flips the script in the anna nicole smith drama. this time, she's the one being investigated for murder. smith was interrogated by the fbi on suspicion of allegedly plotting to kill her stepson rival. that. while the two were battling for her dead oil tycoon husband's half a billion dollar estate. anna nicole smith died two years ago and can't defend herself. but was this cookie playmate really capable of murder? >>> and massive developments in the haleigh cummings case, turned divorce saga. the little girl's dad now says he was disturbed by his new wife and her ever-changing story about haleigh's disappearance. ron still won't admit that's why he's divorcing misty. but what does this mean for the investigation. >>> jealousy, envy, sex, blackmail. saying the extortion case was fueled by revenge. this up named source says the cbs news producer wanted to hurt letterman because he was having sex with his live-in girlfriend. meanwhile, the mistress' grandma is talking, and you're not going to believe what she's saying. >>> plus, heart-w

both anna nicole and e. pierce marshall have since died but the war for that $500 million fortune, it rages on. it could make this little child, anna's daughter, dannielynn, there she is on the cover of "us" magazine, half a billionaire one day. straight out to my fabulous expert panel. former fbi expert in charge, don clark. legal analyst for "the insider," darren kavinoky. cnn legal analyst lisa bloom. and paul boyd, correspondent from "inside edition." paul, we have both covered so many crazy and disturbing anna nicole stories. could this be the craziest of all? >> it was a shocking revelation. i mean, who would have thought anna nicole smith investigated by the fbi for allegedly plotting to murder somebody. it kind of came out of left field, but here we have the fbi documents and it's stunning. >> yeah. and you know, after anna nicole died from a drug overdose, there was that nasty custody battle that ensued and it was all really about money at the end of the day. the big mystery, who was the real dad of

when anna nicole smith first died, birkhead was very outspoken at a hearing in florida about anna nicoleavior vis-a-vis drugs. now it seems like he's maybe changing his tune a little bit. listen to this. >> at times i took her presidency and i was told by mr. stern to give it back to her because she needed it to live. and in addition to that, i -- i just told her over and over again. i said don't, something's going to happen to you, something's going to happen. >> with anna she always referenced you back to the doctor's name with the name on the bottle. sow took some comfort that a doctor was prescribing this and someone who was supposed to be of the right mind in charge of this. >> so kim serafin, explain this to me. some people feel like larry birkhead is now somehow aligned with howard k. smith and is somehow abuse allegation. >> well, again, you know, he is saying that he is not taking howard k. stern's side like he said. he was kind of insulted when this deputy d.a. kind of implied that he was. he said they were riding up in an elevator, and she apparently said to him she thought he

both anna nicole and e. pierce marshall have since died but the war for that half a billion dollar fortune, it rages on. it could make this little child, anna's daughter, danni lynn, there she is on the cover of "us" magazine, half a billionaire one day. straight out to my fabulous expert panel. former fbi expert in charge, don clark. legal analyst for "the insider" darren kavinoky. cnn legal analyst lisa bloom. and paul boyd, correspondent from "inside edition." paul, we have both covered so many crazy and disturbing anna nicole stories. could this be the craziest of all? >> it was a shocking revelation. i mean, who would have thought anna nicole smith investigated by the fbi for allegedly plotting to murder somebody. it kind of came out of left field, but here we have the fbi documents and it's stunning. >> yeah. and you know, after anna nicole died from a drug overdose, there was that nasty custody battle that ensued and it was all really about money at the end of the day. the big mystery, who was the rea

bombshell allegations in the anna nicole smith case. a pharmacist testifies she had a laundry list of prescriptions including muscle relaxants and methadone. five months later she was dead. who is responsible for prescribing her enough drugs to kill her? we'll take a look. "issues" starts now. tonight, a frantic search for a child killer. the monster who murdered 7-year-old somer thompson is still out there. cops have interviewed more than 100 sex offenders in the area. they believe none of them were involved. police zeroing in on this sinister abandoned house right there. gosh, that looks like a house of horrors. the last place they believe little somer was seen alive. could this be the house where she was murdered? crime tapes surround this dilapidated home. burned up in a fire, officers are taking bags of evidence from inside and using something called light technology presumably to detect blood and fluids. they're also combing through a dumpster in the yard. also under investigation, a public bathroom at the park right across the st

