arizona holds up and arizona escapes 28-21 over houston. back to jim and phil.im: it was a booth review there to see if it crossed the plane. the call on the field held and the cardinals win it. now, that time-out you're saying was so crucial by bill belichick. phil: yes. you can't let the clock keep moving and then josh mcdaniels would call a time-out with four seconds and get one more throw into the end zone. so bill belichick very aware of that. calls the time-out. makes denver keep on playing. jim: 15 seconds to go in regulation. and that's down at the 5. but nothing fancy coming up from new england. we are going to have an overtime game here. phil: how about that finish, though? just the way it's going. the football hitting the ground . jim: for those just joining us, the arizona-houston audience coming in, this was a first half that new england controlled leading 17-7. a couple brady touchdown passes. they've been shut out in the second half. phil: the denver defense showed the versatility and speed, and that's really what caused the -- that's what's cause

arizona in white, driving the pass. watch the ball. goes off the foot of the receiver, right into the hands of mason foster, who returns it for the touchdown. the go ahead and eventual game winner. one more look at t looks like it hits the ground. maybe. they said it didn't. huskies get the win in the most unlikeliest of fashions. >>> yes, it is early october. yes, that is snow in denver. enough of the white stuff and overnight temps dropping into the teens postponed game three of the phillies/rockies series. they'll try to play a little baseball today. >>> meanwhile, dodgers complete the sweep of the cardinals last night. they will face either the phillies or rockies, once either one falls out. >>> who says you can't go home again? winning the indy title in 2000, f rachlt nchitti decided to make the jump to nascar. a broken ankle opened a disastrous season. celebrating with his wife, ashley judd, clinching the championship last night. he said it's just the way he thought it would go. of course. that's sports. >>> the defense departmen

two died at a spiritual cleansing in arizona. they were in what is called a sweat lodge. we will find out more from our expert what it is like in there. we are taking your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. patrick is with us in new york. patrick your comment or question? >> caller: i was a wilderness information specialist and firefighter in sedona. i believe this is criminal negligence. this and other medicine wheel experiences basically exploit the spiritually inclined with high fees and in this case it is unacceptable. >> fred tece, criminal negligence, would you go that far? >> based on what i'm seeing in the pictures and hearing from gentlemen such as your caller, i would say it is a real possibility. >> let's go back to joseph brushac. up to $9,000 to go through this. do people normally bay to do this? >> when i wrote that book in 1993 i was upset because i heard people were getting $500 a person to lead sweats, nonnative people. you don't pay. it is done for the health and well being of the community and the people you care about. it is spiritual capitalism at its worst. >> w

>> in arizona, florida and even virginia where he didn't play. >> he just did it.hank you. >>> the u.s. surgeon general says she wants to be america's doctor. dr. regina benjamin got the job yesterday. she is a family physician in alabama and made headlines for rebuilding a rural health clinic after creek. she was also the first african-american woman to run a state medical society. >>> actor dennis hopper is battling prostate cancer. his manager wouldn't talk about his prognosis or his condition, but he said that the actor is going through a special treatment program at the university of southern california. he's best known for the 1969 biker flick "easy rider." right now hopper stars in a cable series based on "crash." he's also an artist and photographer. >>> some of the stories we're busy watching already in the morning, express planner. 11:30 a.m., melissa huckaby will be in court. she's charged with the kidn kidnapping and killing of sandra cantu. they found her body stuffed in a suitcase in april. >>> 11:30, tim will geithner will be in chicago to anoun a mu

in arizona, we do things differently. we tended to things that get is mentioned on the daily show a lot. [laughter] remember the peace that ed hlems did about a proposed bill to allow guns in bars? he interviewed a state representative who quit the constitution to the rule book of golf. we actually pass that bill this year over the loud objections of most bar owners and most of the drinking public. if you want to bring your gun to a bank for day care center, you are free to do that, too. those laws just went into place yesterday. traffic safety for humans has never been a big legislative priority in arizona. [laughter] in fact, it is illegal to drive with an unrestrained dog in your pick up that but it is legal to drive with an unrestrained child in a pickup bed. there is no primary seat belt law. there is no booster seat for any kids older than 5. there are plenty of us who have tried to pass these laws and in most cases they simply do not get hurt. there are a few reasons for this. in arizona, ideology often trump's pra

