wolf? >> abbi, thank you. once again, we're waiting for the tape to come in of this arraignment that's about to begin in california. we'll get that tape on the air as soon as we get it. >>> meanwhile, the tea bag protesters are hitting the road. >> this government needs to get back to what it should be doing and stop going to all these side roads and ridiculous -- i mean, $9 trillion deficit. dear god. who can even envision those numbers? >> what opponents of big government are doing to make their case. >>> and it's been one of the defining aspects of the kennedy family. a look at the role of senator ted kennedy's relyiofaith. l leas now available on the 2009 es 350. there's no way to hide it. sir, have you been drinking tonight? if you ride drunk, you will get caught... and you will get arrested. >>> fredricka whitfield is monitoring some other important stories incoming to "the situation room" right now. fred, what's going on? >> reporter: hello, wolf. hello, everyone. an american service

wolf? >> atia, thanks very much. atia abawi from kabul. >>> we're digging deeper into the situation in afghanistan. as part of our reporting, our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour traveled to a remote corner of the country to visit an american woman trying to prevent some of afghanistan's 1 million orphans from falling prey to the taliban. >> reporter: in the mountains of afghanistan, a young boy is cast out. and this is how the battle begins. >> translator: my mother was beating me a lot, and then she forced me to leave the house. >> reporter: naseem was just 10 years old when he fled the beatings and the abuse at home. you're just a little boy. it must have been so hard. >> translator: yes, it was very difficult. i was spending my days and nights here and there. >> reporter: for months, naseem wandered from village to village in search of food and shelter. he became a virtual slave to the townspeople. >> translator: i collected firewood from the mountains or building m

wolf? >> and we now estimate that motorcade will get to the john f. kennedy library this hour, probably closer to 5:00 p.m., closer to the top of the hour. we're going to continue to show you a picture of that motorcade as it makes its way through the city of boston. let me go back to john king. he's over at the jfk presidential library. john, as you await the arrival there, tell us a little bit about the significance, the symbolism of the passing of faneuil hall. that happens momentarily. i hope we'll be able to hear those bells ring 47 times. we're showing a picture right now of the hearse, john, going near faneuil hall. once those bells start ringing, i want to -- our viewers and listeners to hear those bells. but tell us about the symbolism of what the mayor has planned. >> reporter: 47 bells will toll, wolf, one for each year edward m. kennedy served in the united states senate. think about that. nearly a half-century. ten u.s. presidents during the time teddy kennedy was in the united

i am wolf blitzer. are in "the situation room." >>> on one of your last frits, equipment failure may have happened and you didn't know about it. a disturbing new report that the "associated press" is releasing about recent flights involving u.s. jet liners experiencing curious technical problems after an air france plane crashed into the atlantic. let's go straight to jeanne meserve. what are you finding out? >> reporter: well, as early as next week, the federal aviation administration may issue an order requiring airlines to change the speed kren source on airbus a-330s. the air france flight was an a-330. investigators have not determined what caused that accident. automatic messages sent before the crash indicated there were inconsistent speed measurements and that has focused attention on pitot tubes. they turned up other speed censor incidents with a-330s and now they have turned up a dozen other occasions where speed censors malfunctioned. all of them, northwest a-330s. delta would not confirm the

wolf?he politics of homeland security, the former homeland security secretary tom ridge now suggesting he may have been pressured to raise the terror alert levels to influence the 2004 presidential election. tony blankley and jim alston are both standing by to weigh in in our "strategy session." >>> and facing a new battle at home as their cases pile up on va desks. the backlog 400,000 and growing. >>> plus, that record-breaking jewelry heist in britain. we're going to show you new video of the robbery. there's no way to hide it. sir, have you been drinking tonight? if you ride drunk, you will get caught... and you will get arrested. ♪ ♪ which one's me - for a cool convertible or an suv? ♪ ♪ too bad i didn't know my credit was whack ♪ ♪ 'cause now i'm driving off the lot in a used sub-compact. ♪ ♪ f-r-e-e, that spells free credit report dot com, baby. ♪ ♪ saw their ads on my tv ♪ thought about going but was too lazy ♪ ♪ now instead of looking fly and rollin' phat ♪ ♪ my legs are sticking to