>> well, these details about anna nicole smith. there are some unfortunate details about having bowel movements in the pool, about howard k. stern like i said before injecting valium after lighting it up with a cigarette lighter into her body and then there is also evidence of her having infections. i mean, this -- and the testimony also about her just being in a depressed state for many months following her son's death. a lot of it paints a picture of a very tragic figure and then the people around her, what were they doing? and that's what this case is all about. >> okay. russell, we'll talk again in a couple minutes about this. tlc going to war with jon gosselin. they're going to file a breach of contract lawsuit against him. he wants out. doesn't want any more filming on the show. you better believe tlc is going to fight. who's standing on stronger legal ground? we'll take your calls. 1-877-tell-hln. >>> don't judge a book by its cover. things aren't always what they seem. those are sayings we've all heard growing up. but somet

when anna was asked she said, ask howard.g use and thee three people they will go to trial. >> drew, as a criminal defense attorney are you concerned for your clients. >> in a preliminary hearing you are talking about probable cause determination. from the defense perspective, this is their opportunity to gather up as much information as you can. in civil cases you have depositions or in criminal cases the preliminary or probable cause hearing. it is an attempt to gather as much information. we learned about preliminary hearings in o.j. simpson that helped the defense win that case. >> anna was not ready to get help. you can't make anyone get help if they are not ready. jim, that speaks to anna nicole smith was an adult who can make her own decisions. how does that play into that? we will show video she wasn't. >> she was an adult. she was pregnant. she wanted to get off drugs because she knew she was pregnant and didn't want to harm her unborn baby. it clearly shows her intent to get off drugs. whether she was able to speaks

now, you remember, anna nicole and e. pierce marshall has been in a nasty battle over his dad's megamillions estate. anna nicole never had the goods to prosecute smith on the alleged murder plot. believe it or not, even though anna nicole and jay marshal's son are both dead, the big bucks case is still not settled. wow. >>> tonight, beyonce is speaking out, and for the very first time about what kanye west did at the mtv video music awards. you haven't forgotten this, right? he swiped the microphone from taylor swift, and pretty much said beyonce should have won. it was wrong on so, so, so many levels. tonight, beyonce is actually standing up for con yeah west. really? you have got to hear what she says. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >>> it is time now for the showbiz news ticker. more stories making news right now. >>> you know, taylor, i'm really happy for you. i'm going to let you finish. but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> who can forget that truly, jaw-dropping moment when kanye west stormed th

. >>> anna nicole's boyfriend and two doctors may have to go to trial. prosecutors believe there is enough evidence to prosecute howard stern and two doctors. >>> nine banks, all part of the same major holding company have shut their doors. that brings the total to 115 banks closed by the feds so far this year. an average of ten banks have failed every month in 2009. but that is still nowhere close to the 1989's record high of 534 bank closures which took place during the savings and loan crisis. >>> a tanker here has stopped leaking oil into san francisco bay. the leak started yesterday morning when a fuel line ruptured on a panamian fuel canker. hundreds of gallons of oil have spilled into the bay. officials are telling people not to swim in the bay and to avoid local beaches. >>> pirates want $7 million for a british husband and wife kidnapped while aboard their yacht last week. but the couple's government will not pay off. they say they do not make deals with hostage takers. they set sail from the sechelle islands. the couple are being held on a hija

bomb shell allegations in the anna nicole smith case. a pharmacist says she had a laundry list of prescriptions including muscle relaxants and methadone. five months later she was dead. who is responsible for prescribing her enough drugs to kill her? we'll take a look. will "issues" starts now. tonight, a frantic search for a child killer. the monster who murdered 7-year-old somer thompson is still out there. cops have interviewed more than 100 sex offenders in the area. they believe none of them were involved. police zeroing in on this sinister abandoned house right there. gosh, that looks like a house. horrors. the last place they believe little somer was seen alive. could this be the house where she was murdered? crime tapes surround this dilapidated home. burned up in a fire, officers are taking bags of evidence from inside and using something called light technology presumably to detect blood and fluids. they're also combing thank you dumpster in the yard. also under investigation, a public bathroom at the park right across the stre

anna nicole smith was 39 years old when she died of a drug overdose in 2007.k. stern, they've all pleaded not guilty to conspiring to illegally provide her with controlled substances. larry birkhead, the father of dannielynn, is expected to testify later this week. >>> there's a memorial for the chicago student brutally beaten death and it was all captured on cell phone video. there's an outline linline of alberts' shoe. the reverend jesse jackson today rode the bus with a group of students who attend the same high school. many live in public housing. authorities say tensions between kids from different neighborhoods is partly to blame for derrion's death. >> we need to guarantee students safe passage toshgs appeal to the board to allow them their access to school -- they get up an hour and a half earlier to go to school and come back an hour later and be bussed out from down the street. the other kids who live on the other side of town, bussed in. that's an irrational proposition. >> police say derrion who was in the in a gang got caught up in this fighting b

. >>> anna nicole smith's former boyfriend and two doctors are going on trial. a california judge ruled yesterday there is enough evidence to try them. they're accused of conspiring to illegally give her controlled substances and of supplying drugs to an addict. but boyfriend, howard stern and the doctors say they didn't know she was addicted and they were trying to help her. they pleaded not guilty. their arraignment is scheduled for december 11. >>> do you take a really good look at your bills before you pay them? if you do, you can find some hidden fees that really add up. as gerri willis reports, the gotcha fees are everywhere. >>> from cell phones to cable service. to credit cards and banks. to airline travel and hotel stays. experts say the average american is spending close to $1,000 a year extra on hidden fees and surcharges, a nickel here, a dime there. >> that's real money. married couples were talking about $2,000. that's a nice -- that's a nice chunk of change to stock a healthy retirement, pay for a nice vacation, get a head start on school costs. >