angela is with us from arizona. angela, your thoughts here? >> caller: hi. >> go ahead. >> caller: thank you so much for taking the call. >> yeah. >> caller: i just wanted to understand why is it that these actual sex offenders are not having harsher punishment? to me, like the incident with the dad on the internet, the incident with the guy in california who had this little girl for 18 years, and even the polanski situation, these men cannot be rehabilitated. so like it's almost just as kind of, i think naive of us to believe you can actually change someone's sexual attraction toward another human being. i'm a heterosexual female. i'm not going to be attracted to another woman. you can't make, you know, a homosexual person be attracted to, you know, the opposite sex. they're attracted to what they're attracted to. >> angela, you hit on a point. and linda, you talked about that, the recidivism of the repeat offenders here. that's something -- i mean, law enforcement's having to deal with that right now. because a public is cryinging out like a

in the united states you have hawaii and most of arizona that don't change because they never set their clocks ahead in the spring. but for most of us. >>> a man's wife died after she took part in a radio station contest. she died. two years later he scored a legal win. >> i'm very thankful and appreciative that the jurors took their time and that they held the appropriate people accountable. >> you'll hear more about the jury's ruling on his wife's death from drinking too much water. >>> all right. today we salute a major, john bellinger, a soldier on his fourth deployment. can you believe that, fourth deployment. his wife sent in these pictures so we could wish you an early happy birthday. she says john is her best friend. these are great pictures. he has run marathons, triathlons, and she cannot wait until he gets home. happy birthday, major. if you have somebody in the service you want to salute, say happy birthday go to cnn.com/robin. >>> all right. a jury awarded more than $16 million to the family of a woman who died after she drank a lot of water in a radio station contest. jenn

. >>> an arizona dog is vying for the title of the world's tallest dog. this is george, a great dane that stands 42" tall. he can tower over adults when he stands on his hind legs. his owner hopes to get him into the "guinness book of world records." by the way, feeding george isn't cheap. reportedly, he eats about 100 pounds of food every month. >>> lovers of the macabre are gathering in baltimore for a funeral that's coming 160 years late. the city is holding a proper burial for famed writer edgar allen poe today. there was no announcement for his original funeral so few people came and his obituary was written by a man who hated him and then get, this a runaway train eventually destroyed his tombstone. >>> i'm larry smith. he is arguably the most talked about player in college football history so when this happened, tim tebow motionless after suffering a concussion during play two weeks ago you had imagine the media frenz yy that ensued. the florida quarterback was cleared to play at number four lsu and top-ranked gators. 'voids the rush here, managed

the gentleman from arizona. mr. pastor: i wish to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for two minutes. was was thank you, mr. speaker. i -- ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of this bill. this bill commits $180 million in federal funding for critical everglades restoration projects. following the administration request and the house-funded levels, it represents a firm commitment from this congress. to be clear, we must move boldly forward in saving this unique national treasure. time is our enemy and we have delayed too long. in 2000 congress authorized the comprehensive everglades restoration plan as a state-federal partnership to restore the ailing river of grass. however to date the state has outspent the federal government by more than two to one. finally, after eight years of inaction, we are beginning to meet our commitment and i can't thank chairman pastor and chairman obey enough for their s

the fire is burning in williams, arizona, about midway between phoenix and las vegas.nd the red cross says volunteers are working to provide food, and emergency shelters for all of those people, forced out of their homes and from arizona and across the country, we are seeing pretty nasty weather moving in. even snow. all get to that and buckets of rain, though, freezing cold front and, get this we could get pounded by an early winter storm and talking several feet of snow, here, and if you live in the northwest or rocky mountains, get ready to bundle up. and the very latest let's check in with domenica davis then weather center, snow already, goodness! >> the front door, it is cold out there and snow is coming down and over a foot of snow and will be coming through the cascades and northern rockies and on the beginning edge of the storm, the leading in of the storm, where the winds are picking up and will threaten those fires, we have down to the south in arizona and here's a look at the snow that is coming down, and, it is going to pile up. through the cascades and ro