wolf? >> diana, as you take a look at this from those you've spoken to in lockerbie itself, the victims' families there, what do they say? we know the american famryes j r outraged, and i'll speak with one in a few moments, but what about the families in lockerbie? >> reporter: the families in lockerb lockerbie, they say really which is sort of in communion with the feeling in the village that these things should not be dwelt on anymore, that they should be allowed to move on and that it really is immaterial to them whether al megrahi is released or not. i was surprised to hear that said. there are other families in the uk who believe that he was negligent and are glad that he will be going back. but definitely the sentiment in lockerbie perhaps because this was a the sight of such great carnage 20 years ago was these people died in our fields. whether he's leased or not will not bring them back. let us move on. wolf? >> diana, thanks very much. diana magray reporting to us from scotland. >

wolf? >> shows up at the microphone, we hope he does. there was an interesting exchange, speaking about health care that you had are robert gibbs just a little while ago, the daily white house briefing. let me play this excerpt. >> i said repeatedly the president -- >> is the public option an eaccepts part of health reform? >> i think the president would say yes. >> all right. this is a sensitive issue you can the president said at a town hall in colorado that that so to called public option of government-run health insurance agency to compete was a sliver, he used the word sliver about his plan, leaving a lot of doubts about how firm he was in mandating and insisting that that be included in any final piece of legislation. tell our viewers a backstory about what is going on? >> reporter: it is almost a semantical debate what is the meaning of essential what is the meaning of preferred? robert gibbs right now is saying bottom line is that president obama believes that a public option is the

>> reporter: it's still going, wolf.he senator has been working hard, dealing with an audience that's less hostile than he faced earlier today, but deeply, deeply skeptical. and the one thing that everyone seems to have in common is very little faith in washington. people have been grilling him about not just the health care alleged panel that could decide whether or not people live and die, a big rumor out here. also, whether or not this is a slow trend to single payer system, but debt. how much this will add up to the national debt. here's one exchange the senator had where he promised people the debate is not over. let's listen. >> number 12 on the way to 30. who has 12? 12? >> in light of the debt that this nation is accruing with the recent bank bailouts, the t.a.r.p., the bailout of gm, the desire of the government to enact cap and trade and now this health care refofrm, senator, where is the money coming from? we -- we as a nation are broke. we need to slow down and consider the venues, other venues that we could

wolf?>> jack, thank you. an 11-year-old reporter gets the interview of a lifetime. >> how excited were you? >> i was very -- i was very excited. and it was very unexpected. >> excited because he got a chance to do what some reporters never do. that would be interview the president of the united states. wait until you hear what damon weaver tells us he spoke about with the president. >>> and california is burning, at least parts of it are being swallowed by fast-moving fires. how much damage and how many more evacuations before they're contained? tom. now, i know the catering business but when i walked in here i wasn't sure what i needed. i'm not sure what i need. tom showed me how to use mifi to get my whole team working online, on location. i was like, "woah". woah ! only verizon wireless has small business specialists in every store to help you do business better. you're like my secret ingredient. come in today and connect up to five devices on one 3g connection. now only $99.99 you could

wolf? >> is there evidence, though, if you create these co-ops around the country, it's going to bring in some of those 46 million uninsured people live manager the united states? >> reporter: you know what, wolf, to get an answer to that, what i did was i asked two people who were involved with two health care co-ops out there. there aren't many, but there are two prominent ones, one in seattle, one in minneapolis. i said would having co-ops around the country take care of the 46 million uninsured? they said no. i was surprised. they said it costs money to join a co-op. one said our premiums are about the same as anybody else's premiums and we do reject people sometimes because they have pre-existing conditions. so, these folks said no, they didn't think it was going to necessarily help those 46 million who don't have insurance. >> we're going to be hearing a lot more about these co-ops in the coming weeks, no doubt about that. thanks very much for that, elizabeth. >>> to keep track of all

wolf?> kate bolduan on long island. thank you. >>> new information, meanwhile, is coming in on u.s. intelligence assessments of the threat still posed by al qaeda to the united states and how it's being countered. let's go to our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. he's got some details. chris, what are you picking up? >> reporter: wolf, president obama's counterterrorism adviser calls al qaeda resilient and intent on carrying out attacks here. but he says they're going to continue to put, quote, unrelenting pressure on the group. senior intelligence and counterterrorism officials now say al qaeda remains dangerous but it's not the force it was. >> al qaeda has been seriously damaged and forced to replace many of its top-tier leadership with less experienced and less capable individuals. >> reporter: the president's counterterrorism adviser says key leaders have been killed in the past year, like al qaeda's expert on explosives and chemical weapons. an intelligence memo obtained by the