>> anna nicole smith involved in a murder for hire plot? was she planning to kill someone for money? >> the camera caught him. buck naked with his face and when he got in my house, he had to see that the system was up. >> you have to see the naked burglar caught on tape. what was he thinking and why isn't he wearing any clothes. tv's most provocative entertainment news show continues right now. it is 30 minutes past the hour and broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. "showbiz tonight" demands to know, are jon and kate goss lib the biggest hypocrites ever. we did serious digging around and what we uncovered will astound you. this "showbiz tonight" investigation made for big news breaking today. >> jon, kate, make up your mind all right. why do you have to talk out of both sides of your mouth? jon gosselin's special brand of hypocrisy has us scratching our heads like the comments about how he really feels about kate. this guy can't make up his mind. which is it? who can forget on september 8th, he told john he despised kate.

>> well, these details about anna nicole smith. there are some unfortunate details about having bowel movements in the pool, about howard k. stern, like i said before, injecting valium after lighting it up with a cigarette lighter into her body and then there is also evidence of her having infections. i mean, this -- and the testimony also about her just being in a depressed state for many months following her son's death. a lot of it paints a picture of a very tragic figure and then the people around her, what were they doing? and that's what this case is all about. >> okay. russell, we'll talk again in a couple minutes about this. tlc going to war with jon gosselin. they're going to file a breach of contract lawsuit against him. he wants out. doesn't want any more filming on the show. you better believe tlc is going to fight. who's standing on stronger legal ground? we'll take your calls. 1-877-tell-hln. >>> don't judge a book by its cover. things aren't always what they seem. those are sayings we've all heard growing up. but som

. >> reporter: for 1-year-old anna and 5-month-old skyler, life is about to change. >> you feel like your child is the only one going through this. >> reporter: the family came from ohio to roosevelt hospital for surgery to remove the tumors on their faces. the benign tumors. >> they are vascular tumors. >> reporter: in time, they can shrink on their own, but that can take more than a decade. that is why their parents wanted to act now. >> it will not go away by the time she is 3 or 4. we are concerned about what other kids say. >> reporter: during the two- hour surgery, the doctor removed the tumors and rearranges the tissue and restores the cheek. he has to be careful not to cut nerves. >> we have a way of mapping the nerves on the surface of the skin. >> reporter: an advantage of doing surgery now when the girls are so young, that there is less scarring. >> children have lots of stem cells. they heal more quickly. >> reporter: skyler came through with great success. >> i'm excited that she is going to be able to smile pretty and she will be able to live a normal life. >> reporter:

anna died of an overdose in 2007.s unclear whether he will be tried for controlling substances. >>> some health care workers don't want the shot. a nurse sued for a temporary restraining order against the requirement that workers get vaccinated or face losing their jobs. but a judge denied that request. health workers say they don't the government running their lives. >> i have an issue with the government mandating me to get these vaccines, and telling me that if i don't comply, then i don't have a job. seasonal flu and h1n1 this year, what will the government then have the right to say they want to inject us with next year? >> the court may hold another hearing about the rule next week. >>> california's first lady is apologizing for breaking the law. told you about this. maria shriver was photographed and videotaped, apparently talking on a hand-held cell phone while driving. that's illegal in california! and her husband, governor arnold schwarzenegger said there would be swift action but didn't elaborate. now she s

police help me welcome anna deavere smith. hi. >> how are you?>> my next guest is one of the stars of tv's "nurse jackie" and also a brilliantly wright. her latest work is "let me down easy" where she plays a bus load of real-life characters from lance armstrong to lauren hutton. now that's talent. police help me welcome anna deavere smith. hi. >> how are you? >> anna, you have taken a play to another dimension. you interview all these people. then you basically recite what they say verbatim from your interviews. yes? >> right. >> and you actually become the character. i saw you become al sharpton. and i've seen you become a lot of different people. in this particular show, you're talking about body image, death, and health care. not exactly an up show. but it's interesting. >> you don't think it's up? >> well, it is, but the subjects are serious topic yeah. >> do you think it's an up show? >> i think it's up that in the end it celebrates life. maybe that sounds not even authentically up. but i think that in the end it's about the good part of li