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>>> it is a mystery there in arizona. police trying to figure out what killed two people during a sweat lodge ceremony. but the man who might have the answers, yeah he's not talking. find out what investigators uncovered so far. >>> here's a question. what is the best way forward in afghanistan? the president is getting two very different answers from his fellow democrats. what they're advising the commander in chief. >>> and conservative talk shoeft rush limbaugh is not shy about voicing his opinion and now some professional athletes are speaking up about him. why they say the nfl is no place for limbaugh. >>> hln "news and views" on a monday. hope you're having a good one. hi there. i'm brooke baldwin. starting with a story out of arizona. they paid thousands of dollars for a self-help seminar. in the end required outside help. you see, arizona officials want to know exactly what happened inside this makeshift sweat lodge in sedona that left two dead and sent 19 others to the hospital. all happening thursday night. the

oversears fr ever of ever . >>> two people died at a sweat lodge in arizona.investigators are trying to find out what happened. they say more than a dozen people got sick during the two-hour spiritual retreat session thursday. four are still in the hospital, one in critical condition. tests for carbon monoxide and other contaminants were negative. >>> police say a man shot his wife to death while she was talking to a friend via webcam on wednesday. the pennsylvania man authorities say then killed himself. susan candiotti has more on the shooting death of the woman who was an advocate for gun rights. >> reporter: melanie hain first made headlines by wearing a gun to her daughter's soccer game. back then -- >> a lot of people say i'm looking for attention. i want the attention on issue. >> reporter: at issue in pennsylvania and 41 other states, it's legal to openly carry a gun. >> people were asking me initially, is she crazy? contrary to what the facts sound like, she was just normal, friendly and nice. >> reporter: wearing a gun to a soccer game made some nerv

that is in arizona. a dark strip between two runways between the wickenberg airport 60 miles northwest of phoenix. the two pilots on board were fine. they weren't hurt. there's an investigation under way to figure out what went wrong. >>> pharmaceutical suicide. that's how a pharmacist described the list of prescriptions he refused to fill for anna nicole smith. smith's longtime 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 dan

we're doing another account of what went on in arizona. three people died, we know that. today we're hearing from a woman who was right there, sat right in between two of the people who ended up dead. sydney spencer, she herself had major organ failure, liver, kidney failure. somehow she lived. she is lucky to be alive. she has a lawyer, who's on with us right now, ted schmidt, is going to relay her account, what happened inside that sweat lodge. also joining us eric chase, criminal defense attorney as we look at what could be the defenses of mr. james arthur ray and also joining us, a doctor, a critical care surgeon at we'll cornell medical center. and good doctor, what happens with our body in intense heat like that? first let's start with ted and how is your client doing? how -- the -- sounds like she really went through the wringer? >> she did. she was in intensive care for four days. she's now living at her sister -- at her daughter's home, convalescing. she's walking and talking. and she's -- >> is she going to be okay? >> well, we don't know. >> don't know? >> i me

. >>> a third person has died after taking part in a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. liz newman died yesterday. ten days ago, she was among more than 50 people inside a sweat lodge run by self-help guru james arthur ray. authorities are treating the deaths as homicides, but haven't filed charges yet. a spokesman says that ray's team, trying to figure out what went wrong, is cooperating with police. >>> after spending nearly four months imprisoned in iran, a "newsweek" reporter is free on bail. he was arrested in the aftermath of opposition demonstrations protesting the re-election of president ahmadinej a. d. he was put on trial and stands accused of making false accusations against the government. >>> a justice of the peace, who refused to marry an interracial couple says he has nothing to apologize for. the elected officials in south louisiana has drawn widespread criticism. keith barwell says he does not marry interracial couples because he's worried about their children's future and says he do not regret his recent decision. >> it's kind of hard to apologize for s

the bad weather creating a different problem in arizona.y winds are kicking up a fire that began as a controlled burn and then turn mood a wildfire. the flame -- and then turned into a wildfire. residents evacuated their homes, fire ignited two days ago, the wind shifted that has caused it to burn outside the controlled air. air tankers trying to put out the flames. fire crews have a challenge, will the winds change direction and give them a break? meteorologist dominica davis, live in the fox weather center. is there a break in sight? >> the winds are going to be kicking up through sunday. because we have this new system that is moving in, and the fire danger will continue with our fire weather watches up for parts of arizona and california, ahead of the new system moving in, not only snow but also going to be plenty of wind and wind gusts, 4550 miles per hour. we have a lot going on in the area over the next 48 hours, some moisture will make its way down to the south that will be helpful. snow will be some of the biggest impacts that will