>> wolf, it's possible. have said that -- sorry. this is such an interesting compound. you have children and everything running around here, and dogs. so, in any event, i think most of us would have said they're headed far watered-down bill at best and there is a rising possibility of failure. -in the congress. the kennedy death, the change of tone opens a window for a new kind of conversation. and if president obama, a follow up on john king, if he were to come back to washington this coming week and then pull people together at the white house and begin to be the leader and not the follower in this whole effort, then i think he might have a chance to break through. but i do believe that it's going to be very, vards to bring republicans along. the public mood reflected in these town halls is going to make it much more likely the republicans will be wary. even joe lieberman and some democrats may be warier than they were 30 days ago. maybe the kennedy death will open the window for change in the conversation

wolf? >> chris, thank you. chris lawrence at the pentagon. >>> president obama visited mexico for the north american summit today joined by the leaders of mexico and canada. one top topic, immigration reform. president obama said with all the issues he's facing right now including health care reform, the battered economy among other issues, immigration reform will simply have to wait until next year. the president did say he expects draft legislation on the issue this year, at least by the end of this year. meanwhile, swine flu is also a critical issue on the agenda. let's go straight to our white house correspondent suzanne malvea malveaux, joining us, traveling with the president in guadalajara. important that all three countries work together involving the h1n1, especially, suzanne, as the swine flu season gets closer and closer, the flu season. >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. you may recall it was back in april when president obama was in mexico city. that's when this h1n1 virus first st

i'm wolf blitzer. you want to know what's real in the health care debate, but the white house and others say rumors and misinformation are meant to distort the real issue. could one of them be a phrase with a very grave name but addressing a very serious issue? let's bring in plamary snow worg this story for us. >> reporter: there's been so much attention give on the this topic. the rumor about the so-called death panel. it's titled advance care planning continsultationconsult. we took a look at the bill. former alaska governor sarah palin introduced the term "death panel" when she was discussing end of life counseling as part of proposed health care reform and now rumors about euthanasia persists at town hall meetings. >> what it says is if a 74-year-old man, if you develop cancer, we're pretty much going to write you off. >> well, you're just not right. nobody 74 is going to be written off because they have cancer. that's a vicious, malicious, untrue rumor. >> reporter: at issue is a provision in the

wolf, heidi? >> deb, quickly, have they suggested any indication yet when the funeral will take place? >> reporter: no. we have not gotten word on when the funeral will take place. we've been told there have been arrangements made. we are also told by one of our producers who was here on scene that in fact there was a van that appeared to be either from the medical examiner's office or from the funeral home that was here for a couple hours overnight so we should be getting word of what the plans are within the day. wolf? >> we see the flag flying at half staff there in hyannis port. deb, we'll get back to you. stand by. our senior political analyst is here, dana barber, senior congressional correspondent, both of whom knew senator kennedy very well and covered him for many years. you spent a lot of quality time with him over the years as well, gloria. >> i did. i've actually been inside that house in hyannis when i was doing a piece on him and it's a testament to the kennedy family and to the sena

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> nothing burns me up more than hearing some of these scare tactics districted at seniors. because seniors, they're vulnerable. they get worried about some of this stuff. they get some crazy flyer in the mail. they get scared that they might lose their care. >> the president's push to overhaul the nation's health care system overcame a major hurdle this week. from key members of the blue dogs. those fiscally conservative house democrats. reach ad deal with the democratic leadership on a reform bill. if the blue dogs are getting on board, could republicans soon follow? and joining us now, the top republican in the house of representatives. minority leader john boehner. thanks for coming in. >> good to be with you. >> it looks like the house and senate committees are probably going to get something done before the recess. the president is reaching out, though, to everyone. saying spend the recess. read the bills. and then we can talk. listen to. this. >>

>> well, wolf, you're right. i spent 20 years practicing medicine in heart surgery and heart and lung transplantation and 12 years in politics. my perspective is this, we've got the best health care in the world. the very best. heart transplants, the technology, the innovation, the cancer therapy. but we have huge gaps and disparities that have to be addressed. the fact that we have about 20 million people who are uninsured that really deserve, in a country as rich as ours, to be addressed so that they do have afford about access to health care. and did rohack is right, you can live a less healthy life and die earlier. they deserve that. the real cost, the premium is going up three times faster than wages. and that really can't be sustained. we have a moment now in time where we can address both of those. and unlike what the ama has done and endorsed that house bill which i don't think does anything in terms of, so-called, bending the cost curve or slowing down the health care costs, that will drive up the defici

