announcement to make and no one knows this, tony doesn't know, no one knows that's why we had to start a tiny bit late today and finally got the okay moments ago to announce this to you today. oh, god! i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." >> obviously, the audience there very excited. as i mentioned the reaction has been very mixed with a lot of the detractors saying, well, what does ellen no about popular music, how can she properly judge a music, singing competition. the truth is, they have three judges on the panel already who come from the business. they have the technical end of things covered. ellen comes at it from a fan's perspective like you or i and

will react the way the fan would react, a big consumer of pop music and i think it makes a lot of sense plus she is thoughtful, sensitive and she's funny. i think that will bring a lot to the "idol" judges' table particularly the erosion in their audience. granted richelle, millions still watch the show. bringing on the fourth judge last year didn't bring people to the show but shook things up. this will bring people back to the show or new faces to the show. >> i think it's a brilliant move. i think you just summed up exactly the reasons why this makes a lot of sense. now, let's get to this reaction. combing through some facebook posts. let's get to this. >> it's interesting. i put this up on our facebook page last night when the news broke, within minutes hundreds of reactions pouring including jill, i love ellen but not sure she's qualified to judge a singing contest, dancing maybe. natalie writing, i think ellen will make "idol" worth watching. we know what we like and i think that's exactly what she's going to bring to it.

>> absolutely. >> obviously a lot to dig into on "showbiz tonight" with us. what does paula abdul think about it and what about randy jackson? we have his first reaction at 11:00 p.m. -- >> ellen has much star power as simon, that's going to be good. >> no, no, no, no ellen has more. >> well said, a.j., good stuff. all right talk to you later. >> you got it. >> the police have clear surveillance pictures of this guy, they know his name but some ishow, a suspected bank robber still on the loose and now after ten bank jobs authorities think he has struck again, this time in the middle of the day. how does he keep getting away with this and what are cops going to do to get him off the streets? that's coming up on "prime news."

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