to parts of the cascades and the northern rockies and ahead of the front it will up the wind for arizona, so, wind gusts will stay anywhere from 25 to 45 miles per hour, not only today, but, through our sunday as well. so, that is not the best news, out to the west and, also, toot east, we are looking at tornado warnings, believe it or not, and for fair field county in connecticut, a tornado warning until 6:00 and strong storms are moving through this northeast and push into northern new england and will be rough with the rain and thunder through the rest of the evening and by the way, the tornado warning in connecticut was allowed to expire. back to you. >> thank you, domenica. >> thank you, even the best of times, caring for a horse can be expensive and during the tough economic times, many horses are being neglected and abandoned and what is being done to save them? we'll talk about that, coming up after the break. >> 20 minutes after the hour, a check on the headlines, hope -- hope is fading in indonesia and rescuers are combing through rubble following the earthquake and hope to fin

he says the struck cher at an arizona resort was taken down before it could be inspected.play ad role in the death. sweat lodges are used for cleansing rituals. most hold up to a dozen people. this one held as many as 65. the owner of the resort where this happened hasn't commented. >>> young students in detroit have their share of problems. now two university professors are giving them hope and helping them beat the odds. >>> we have a story just in from florida where a judge has just ruled the runaway teen who converted to christianity from the muslim faith will be returned to ohio. she will be transferred into the custody of ohio's franklin county children's service. the parents' attorney didn't object to the ruling. she's ordered to go psychological evaluations when she gets back to ohio. >>> the headlines for detroit public school system have been grim for years. there are places where kids are finding the inspiration to excel. poppy harlow visited one for cnnmoney.com's assignment for detroit. >> when it comes to educating its children, the word struggle only begins

this moisture moving in parts of arizona, new mexico and texas. we'll see more of that and hopefully some of that will make its way toward the fire in williams you were talking about. 60 miles from my hometown. >> scary. >> he's an all time peeper, i know that. >> the tom commander in afghanistan says he needs more troops or we'll lose the war. the option president obama now has and what will it take to win the war, next. >> talk about taking the plunge. why this couple went under water to say their i do's. she looks so beautiful. >> she does. >>> how should the u.s. proceed with iran? rogue nation agreed to let inspectors in, but still, according to a new fox poll, 61% of americans support military action against iran to keep them from getting nuclear weapons. lieutenant colonel bob mcginnis joins us with what he sees as the best options moving forward. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> it's interesting because the u.s. seems wary, they've been told we can inspect the nuclear facilities there, they've been told that iran will send all thei

. >>> two lawsuits have been filed following that sweat lodge tragedy in arizona. the family of one of three people who died filed a wrongful death suit and a woman who was badly hurt is also suing. both suits accuse motivational speaker and retreat leader james michael ray as well as the owners of the lodge as negligence and fraud. there is nothing wrong with the facility itself and she played no party in how that facility was run. >> i'm reynolds wolf for hln. this is a look at your forecast around the nation. we're going to see those scattered stick around for the east and the northeast. pretty quiet day for you out to the west coast. until you get north of the state of california into oregon and back into washington. look for some scattered showers especially in the early part of the day into the evening also. back out into the great lakes, we could see some scattered showers into the u.p. of michigan and possibly parts of northern michigan and wisconsin. in terms of the high temperatures it depends on where you happen to be. 74 in washington, d.c., 69 in new y

. >> la policÍa de arizona matÓ a un hombre que suestamente les habÍa disparado contra las autoridadesporque no pudo seguir pagando la hipoteca. >> en minnesota, la organizaciÓn de defensa de animales, tiene en la mira a la empresa de productos lÁcteos. presentÓ un vÍdeo en donde se muestra como orden a vacas cubiertos de orina y excremento. la compaÑÍa dijo que la compaÑÍa pasÓ una inspección en junio. >> cuando regresemos de comerciales,. cada vez se habla mÁs de negociaciones entre las partes en conflicto. en puerto rico continÚan las protestas por los despidos masivos. anunciados por el gobierno.okpwa[Ñpoh@ááuniv-uatq honduras. las declaraciÓn de un emisario de la oea dijo que representantes del gremio interino podrÍan sentarse a negociar durante la visita de una delegaciÓn de ese organismo regional. tenemos el informe. >> la policÍa sigue dando cumplimiento a las medidas establecidas en el decreto del estado de sitio. trabajadores simpatizantes de zelaya fueron desalojados. >> una mano dura. es una actitud fascista. dictatorial >> el presidente interino roberto micheletti continÚa

