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

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 now testifies that anna had a laundry list of prescriptions, including muscle relaxants, sleeping meds, and methadone. five months later she was dead. so who's 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. tonight, 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 tape surrounds 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 bat

>> 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

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

important because this does establish that the psychiatrist discovered one of the doctors prescribed anna nicoles. when anna was asked she said, ask howard. if the prosecution can link drug 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.

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

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

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'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

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

. >>> the father of anna nicole smith's daughter says he saw the model take an enormous amount of medications. larry burkhead says she also had so many ailments, he can't 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 give controlled substances to smith. the other two defendants were smith's physicians. all three have pleaded not guilty. >>> not scary and definitely not funny. that's what an immigrants rights group is saying about this halloween costume being sold on target's web site. the illegal alien costume features a mask, a suit with illegal alien written on it. they called this costume distasteful, mean-spirited and ignorant to social stigmas. target says it's removing the costume from its web site. >>> they almost hit triple digits. federal regulators shult down a california-based bank on friday. it is the 99th bank to fail this year. it will reopen monday under a different name. >>> oh, it is a great day for college football fans and some are

. >>> 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

side show in a hearing from the three people accused of illegally giving prescription drugs to anna nicole smith. yesterday, he barred prosecutors from asking her doctor if there was a sexual relationship between smith and her doctor. smith died of a drug overdose in 2007. >>> those are some of our headlines. hello. it's friday, so hopefully that makes it a little bit better. >>> back to this balloon story. it had so many people glued to the tv. maybe you were among them. a boy believed to be on a runaway weird-looking balloon was later found at home and safe. correspondent richard lui. let's talk about -- i said it was weird-looking, this kind of spacecraft-looking thing, apparently homemade, flying sauce saucer, basically. >> it's about 20 feet in diameter, about five feet tall, and authorities say it reached as high as 7,000 feet. dad referred to this balloon as a 3-d low-altitude vehicle. he wanted something that would hover above the ground. we hear about what this balloon might be used for. >> it could be used to put scientific instruments into the air, it could be used as a center p

. >>> 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

. >>> let's talk about anna nicole smith's body guard, who is a key witness against her boyfriend and two doctors. he is testifying at a hearing to determine if howard k. stern and the doctors will face trial for allegedly providing smith with controlled substances. the body guard cross-examined by defense attorneys today. he says he saw stern inject smith with amphetamines five times. >>> a girl who was legally blind now says she can see after a surgery. find out what is next for this 8-year-old who is seeing the world in a whole new light. >>> right now on "showbiz tonight," the jaycee dugard miracle. tonight, the very first picture and look at the woman who was kidnapped as a child and allegedly sexually abused for 18 years. revealed today for the very first time, how jaycee is recovering from her unimaginable nightmare. and the remarkable picture of her today that is almost too hard to believe. >>> explosive new accusations about jon and kate's kids. tonight, why a big star is attacking jon and kate's handling of their eight kids and using the explosive word "abuse." plus, "showbi

. >>> 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

. >>> 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

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

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

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. >>> 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

. >>> 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

. >>> 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