wolf?tony, thanks very much. ted sorenson adviser and speech writer for senator kennedy. ted sorenson is joining us now from new york. mr. sorensen thank you very much for coming in on this day to remember ted kennedy. what is your best memory of ted kennedy? >> i have so many memories of ted because he's been my friend for 56 years and i can still remember the first weekend we met at the family home in hyannis port and a little over a year ago that he asked me to come to a meeting that he was convening to help plan an institute or a foundation of the study of the history of the united states senate. i gave him a copy of my new book "counselor" with an inscription especially for him. only a few days later he wrote me thanks for the book and the inscription and a cover letter that predicted a democratic win in the obama election in november of '08, which he said, this is teddy talking to me with optimi optimism. he said that will make possible all the ideals for which you have fought. well,

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

nathan wolf, great to have you both with us. congratulations.e look forward to hearing more of what you find. >> thank you very much. >>> you can log on to ac360.com to watch an excerpt from "planet in peril." investigating how this deadly viruses spread. while there you can also find ways to stop malaria. >>> just ahead, the face of evil. charles manson on the anniversary of the murders. the killings, the cult and the crime that gripped a nation. >>> and a little later on, talk about an oops. a bad blowup. the unxekd outcome of a botched bltding implosion. >>> in tonight's "crime and punishment" report, charles manson and the killing spree that cut deep into the american psyche. with his followers asking for freedom and speculation of more victims, the story continues to make news today. we are going to bring it to you over this full week. ted rowlands takes us back to the crime that shocked the nation. >> reporter: the psychopath who carved a swastika on his forehead is 74 now. time has changed his face. but peer into the eyes. they are as dar

wolf isn't accused of anything, the person, himself. now, ubs is cooperating with the federal government. still, spokesman, bill burton tells us this, quote, moments ago, roberts is a member of the president's economic advisory team, as well as a friend. the president has led the way on financial reform and regulation. i can assure you that his feelings on the matter will remain the same regardless of who he spends some of his well-earned vacation with. wolf also raised $250,000 for the president's election campaign. >>> have you heard this one? a grandmother armed with a hoe, defending her granddaughter's honor, next in what is becoming a favorite around here, last fotos del dia. ies who need assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little or no cost to you. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one compan

nathan wolf tracking the parasite that causes malaria.disease kills 1 million people every year. see where the trail led nathan wolf. >>> the grisl murders that stunned the nation. charles manson 74. just ahead, his bloody legacy. >>> tonight a possible major break in a medical who dun it. a team of researchers has tracked down the origins of one of the deadliest killers on the planet. malaria. one of the authors of this just-published study is nathan wolf. he is a well-known virus hunter. in this case he focused on the parasite that causes malaria. first "360" m.d. dr. sanjay gupta has more. >> reporter: deep in the jungles of africa, nathan wolf is on the hunt. wolf is a pathogen hunter, looking to unlocate the mystery of one of nature's greatest killers, the source of malaria. he has been at it more than a decade, working with people who hunt these forests to take blood samples of the animals they kill, animals that could provide the answer. through the blood samples and work with research animals he and his team have solved the riddle

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with me is the wolf trap ceo, terry jones.great to have you back. >> glacier national park is the fifth installment face of america series. you are giving us a different perspective on something we think we know. how do you do that. >> it is wolf trap's way to look at national parks through the performing arts. so we actually take artists, dancers, choreographers, musicians in to the park and we film in high definition a new work they create that specifically communicating the feeling of the park. it is cool and beautiful up there. they do that. of course we bring that back to the stage at wolf trap and put it on 60-foot screen and bring live performers. so we have the dancers, musicians and screen and you can literally take the trip to glacier national park. >> why did you it this was so important for all of us to take a trip to national parks. >> i first thought of the idea and then i have a great staff that excouthed and put this together. i think the national parks play a great role in the american psych key and your lives