. >>> two people died at a sauna-like sweat lodge in arizona and investigators are trying to figure out what happened. they say more than a dozen people got sick during the two-hour spiritual retreat session on wednesday. four are still in the hospital. one in critical condition. tests for carbon monoxide and other contaminants were negative. >>> the hole in california's budget may be getting bigger. the state comptroller says tax receipts are way down. and that means that revenue is about $1 billion short of what lawmakers and the governor hammered out in a budget deal. leaders were bracing for more budget woes before this warning. the state is anticipating a more than $7 billion deficit next year. >>> a big gay rights march is set for this weekend in washington, but don't expect the first openly gay member of congress to be there. representative barney frank says the planned demonstration is just an emotional release and a waste of time. he says he'd rather see gay rights supporters lobby their elected officials and pressure congress than to march in the streets. >>> u.s. intelligence

this is florence, arizona, outside of phoenix. crews are still trying to reach a horse stuck in a hole. they are using a backhoe to dig out as much dirt as they can and just lead the animal out. a man on a horse fell into the hole earlier and there i believe you can just see the beginning work to dig a trench. that's a deep hole. according to local reports, the horse appears to be fine. it's impossible to tell or nearly impossible. the rider is out already and has denied medical treatment. it's an ongoing operation and we'll keep you posted as we get more info on it. we'll be right back. not long ago, this man had limited mobility. last month, this woman wasn't even able to get around inside of her own home. they chose mobility. and they chose the scooter store! if you or a loved one live with limited mobility call the scooter store! no other company will work harder to make you mobile or do more to guarantee your complete satisfaction. if we pre-qualify you for a new power chair or scooter and your claim isn't approved the scoote

the thing from arizona is trying to impose, which i do not agree with. i don't agree with having the five-year ban on medicaid. we are not trying to change that. what we are saying is that this program of advanced refundable tax credits to assist the people in obtaining the health care coverage they are trying to obtain is not wellfare or medicaid. it is something that is in our interests as a country to see as many people as possible participate in and that is certainly including the legal residents who came to this country. i would strongly oppose the amendment from the senator from arizona. >> he has military care. his family has the benefit of tricare, i would presume. it is true that medicaid is different. i would prefer the mandate did not exist either. i would like to preserve the law as it is. as it is, a permanent resident, until he has been here five years, would not be entitled to this benefit. this changes our law. i suggest to keep the law the way it is today. >> call the -- >> no. >> mr. conrad, no. no. mrs. lincoln. >> no. no by proxy. mr.

concerns with arizona where they are dealing with a fire there. wind gusts 345-50 miles an hour.here is closer look at the radar and snow starting to fire up. here is what we'll be looking at for the next 48 hours. you can see here is the system. very slow moving as it rides off to the south. winds will be ahead of it and where we have the shades of pink here and purple, that is where we're looking at a front if not more or a foot if not more. here is all the rain that was down in houston. just some tropical moisture that will stick around through sunday. flooding concerns there. also a pretty soggy day through northern new england, getting hit with showers that will stick around sunday. rhode island looking at a lot of flood watches and warnings for this afternoon. >> julie: it's pretty foggy and it's been raining. i just look out the window, just like you. all right, we'll see you later. >> gregg: the damage in southeast asia and death toll beginning to hit home several days after that massive earthquake. four villages have been wiped out in indonesia. hundreds of people believ

but in phoenix, arizona, the goal is to help 900 home buyers. but six months into the program, lisa is just the third person to close on a home. so what has it been like? >> it's been rough. it's been a long process. >> reporter: tired? >> no, i was more annoyed. >> reporter: since june, we've tracked lisa's progress. one of the programs offers prospective home buyers up to $15,000 to cover down payment and closing cost. the idea was to help banks get foreclosed homes off their books and keep neighborhoods from d deteriorating. did you find banks were eager to deal with you? >> no, not really. pretty up every bank except fannie mae was unreceptive to the program. >> reporter: the housing department official in charge of dishing out the money in phoenix says people like lisa are competing with real estate investors. they offer the banks cash, usually at a lower price. lisa bid on nearly 30 homes before striking a deal. so you still think this is money well spent? >> i do. any time you stabilize a neighborhood, that's the fabric of our community.