we have our first glimpse of the last days of anna nicole smith's life. the onetime supermodel reportedly so weak, couldn't get out of bed. reduced to bringing pied yeah light out of a baby bottle. lying in her own feces. we know howard k. stern, her lawyer/boyfriend, partner, and two doctors charged with conspiracy in her death. we want to know how could people so close to her let this happen, to get to this point. let's bring in russ will wettanson, pop squire.com, also an attorney. russell, we're getting this account here. sad account of her final days. how indicting is that against stern and the two doctors? and how could that impact the case? >> it's definitely a sad account. it will have an impact. this judge is hearing evidence that will determine whether this case goes to trial, that's what the preliminary hearing is for. so the more gruesome evidence he hears and the more evidence he hears that the doctors and howard k. stern contributing to anna nicole smith's drug use, it's going to be damaging and could lead to this going forward in the crimin

rights group says that a new costume being sold at target is no trick or treat. >>> the father of anna nicole smith's daughter says he saw her take an enormous amount of medication. she had so many ailments, he capitol remember them all. he testified at a preliminary hearing yesterday. her boyfriend and lawyer, howard k. stern is among the three defendants. they are charged with conspireing to illegally give controlled substances to smith. the other two defendants were her physicians. all three have pleaded not guilty. new york state's mandatory order for health care workers to get flu vaccines is temporarily blocked. last month, workers protested the mantadate requiring them to get vaccinations or lose their job. they are happy with the judge's decision. >> as we've noted all along, it encourages its members to get vaccinated. we encourage the voluntary vaccination of our members. however, we believe that the commissioner overstepped his authority and jurisdiction when he implemented these emergency regulations. >> groups of nurses and teachers were also granted a temporary block agai

police help me welcome anna deavere smith. hi. >> how are you? >> anna, you have taken a play to another dimension. you interview all these people. then you basically recite what they say verbatim from your interviews. yes? >> right. >> and you actually become the character. i saw you become al sharpton. and i've seen you become a lot of different people. in this particular show, you're talking about body image, death, and health care. not exactly an up show. but it's interesting. >> you don't think it's up? >> well, it is, but the subjects are serious topic yeah. >> do you think it's an up show? >> i think it's up that in the end it celebrates life. maybe that sounds not even authentically up. but i think that in the end it's about the good part of life. >> i mean, you talk -- a few of the characters i want to talk to you about, ruth katz. she as patient at the yale new haven hospital. >> or she was. >> tell the audience about her. >> what happened? well, she -- they lost her records. and the young lad who was the doctor didn't seem very interes

. >>> the father of anna nicole smith's daughter says that he saw the model take an enormous amount of medications. larry burkehead also said she had so many ailments he could. remember them all. he testified at a preliminary hearing yesterday. smith's boyfriend and lawyer howard k. stern is among the three defendants. they're charged with conspiring to illegally gill controlled substances to smith. the other two defendants were smiths physicians. all three have pleaded not guilty. >>> new york state's mandatory order for health care workers to get flu vaccines is temporarily blocked. last month workers protested the mandate requiring them to get vaccines by november 30th or possibly lose their jobs. the public employees federation is happy with the judge's decision. >> as we've noted all along hef encourages its members to get vaccinated. we encourage the voluntary vaccination of our members against influenza, however, we believe that the commissioner overstepped his authority and jurisdiction when he implemented these emergency regulations. >> groups of nurses and teachers were also

a circus sideshow in a hearing for three people accused of illegally giving prescription drugs to anna nicole smith. yesterday he barred prosecutors from asking a witness if there was a sexual relationship between smith and her female psychiatrist. smith died of a drug overdose in 2007. >>> those are just some of our stories. i want to ask you how you're doing this morning. morning, sunshine. it's friday. you're doing better all of a sudden, right? i'm robin immediate. >>> back to the big story that maybe had you you glued to the the tv yesterday. a little boy was believed to be on a runaway balloon but was later found safe at home. correspondent richard lui joins us to talk about this mylar looking balloon. what is that thing? >> it looked kind of strange, the saucer-like thing. the giant balloon is about 20 feet in diameter, about 5 feet high. while it was airborne, authorities say it reached as high as 7,000 feet. the dad referred to the balloon as a 3d low-altitude vehicle he said he wanted to build a balloon that someone could operate from inside hovering as much as 100 feet above

. >>> the fbi was investigating anna nicole. the press obtained documents which say prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to charge anna nicole in this. smith died in 2007 of a drug overdose. >>> the u.s. military is airlifting supplies to the philippines. torrential rains killed 246 people and displaced 380,000. two million homes were flooded. u.s. soldiers based in japan have been delivering food, clothes and cleaning supplies, even mosquito nets as well. >>> let's move over to bob van dylan who is watching your weather. bob is going to tell us about snow in the west. this is as we get rain in the east coast, too. >> two major stories going on. one is that low that is across the east coast. i want to show you the cold front that's now dropping down out of canada and affecting places around montana. a lot of snow throughout for the early part of the day. so you can see coming down, you see the white on top of the clouds. snowfall accumulations of about 1 to 4 inches. that's going to really taper off overnight tonigh