>> maybe that's a good example, but that's not why they call me wolf. but that is my real name, i didn't make it up. >> how did you get the name, then? >> it was my grandfather's name on my mother's side, his name is wolf. i was named after him. >> do you like working for cnn? >> i love working for cnn. >> will you give me an internship. >> i will, when you finish your sophomore year in college y. you'll come here and i'll give you an internship. >> why is your last name blitzer? >> that's my last name. i didn't make it up. i was one of the original blitzers, but i did play linebacker. >> they call you dynamite dean, do they? why do they call you dynamite dean? >> because i'm dynamite, i just explode. >> i love that kid. after our interview, damon spoke with "time" magazine, when asked if he wanted to be a tv anchor, he said he wa

i have a question. >> laurie wolf felt defeated. >> i have hepatitis c, for 20 years. >> laurie wolf said she will keep pursuing an answer, her life could count on it. >> i need help. >> there has been times where i want to give up. but then there is others out there that need me. as a voice. and that's why i hang in there for them. >> jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> with 400 people in the audience the senator expected there would not be time for every answer. >> well one concerned about health care reform is the overwhelming amount of red tape involved. three house committees were currently working on hr 3200. more than 1000 pages long. senator ben cardin held a townhall meeting in salisbury thursday. and one person said as it was too confusing. >> why on earth are you producing a health care bill that has so many pages in it, and such complex wording that we cannot understand it. and we quite frankly don't trust you all to be honest with us. >> i think, we have a responsibility, to answer as many of the specific questions that are out there as possible. that requires us to be

meteorologist reynolds wolf is keeping a close eye what's happening in the tropics. we'll have his report in just a few minutes. >>> strong winds are pushing wildfires in northern california. state authorities there say that firefighters have contained about 15% of a fire in the santa cruz area. it has grown to more than 5,000 acres since it started on wednesday night. two structures have been destroyed so far. no injuries have been reported, though. thousands of people who live in that area have evacuated. also, another fire to tell you about north of sacramento. it destroyed one home yesterday. about 60 homes were evacuated and power was knocked out in that area, as well. a tv station in nevada reported that smoke from that fire could be seen as far away as reno. >>> president obama faced more skeptics of his health care plan in montana yesterday and one of the toughest questions was about how the government will pay. what obama will do to cover 46 million uninsured americans. as ed henry reports, the president admitted it won't be easy. >> reporter: sure, montana

there was one she remembered, about a wolf who had a bad name, quite undeservedly.ll, elliott said, i guess wolves are much maligned. he had shot wolves as a boy in winter to keep them off of the hogs but he said nothing of this. he wondered whether she had sat in her father's lab for these stories and how old she had been when they were discontinued. these were not question the anyone could ask but in any case, she did not want those days, that paradise from which he suspected she had never really emerged, subjected to questions, it was inviolable. instead, he talked to her about his activities of the day, taking care to give nothing much away. he began this way at least, but she had only limited interest in rock analysis. and the limits still showed in a certain vacancy of expression that would descend on her. it was stories she liked, just as much as ever, it seemed. it was marvels of geology that made her face light up. for this reward, elliott was more than willing to supply them. in north america, beneath the great plains, fossil remains of marine creatures ha

he's treated at a local hospital. >>> i'm reynold's wolf for hln.big story we have is hurricane bill. still spinning in the atlantic. some gusts of up to 125. continuing the march in the north and the latest path we have. it brings the forecast showing it going more to the north and northeast. skipping right along the maritime. however it doesn't mean the united states won't feel the effects of the storm. heavy waves can be expeblgted. hurricane track.com shows the shoreline we have here on the outer banks. you can see the hotel and a deck here. a couple people enjoying the view. water coming up to the shoreline. it may actually cause a little more erosion along the outer banks. it's something we will be seeing. something else we will see is much of the eastern sea board. from maine southward to florida, the risk of rip currents. if you are not a strong swimmer, don't get out of the water. that's the latest on your forecast. we'll have more here on hln. >>> three days after unretiring, again, brett favre made a debut. the minnesota fans who once boo

here with a preview, wolf blitzer and campbell-brown. guys? >> thanks very much, lou. 2.5 million votes so far on the national report card. people are going to cnn.com and telling us -- telling us what they think on ten key questions, and we're going to get a lot more coming up at the top of the hour. >> started the second 100 day is the perfect time to reassess. this is part of the ongoing conversation we have been having with you guys at home as people have been letting us know where the president is on these issues, how they feel about health care reform, the economy, the media and congress right now. >> not necessarily very flattering numbers. we take a look at the national report card of the president of the united states. some of the questions that we're asking, for example, grade the obama administration's handling of foreign affairs. grade the performance of the secretary of state, hillary clinton. grade vice president joe biden. and we're going to assess when you think about all of these issues and a lot more with the best political t