. >>> a third person has died after taking part in a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. lidge nowman died yesterday. she was among more than 50 people inside a sweat lodge run by self-hefl guru james arthur ray. they're charging the deaths as homicide. ray says he's hired his own team to investigate. his spokesman says that ray's team is cooperating with police. >>> a justice of the peace who refused to marry an interracial couple says he has nothing to apologize for. the elected official in south louisiana has drawn widespread criticism. keith says he does not marry interracial couples because he's worried about their children's future and he says he does not regret his recent decision. >> it's kind of hard to apologize to something that really truly in your heart you don't feel like you done wrong. >> the couple found another justice of the peace to marry them. bardwell has served as a justice of the peace for 34 years. his term ends in five years. he said he had decided earlier not to run again. >>> an explosion that targeted a police station killed at least 11 people

and you know the story of ted williams and how his body was frozen and kept at the arizona cryonics facility. the new york daily news is that his body has been abuse, including the description of a technician taking a baseball bat to it. those are the details from a former employee at the facility. >> what is going on? >> is crazy. >>> the senate finance committee burn the midnight oil, but they managed to get to work early this morning on a sweeping health care reform bill. what does this mean? dodge the senate finance committee effeminate -- finished work friday on a sweeping health care reform bill moving barack obama a step closer to fulfilling his campaign pledge to overhaul the $2.50 trillion system. in must wait for cost analysis from the congressional budget office before voting on the bill. the finance committee chairman max baucus of schedule it for next week. it will be largely a formality. he is expected to round up enough votes to approve the estimated $900 billion bill. the choice in this election for governor is really pretty simple: do we move virginia forward by continuing t

another fire burning in williams arizona known as the gateway to the grand canyon. ironically a controlled burn aimed at protecting the city from wildfires. more than 60 homes have been evacuated there. air tankers have been helping firefighters push back the flames. rick reichmuth is standing by for a look at today's weather out there. and if it will help. >> well, the bigger problem crossed much of arizona and in towards parts of california is the drought. not that there's any bad fire conditions, but they've got dry conditions there going on really for number of years. it's an el nino this year and generally means we get a lot more moisture during the soun tier of the country, including southern california. that would be very, very good news. no rain for california. no rain for arizona, plenty towards texas and this is where we have a lot of the drought going on. this is good news and some is causing some flash flooding and areas around san antonio dealing with extremely heavy rain this morning and flash flooding going on there. if you're in the areas, be careful

. >>> police in arizona have released the 911 tapes from a purification ritual that turned deadly. >> two people died after sitting in a so-called sweat lodge thursday. 19 other people were hospitalized for a range of problems including dehydration, burns, kidney failure and respiratory arrest. the people who participated in the sweat lodge were attending a program by self-help guru james ray. >> everybody has the right to believe and practice the way they wish to. but when it endangers the lives of others or when you have to pay for it, that's -- that's not a spiritual belief. >> there's nothing evil or wrong about money. that's one of the things that we're taught. and more and more in this society that money is evil. it really isn't. it just provides wonderful things. if you have the ability, you can help many, many people. >> of the 19 people who were taken to the hospital, one is still in critical condition. >>> a ucla professor says he warned the school that a stabbing suspect needed serious help for his shaky mental health. professor steven frank told "the l.a. times" he told a

three people died in a sweat lodge he led earlier this month in arizona.e announced he needs to dedicate his physical and emotional energies to bringing closure to the matter. authorities are talking to ray about what happened at his high-priced retreat outside sedona. >>> if you get behind the wheel you probably know gas prices keep getting higher. we'll explain why next. >>> it is still not clear when the san francisco traffic nightmare will end. engineers are scram blging to fix the huge bay bridge and let more than a quarter million daily commuters get back to normal. a 2 1/2 ton piece fell out of the bridge. they are using whatever they have to do to get across that span or across the bay. b.a.r.t., the rapid transit system or other bridges the dun barton and the one in richmond. the caltranssays they don't know when it will open. >>> a swiss drug maker plans to deliver 30 million doses of the h1n1 vaccine by next month. the u.s. has received half of the doses it expected. >>> a florida woman recovered from swine flu after five weeks in coma. she was