. >>> the father of anna nicole smith's daughter says he was forced to beef up the testimony about the amount she had. birkhead claims a prosecutor told him his daughter might be affected by smith's drug use. >>> those are some of the headlines we're following this morning. >>> good morning. it's 31 minutes past the hour. morning, sunshine. i'm robin meade. >>> so vaccines for the swine flu are slowly starting to trickle into the country. health officials were only giving it out to high-risk patients like babies, pregnant women and the critically ill. >> i don't want to put my grandchildren in danger, and they go to public school, and i don't want them to be in danger, so i told my daughter as soon as it hits miami, we would like to be first. >> well, federal health officials say despite the slow delivery of the swine flu vaccine, there is no reason for you to panic. however, there has been a rise recently in cases of both the swine flu and the seasonal flu all around the country in different places. >>> the next legal step in the balloon boy saga could come next week. that is when ric

let's show that once again as anna nicole smith is pregnant. she seems out of it if we could get that video up there she is in clown face and howard k. stern is filming this. let's listen to just five seconds of this. >> okay. there it is again. is this something that'll be introduced? is this something that is at the state's disposal or not russell? >> even if it's not introduced i find it hard to believe the judge hasn't seen this. i mean, this is a video that attorney general jerry brown has referenced before as evidence that this is a woman who clearly was on drugs in front of the public eye. so, this video could be very powerful. but, even if they don't have this video there's lots of other powerful evidence the judge is hearing. >> what's the most powerful, russell? >> these details about anna nicole smith some unfortunate details about having bowel movements in the pool and howard k. stern like i said before injecting volume after lighting it up with a cigarette lighter into her body and evidence of her having infections. i mean the test

anna nicole smith was 39 years old when she died of a drug overdose in 2007. to illegally provide her with controlled substances. larry herk hedd a expected to testify in this master later this week. >>> county safety officials say that sweat lodge where people got sickened two people died didn't have the needed permit the needed building permit. he says the structure at a sedona arizona, resort was taken down before it could be inspected. the sheriff was lacking to see if any type of criminal negligence play as role in the deaths. sweat lodges are used for cleansing rituals and the fire chief says most hold up to maybe a dozen people but this one held as many as 65. the owner of the resort where this happened hasn't commented yet. >>> there's a new memorial for the chicago student whose brutal beating death was captured on cell phone video. the peacemakers wall of respect features an outline of derrion albert's shoe. activists it serves as a stark reminder of the violence that claimed his life. last month 16-year-old derrion albert was viciously beaten blocks

a hearing for three people accused of illegally giving prescription drugs to anna nicole smith. yesterday he barred prosecutors from asking a witness if there was a sexual relationship between smith and her female psychiatrist. smith died of a drug overdose in 2007. >>> well, good morning, sleepy head. it's friday. i hope that makes you feel better. i'm robin meade. here is what's going on today in the news. the top story, one that you just cannot take your eyes off of, so many people followed this as it unfolded. if you missed it, here's the deal. a little boy believed to be on this runaway balloon later, hours later, was found safe at home. correspondent richard lui, let's talk about this thing, this balloon. it's a homemade aircraft the man was working on, looks like a flying saucer. >> or a giant cupcake. doesn't look like a typical balloon. it was 20 feet in diameter, five feet tall. while it was airborne authorities say it reached as high as 7,000 feet. dad referred to the balloon as a 3d low altitude vehicle. he said he wanteded to build a balloon someone could operate fr

." >> chuck and anna. >> you don't want to make an ultimate fighter mad. and his partner were eliminated from the competition. one said you bring carnage and mayhem to everything you do. >> michael irvin survived. the scores were so low. i have a hard time believing that. >>> are you putting away savings? you can get higher returns. clark howard tells you where to find the best rates. >> are you a sitting duck? you know what i mean by that. you hang out with the bank you've been using. they're offering you a worse and worse and worse deal. the fees they charge you on a checking account, the small returns on a savings account, the deals get more unfriendly to you. do you have to sit there and take it? no, you don't. a lot of people are reluctant to move their checking account but at the very least dip your toe in the water by moving your savings. better have some savings by the way. if you look at the online banks, wow, the deals that are there are generally paying interest rates that are so much higher than you can get from a traditional bank that you're c

my heart goes out to anna and her family. >> the military doesn't think enemy fire is responsible for the helicopter crash there. the pilots who overshot the minneapolis airport have had their licenses revoked. in a harsh letter the faa says the captain timothy cheney and first officer richard cole endangered the public while they were on a personal frolic in the cockpit. the pilots said they lost track of time while working on their laptop computers. the decision is effective immediately but the pilots have ten days to appeal that. a new calendar is poking fun at stereotypes and making some people a little bit uncomfortable along the way. the hot mormon muffins of moms who claim membership in the mormon church. look at those. each month includes a muffin recipe as well. not everyone likes it, though. >> there are so many people that find it -- they're upset about it and i don't see what the big deal is. i just think it's kind of -- >> i think it's certainly inappropriate, both men and women. i mean there are certain standards that we have. >> i think they have a right to their own wa