>> wolf, this weekend the spotlight is definitely on the country's national parks, and we're taking a look at the $750 million in stimulus money heading their way. we visited one park just outside washington that's getting about $5.5 million for things like road repair and rehab on some historic cabins. other projects include millions for repairs like the lincoln memorial reflecting pool and millions more for solar power installation and trail improvements. 800 projects in all nationwide. we also had the chance today to talk to the acting director of the national park service. how is money for the national parks helping? >> it's stimulus because we're putting people to work. we're putting people to work for the next two years. it's also stimulus because we are creating a better place, increasing the visitor experience, we're bringing tourism back to these places

. >> i'm reynolds wolf for hln. we're watching this storm out in the pacific. of course we're talking about felicia. this storm has been a powerhouse. jaus short while ago a category four hurricane. just over the last day or so we've seen it weaken considerably. it's going west, expected to make it to hawaii. there's a very weak tropical storm warning, depression. it's got two things in its path, cooler water and sheer. it can weaken considerably before landfall. still at the same time heavy rainfall. parts of the great lakes into the midwest. hot and humid in the parts of the southeast, make the way towards texas and four corners. heat is the big story, plenty of sunshine from the california coast, high temperatures going up mainly into the 70s and 80s. 99 for las vegas, 94 tampa, miami 90, new york and boston into the 70s and 80s. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> police in one community are trying to get folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what

very busy day for meteorologist reynolds wolf. hey, reynolds. >> for your sunday, what we're going to be seeing will be pretty nice conditions in parts of the northeast corridor. high pressure building over parts of new york and that will keep things relatively dry. scattered showers possible throughout much of the south but when you get to the nation's mid section and back to the western half of the great lakes, look for a chance of showers and storms, maybe even an isolated shower or tornado. but then on the west coast, relatively dry conditions, and for firefighters battling the blazes in parts of western california, it becomes a different story. 84 degrees expected in chicago, 74 in denver, 106 in phoenix, triple digits in vegas with 109 degrees. 78 in loss ac angeles, 76 in la vegas. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> for the first time in two years, michael vick is practicing with an nfl team. we will see how people are reacting to michael vick's presence. >>> parntsz parents of children who were

wolf, back to you. >>> lou, we'll see you then. thank you let's check in with jack for the cafferty hour. >> how serious is the united states about national security. if the plan to send national guard troops to the mexican border is being delayed over money. mike in florida writes, none has been truly interested in securing the mexican border. there are several common reason, not the least of which is votes. others include the economic impacts on mexico by reducing the amount of illegal immigrants here to their relatives there. the economic impact on the u.s. as they pay americans as far as paying illegals and last, but not least, a lack of on political and just last night a van carrying 42 illegal aliens drove through the border going north in the southbound lanes. our borders and ports ought to be a high priority. a fence is just not enough. we need troops and we need them now. ruth in portland says they ought to be taking care of america, such as on the mexican border. b writes, the u.s. is not serious at all about any border s

i'm reynolds wolf. for hln. >> a pregnant mom of six who hit hard times decided to go for a really radical approach to make some cash. >> it just came to me to try something different. i did not expect any type of response. i thought this crazy, no one is going to even look at it. >> and what she's selling on ebay that has some saying she does not deserve to be a parent. parents listen up especially for you a new study says too much time from front of the tv can actually raise your child's blood pressure. dr. sanjay gupta looks at why this information is so important in today's fit nation report. >> it's no secret i think to neighborhood sedentary habits are more commonly associated with being overweight or obesity and possibly associated with being hyper tensive or having high blood pressure as well. what is striking about this study nobody seemed immune. whether under weight, regular wailst or overweight, children who watch 30 minutes or more of television per day seem to have a higher likelihood of d

we go to meteorologist reynolds wolf. hi, reynolds. >> hi, susan. a chance of severe weather i don't think in boston today but one of our two big weather stories, the chance of severe weather and unseasonably warm in the pacific northwest. as we take a look at parts of the central plains, you'll see a bit of a frontal boundary extending from kansas city southward to oklahoma city and to the east of amarillo, at this hour. later into the day we expect a chance of storms in places like st. louis, perhaps memphis, even little rock, arkansas before all is said and done. of course, dallas, if you are flying into dallas you may have some delays at love field and dfw. the other big part of the weather store has to do with warm temperatures we've been dealing with especially in the pacific northwest. in fact take a look at this map we have for you here showing the issue we have with the jet stream, a bit of a trough in the eastern half of the country circling in parts of the central plains and back into the west. we have the high