. >>> a number of new developments for the court in the anna nicole smith saga. she saw her lawyer boyfriend inject her with medications at least time times. testimony that came up during a preliminary hearing in florida today. a judge will did if they should be tried on charges they conspired to illegally provide smith with controlled substances before her drug overdosed death, which occurred in broward county florida. also today a toxicologist who investigated her death testified smith was in poor health. he said that may have complicated her reaction to other drugs. the father of smith's baby is set to testify later today. run at least in recent storm is not as bad as predicted. the weather service is canceling the flash flood advisory for los angeles county because the heavy rains that soaked california overnight are beginning to ease up. the storm system knocked down trees and power lines. it made a mess of so-cal roadways. it's expected to hang over the area through tomorrow morning. >>> now, many homeowners are fearing that mudslides will come in. especial

. >> anna nicole smith's former boyfriend and two doctors are going on trial. they are accused of conspireing to illegally give her controlled substances and supplying drugs to an addict. smith died of an accidental overdose in february, twech. >>> southwest airlines is saying its sorry for kicking a mom and toddler off the flight. the boy screams of go plane go and i want daddy drowned out the preflight safety announcement. the boy's mother was confident the boy would have behaved. southwest called, apologized and offered her a $300 travel voucher. >>> over the next few months, the torch will be traveling across canada. it cost $50,000 for the torch to swing through. there will be a skater and a surfer. >> i will be laying on my board. paddling. i will grab the torch and keep riding the rest of the way like this. >> the torch run may end up being the biggest party the town has ever seen. they will make 28,000 miles before the opening ceremony in vancouver. >>> for years we have heard doctors warn about the dangers of not getting enough sleep. here is something

i can see things more up in the sky and i can say thank you and anna in nicole howard k. stern facing trial. for allegedly providing smith with controlled substances. he will be cross-examined by defense attorneys and saw him inject smith with medicine five times. she died of an overdose in 2007. >>> 34 minutes past the hour. it's not an exactly great weather day for most of our viewers. i'm going to let bob point it out to you. >> it's interesting, too. all of the heavy rain that they had two days ago in california. overflow in the atmosphere, everything is whipping buyy from the west to the snow today saturday morning, and those areas, advisories, april 16th 1977 and top of the power let's watch for that. and you can see them right there, wind gusting to 60 miles per hour, and take you live here and road is wet and it's a cold more on that in half an hour. tlargs chicago. good morning to you. >> good morning. >>> so on chances are pretty soon, there's a lot morgan chase sparked the rally. we're seeing a lot more open. goldman made a lot more gun and the investment bangi

it might be one of anna nicole smith's doctors really in the hot seat. dannielynn's dad told the court friday that doctor sandy kippur dismissed the idea that the ex-playboy playmate was taking too many drugs. birkhead said of smith, took more medications than i have ever seen anyone take. under cross-examination, birkhead admitted that smith had a laundry ailments including back problems from breast implants, migraines, seizures. smith died back in 2007 of an accidental overdose and depending on the outcome of this hearing, kippur, howard k. stern and another doctor could be tried for conspiring to give smith controlled substances. >>> almost october 31st, halloween. time once again for your little angels to turn into ghosts and goblins. one popular -- actually two costumes this halloween might not be so scary. in fact, making people very angry instead. >>> we are just now getting pictures. take a look with me. a massive fire burning there in downtown in colorado forced a closure of several roads and the evacuation of multiple businesses. a whole lot of

good morning, anna. >> we don't know the exa number.ark the 21st-consecutive month of job losses since this recession began. most experts expect between 170,000 to 230 job losses in the month of september. the unemployment rate is supposed to tick up to the 9.8%. the last te this country saw 10% unemployment, was dating back to the great depression. having said all of that, we know unemployment is a lagging indicator. if the economy, as many expect it will, will begin to grow in the next few months, the next few quarters, unemployment will remain high for the foreseeable future. the big question is when companies will start to hire back significantly. for that, economists pay less attention to the monthly figures. more attention to the weekly figures. how many people file for unemployment benefits each week. at the rate we file, chris, that won't happen until next april at best. >> thank you for the reporting this morning. >>> overseas, as many as 3,000 people may be trapped under rubble after wednesday's powerful earthquake in indonesi

the rain will be here all day long from the lower part of the gulf coast, from houston, into lups anna towards arkansas. heaviest rain towards memphis, just over the river on the arkansas side. slowly moving to the east, but the bulk is all moving northward. it's going to fill in towards cape girardeau, st. louis later today. the entire rain shield is getting back into the great lakes with the heaviest rain across central parts of michigan. zero in on the grand rapids radar. the heavy rain overhead. basically you're dry around detroit. the rain will head in your direction. chicago getting plenty as well. flash flood warnings, we had them up there shreveport yesterday, 5.3 inches of rain. ahead of the frontal boundary it will warm up nicely. if you're trying to get in or out of the big apple for the weekend, today looks very nice. look at that shot. a little cloudiness may slow you down. 60 today, up to 68 tomorrow. a nice look at the upper east side. >> looks very halloweenish on halloween eve. >> if you can see the bronx toward your left, yankees won last night in case you're just wak

. >>> two years after anna nicole smith died, her body guard is testifying against her boyfriend and doctors. find out what this case is all about. d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

. >>> the fbi at one point was investigating anna nicole smith to see if she was involved in a plot to kill the son of her tycoon husband. this was during their lengthy court battle against him for his father's fortune. the associated press obtained fbi documents which say prosecutors decided that there was not enough evidence to charge her. smith died in 2007 of a drug overdose. >>> three minutes past the hour. what are your concerns weather-wise today? the bus stop forecast, is it going to be cool where you are? let's check that out. meteorologist bob van dillen. >> i think coolness will be probably the least of your concerns. look at this thing going on behind me. a major cold front sweeping down out of the midwest into the deep southeast with a chain of thunderstorms developing ahead of it from charlotte to south of atlanta, birmingham and light showers toward eastern texas. look at the shield of rain moving through new england out of boston, rain and thundershowers in new york state, going to stretch into jersey later on. that's the windy condition action, too. i want to show you

. >>> anna nicole smith's bodyguard takes the stand today. defense lawyers will question him about the claims that he saw howard k. stern injecting smith with valium. he saw her doctor inject it twice. larry birkhead could also take the stand today. she died of an overdose in 2007. a hearing will determine if stern and the doctors will face trial for illegally providing her with controlled substances. >>> back to the horse rescue. rescue operation going on and it will take a while. this is in florence, arizona, just outside phoenix where crews are trying to reach a horse. the man who was riding on it has emerged from the hole. unscathed. we don't know the condition of the horse. we don't know how this all happened. it's obviously a very deep hole and they were riding and the horse fell in apparently hind first. it appears the horse is okay. as we told you earlier the rider denied any medical treatment. we'll keep our eyes on this. again, the operation may take a while. they probably will have toing day trench and walk the horse out of that ho

celebrating its rise to world power, the 60th anniversary of thousands of troops marching in beijing's tea anna minute square phone the celebration. new york, red and yellow lights honoring china let up it empire state building. some say it's wrong because of the communist country poor human rights records. jets in the sky show their military might. >>> exciting addition to 0 our prime time lineup. "the joy behar show," 9:00. she talks to michael moor. >> do people know what soeshism means? they'll call obama a nazi and a socialist. >> yeah. >> they go -- they don't know what these words mean. what do you say to these people? >> i don't know what to say. this is a real problem, starts with educational system, continues on with a lot of our media. we have a semi literal country now, there's 40 million functional illiterate adults. >> that's just on my show. >> but seriously, it's a real problem. >> there's michael moore on "the joy behar show" on 9:00 p.m. eastern here on hln every night. don't miss it. >>> so we've got stuff to tell you about coming up. a guy in a wheelchair springs into action

leaves behind parents karen and steve, sister lee anna, brother, jason.o our guests but especially to you for being with us. i'll see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern, and until then, good night, friend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> on tonight's joy behar show, the king lives on the big screen, anyway. michael jackson's new movie hits theaters on wednesday and some family members are hitting the roof today. is atheism really what god had in mind? christopher hitchens and pastor doug wilson take me on a collision course. >>> and a second lawsuit is filed in the sedona, arizona, sweat lodge tragedy. three people are dead but we still need to know who's to blame. >>> tonight, controversy over the upcoming michael jackson movie. "this is it." the king may be dead, but long live those royalties. >>> then is atheism the new religion? pastor doug wilson and author christopher hitchens will join me for a spirited debate. >>> he's not really a plumber and he's not really a political strategist. that hasn't stopped him from campaigning for republ

. >>> the fbi was investigating anna nicole smith to see if she was involved in the plot to kill the son of her tycoon husband. this was all during the lengthy court battle against him for the father's fortune. the associated press obtained fbi documents that said prosecutors decided there was not evidence to charge her public support for the war is dwindling. down from 40%. 44% in july. 800 american troops have been killed in the eight year war. in washington widespread debate about the next step in afghanistan. >>> president obama meanwhile has been holding a series of meetings today. meeting with another national security team to discuss what to do, how to go forward. he has not announced if he will add to the number ofs. the president is also hearing what lawmakers are saying about the matter. >> he needs to take the time to be comfortable with the decision he makes. he needs to make sure he leads and leads boldly in a mission that needs to be successful, outline his case to the american people, and then align all of our resources, militarily, intelligence, reconstruction to exec