>> he interviewed wolf blitzer and asked for an internship. wolf said absolutely.e's making inroads very, early. >> contacts very early. he's got a better roll-a-dex than i do. >>> maybe you saw the movie james bond, chasing the bad guy, bouncing off the walls, all this stuff seems impossible. well, our zain verjee tried it out. >> reporter: real life superheroes. spinning through the air in style. owning the streets. >> exhilarating! it's just -- it's just the biggest buzz ever. >> reporter: they're not looking for the bad guys, but just looking for a good time. and a good workout. >> i like to keep my mind blank and just focus on something i'd like to achieve and just work on getting there. >> reporter: it's called freerunning. jumping, sliding, flipping, using the city's concrete jungle as their gym. you thought you could never be like spiderman. well, you can. these guys are judged on techal different cullty, execution, and fluidity. pretty amazing, right? telly! come back down. i was up for a lesson. i was a bit nervous. >> being scared is part of what we do.

." >>> welcome to "larry king live," i'm wolf blitzer sitting in for larry tonight. a full discussion beginning with president obama's number one priority right now, health care reform. is it going to happen? joining us james carville, the cnn contributor and democratic strategist. also joining us, ben stein, the economist and attorney, once was a speech writer for presidents nixon and ford. as you know, he's also a tv personality and actor. and joining us from las vegas, the illusionist, the best-selling author, the taller more talkative half of penn and teller. they're performing in las vegas, their program "b.s." is now in the seventh showtime series. he's a libertarian as a lot of our viewers know. thanks very much for coming in. the president was in new hampshire at a town hall forum today making his case for health care reform and among other things, he said this. >> under the reform we're proposing, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan. you will not be waiting in any lines, thi

. >> we remember him from whose afraid of ginger wolf. -- of virginia wolf. >> it is similar to that.it starts when you have a middle age couple facing retirement and having problems with communication. they meet another couple and the two learn about each over but then it veers off in to a different direction because it takes place on a beach where the first couple is. they meet a second couple. they are bright green sea lizards. >> you are kidding. >> so it is really realism in a sense that the relationship issues that they discuss are very real, but then they go off and there's comedy and satire and a little bit of absurdism thrown in there but compelling drama. >> did you like it? >> i enjoyed it very much. the director has the actors play it pretty straight. the people are real people and the lizard people act like lizard people. and under it all is playfulness and sometimes you can see what you are like through the eyes of somebody else even if they are lizards. >> sea scape at in arlington until august 22nd. so you have time to go this weekend and see what you think about it. t

reynolds wolf for all the details. >> you're absolutely right. it's the eastern seaboard under the bull's eye. chance of severe storms mainly large hail and perhaps places like philadelphia, maybe over into new york before the day is over. and as we get to the afternoon hours, could be anywhere from nation's capital as far south as charleston. meanwhile back to the west and midwest could see reports in parts of south dakota and into portions of southern minnesota benefactor day is out. when you get to the west coast things are pretty quiet. plenty of heat. mainly in seattle where high temperatures well above normal going to 80 degrees. we're going to have a heat advisory for parts of oregon and washington for 9:00 this evening. pretty much what you'd expect in las vegas. phoenix high in triple digits, 98 in houston, 95 dallas. expect raindrops possible in portions of texas back into dallas as far north as little rock even memphis before the day is done. that is a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> the vigil family and friends k

>> wolf mother!ff-enator, thanks very much, buddy. >> see you guys. >> rick: coming up next a group of senior citizens says it's not about the money! >> jamie: no, they just want to play cards for pots of 50 cents or a dollar and we'll tell you why new york -- the new york town is shuffling their -- shutting down the games! ♪ ♪ >> actually do the job and $800 repair on computers and instead of having to pay $800 for a computer repair is crazy and when you have a couple of computers running on the network, it is crucial. and so, you know, not having to pay for that... >> they are having great success while there are many web site, to put people in touch with each other and old-fashioned word of mouth is how many get their bartering done and asking people to talk with neighbors, friends, family members about service and you can offer really does the trick and reps with the international reciprocal trade association are seeing the huge increase as well because businesses are looking for new ways to do b

marion wolf was one of the 270 people killed when the plane went down back in 1988. most of the victims were americans. the scottish court released him because he is dying from prostate cancer and that has some victims families outraged. >> we just released a man convicted of massacring 270 people. we have given state sponsors terrorism a victory and the families have to watch all this. twenty years later, this is the last sad chapter in this odyssey. >> he served eight years of his life sentence. we'll hear from his wife. >>> the cia spent several million dollars to kill top members of al-qaeda. that according to a new report in the "new york times." the military contractor known as black water u.s.a. was hired to train and conduct the surveillance for the program. but government officials say it failed to result the capture and killing of any terrorist suspects. leon eliminated that program last june. >>> it might sound kind of messed up, but new york gun laws are clear on this and today, burris pled guilty to a weapons charge after accidentally shooting himself at

how do you survey, profile and preempt a lone wolf? you have a chance to crack that group. you may be able to get in on their communications, and e-mails and phone messages, and you may see them sending data back and fourth on the internet. you always have this hope that there is going to be this positive person out there that may be a fringe member of a group that says i may not like -- whatever is it, the president or abortionists or something like that, and this guy is crazy, and they will tell the fbi the challenge here is when you get guys likely harvey oswald or john hin kly, or the individual that went into the holocaust museum, with the exception of maybe posting something on the internet today, they don't tell anybody, they are not a member of a group, and all we can do is track their activities, if they rise to the service. and the challenge is how do you discern the difference between action, and ideas. many people sit there on the edge of the abyss, and not many grab a rifle and jump over the edge. >> mark, are you there? >

i'm reynolds wolf for hln. it is another busy weather day. getting things started in the tropics, first and foremost, the gulf of mexico, not far from florida, in fact, right off the coast, take a look at this. you can see a batch of scattered showers and storms. this is tropical depression number four. it could be tropical storm claudette before day is out. the storm is expected to march its way to the north, eventually moving into alabama, providing heavy rain for alabama and parts of the florida panhandle. and we're keeping a sharp eye here in the intertropical convergence zone. a couple of tropical storms, this happens to be ana and this is bill. these two storms will continue to make their way towards the west and we could see some strengthening, especially with bill in the coming days. meanwhile, around the nation is what we're seeing is the possibility in scattered showers, heavy storms, maybe flash flooding for parts of the western great lakes and into portions of the midwest and the mid-mississippi valley before the day is out. still

reynolds wolf is tracking this thing. was there a tsunami warning posted? >> not yet. give our viewers at home an idea where it is. the big red dot is actually the size or actually the center of the quake itself, a little bit of a desuction zone. as rob mentioned in terms of tsunamis no warnings. this is an area that's southwest of tokyo along the coast. a lot of times when you have an earthquake, there's displacement of water at the top. a big ripple to mount up. for the time being nothing yet. a big window rattler for community on the coast. this is not unusual in this part of the world. this is the pacific relationship of fire that goes around the pacific. not unusual to see that kind of an event occur off the island nation of japan. that's the latest we got for you. >> we'll keep on this. >> 339 kilometers deep which is very deep for an earthquake and that's good news. the deeper it is the less effect it has for a tsunami. >> we'll stay on top of this. a 7.1 earthquake in japan. >>> in the mean time, though -- the clock is ticking for millions of americans who need

talking about my writing style, tom wolfe, november 2nd, 1987, boston. every one of these books is inscribed by the author. and break a number of years, 22 years, in fact,, i wrote a weekly literary feature which first was in a worcester, massachusetts not former island in north grafton, massachusetts but over a time syndicated as many as 30 newspapers nationwide and from the very beginning of this procedure i used to go out into these interviews in boston or new york or wherever the office would be an all is without exception of the end of the interview out ask the author to inspire my copy of their book so this was shaped and formed. and as i say these are some of the high squads. there is no way you could put them in this little mantel. i think there are a thousand in excess of a thousand of these copies and i became kind of the incentive brimming to begin researching a book that became a gentle madness, my first book which was published in 1995 and the subtitle was bibliophiles, people are maniacal about them and eternal passion for books was about a

reynolds wolf is watching this. reynolds, there's more than just cl claudette. >> during our first update, we discussed bill, claudette, and anna, anna's a little bit of a circulation pattern we're going to watch carefully. the big fear is not what it's doing now, but what it may do in the next four to five days. one thing we're watching in parts of the nation, especially in spots like pensacola would be the sky. take a look from pensacola. heavy rain falling there, more rain into places like alabama, mississippi, complements of claudette. some places will report 5 inches of rain. there will be flash flooding, keep that in mind. again, the next storm we're going to talk about, this one is tropical depression anna. let's enlarge this ewe. this is a cluster moving into puerto rico and the dominican republic. this storm really has a lot of things working against it. not really storm in a tropical storm, but really a cluster, just a disturbance moving west-northwest. and we're going to put this path into motion. complim