you either go with it or completely erase the last image people have in their minds and go the poly annas decided to go with it. it's definitely provocative. they talk about guns in the song. it's not for little kids. s i don't know if i agree with it. >> no doubt she's going with it. that's for sure. meagan, you do have to admit, though, besides rihanna, richard heene, the controversial balloon boy dad is a good pick this week. he's been painted as a fame monger who will use his kids to get anything. >> i think it's scary when it shows you what somebody would do to get on television, when kids are involved. we're upset to see the way the little boys have been reacting. i hope this is, indeed, showing the public reality television is a lot more scripted than we think and maybe the process will be affected by this real-life scenario of somebody who wanted so badly to get on tv. maybe we'll be changing and having better guidelines on how we set up these shows. people are so hung ry to get on tv. >> this guy makes my skin crawl, if, in fact, he did use his kids in that way to gain fame. bef

she was born it her parents, 21-year-old josh and wife anna this past thursday. wait. there is more. jim bob and michelle are now expecting their 19th kid. are you following along? jim bob and official are now grandparents and they are expecting another baby. this morning on "the view," the duggars responded directly to the criticism of having so many kids. >> we really just know that each one of these children are a precious gift from god and are thankful for each 1. when other people say what they think or have ideas about it, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but as far as we are concerned, we feel like they are a precious gift and we are enjoying them. they are great. >> michelle is about halfway there. she is 4 1/2 months pregnant. did you see this? elvis's hair for sale. it's not your usual memorability, but it has grown in value and expected to sell for thousands and thousands. >> elvis may have left the building ♪ but high left hair behind and now you can bid on it: >> what's it like to run your hands through elvis's hair. >> it's really exciting. >> is it

. >>> and the father of anna nicole smith's daughter says he was pressured to beef up his testimony about the role that her former boyfriend had in her medication. larry birkhead claims a prosecutor told him his daughter might be affected by smith's drug use. the da's office says it's discussing the prosecutor's future role in the case. >>> and we heard this this morning, a run offoff election to determine afghan's next president will be held next month. it was found that a third of hamid karzai's votes were not valid. the outcome there could affect u.s. troops decisions and as you saw in those pictures senator john kerry from massachusetts on the left in yellow tie was there for that announcement too. those are some of the headlines that we're watching for you on this tuesday. we hope you're having a good day. >>> people made an urgent plea for help after a virginia tech student disappeared over the weekend. morgan harrison got separated from her friends at a metallica concert on saturday night. she has not been seen or heard from yet. >> she is currently listed as a missing person. howe

a judge ruled there is probable cause to try two of anna nicole smith's doctors and her boyfriend foring drugs to an addict." the model died of an accidental drug overdose in 2007. her lawyer turned boyfriend howard k. stern and these two doctors will be tried for illegally funneling prescription drugs to smith. the judge found the evidence strongly suggests that the three conspired to provide drugs to a known addict. >>> and firefighters say at least two people were killed when a small plane crashed into a house just outside of atlanta. look at the flames here. this is lawrenurenceville, geor. officials tell our affiliate that at least one person inside was killed as well as the pilot of the plane. the twin engine cessna took off from the airport in route to sparta, tennessee. when it went down a witness half mile away still felt his windows shake from the impact of the plane. >>> the coast guard has retrieved some debris from that midair collision off the coast of california. still no sign of survivors there. a marine helicopters and a coast guard plane crashed last night in total n

that's how a pharmacist described the list of prescriptions he refused to fill for anna nicole smith.ongtime pharmacist was on the stand in a trial that will decide if men will go to trial. including opiates and methadone it happened five months before smith died of an accidental overdose in 2007. the pharmacist said he wouldn't fill the prescriptions and no pharmacy in california would. >>> convicted ponzi schemer bernard madoff accused of using investors money to pay for massive amounts of cocaine. and exact words here, culture of sexual deviance in the workplace. alleges in the 1970s he sent employees to buy drugs for company use. it claims also he used the money for escorts and masseuses and company parties that included topless dancers. his attorney wouldn't comment. >>> another big batch of earnings set the tone on wall street today. stephanie elam, the business desk in new york with the trading details and the latest on the government's efforts to limit executive pay packages. all right stephanie. uss mentioned that and people get all fired up don't they? >> kind of fodder for

as a viewer of "true blood," anna panquinn, a very attractive woman. "true blood," it's said is the only one with appeal because of her star role. >> she's a cute thing. >> reporter: she gets the vampires and a lot of other guys. very sexual. >> all the guys like her. thanks, reggie. appreciate it. >>> a muslim woman living in texas says she was asked to leave a local farmers market because of her veil. the manager says it's a store policy. is this just a case of miscommunication or is it something else? >>> espn is pulling football analyst bob griese off the air for a week. the former miami dolphins quarterback, he's a college football analyst now, got into trouble for a remark he made while promoting coverage of a nascar race series. >> where's juan pablo montoya? he's out having a taco. >> he apologized on air for that comment twice. montoya who's colombia dismissed that with a joke. he says, i don't even know who he is and i don't really care. >>> a muslim woman says she was turned away from a farmers market in arlington texas, because she was wear