. >>> in arizona, a routine burn that got out of control looks like this now. it is threatening the town known as the gateway to the grand canyon. people in the town of williams are keeping a close eye on this so-called twin fire. it has burned more than 1 1/2 square miles so far. it is being driven underneath deep undergroves. this fire was actually started as a preemptive way to protect williams from wildfires. >>> this has been a deadly weekend for troops in afghanistan. eight u.s. troops and two members of afghanistan's national security force were killed in a battle with militants. it happened yesterday. that is the largest number of americans killed by hostile action in a single day since july of 2008. officials say coalition forces fought back after militants launched an attack from a mosque. >>> the deaths come as president obama weighs what course to take in afghanistan and an immediate u.s. withdrawal seems highly unlikely. but, ultimately ft. a lyultimal and the top commander in afghanistan agree it's critical to stop the safe havens s s fro spreadin

two people dead at a sweat lodge in arizona. this case now treated as a homicide investigation. more than 50 people packed into a cramped, sauna-like structure last week. sauna doesn't even begin to tell how hot it gets. they spent hours in there trying to get spiritual cleansing led by the self-help guru james arthur ray, helped write "the secret." these people paid $9,000, $10,000 to attend. 19 had to go to the hospital and one person is still in critical condition. two people died. james shore and kirby brown as well, an avid surfer and hiker in top shape. let's get more on this. joining me to talk about this, tom mcfeely, kirby brown's cousin. and also gary, a former prosecutor. oh, gary is not with us. we'll hope to get to him in a moment. first, tom, as this is moving forward and you're now hearing homicide investigation, what are authorities telling you as to why they're labeling it as such? >> well, authorities have been in touch for sure and thank you for having me, mike. we're in good touch with the authorities. we've heard a lot from other victims and every day with e

. >> police in arizona have released the 911 tapes from a purification ritual that turned deadly. two people died after sitting in a so-called sweat lodge on thursday. 19 other people were hospitalized for a range of problems, including dehydration, burns, kidney failure and respiratory arrest. the people who participated in the sweat lodge were attending a program by self-help guru james ray. >> everybody has the right to believe and practice the way they wish to, but when it endangers the lives of others, or when you have to pay for it, that's not a spiritual belief. >> there's nothing evil or wrong about money. that's one of the things that we're taught, more and more in this society that money is evil. it really isn't. it provides wonderful things if you have the ability, you can help many, many people. >> of the 19 people who were taken to the hospital, one is still in critical condition. >>> we have dramatic new video of a shootout caught on tape. take a close look at this unbelievable surveillance video. [ gunfire ] this was the scene after a fist fight turned into an all-o

and there never 1 draft pick stephen strasbourg pitches for the first time in arizona.wo strikeouts, no walks, and he will pitch again october 11. it and chris ebbert and greg norman have called it quits after 15 months of marriage. >> there is a handicap there somewhere. >> you got that right. >> chairman max baucus man brought congress closer to -- than it ever has been to passing senate finance reform. where the discussions happening now? >> they are happening discreetly in the back rooms of the democrats will begin have been hovering next week to know the two senate bills that are competing they're keeping their favorites out of the play in helping tmç have at a better chance for the bills merge. helping tmç have at a better chance for the bills merge. >> coming to the end of a beautiful monday. >> you are looking off to the west as the sun slowly sinks. it will be a cool night. bright and sunny tomorrow morning. clouds will increase near the afternoon showers wednesday morning and then clearing in the afternoon triggered beautiful weather thursday and frida and may

we're hearing another account of what went on in arizona. three people died, we know that.earing from a woman who was right there, sat between two of the people who ended up dead. sidney spencer, she herself had major organ failure, liver, kidney failure. she is lucky to be alive. she has a lawyer on with us right now, ted schmidt, who's going to relay her account, what happened inside that sweat lodge. also joining us, eric chase, criminal defense attorney, as we look at what could be the defenses of mr. james arthur ray. and also joining us, dr. somi, a critical care surgeon with cornell medical center. we want to find out from the doctor what happens with our body in intense heat like that. first, let's start with ted. how's your client doing? sounds like she really went through the ringer, ted. >> she did. she was in intensive care for four days. she's now living at her daughter's home convalescenting. she's walking and talking. >> is she going to be okay? >> well, we don't know. >> you don't know? >> she's definitely going to survive this, and frankly every day she see

he had been on the run since this happened in arizona last week.is daughter is in the hospital in serious condition. he did it because she wasn't living her life according to traditional iraqi values. >>> there's been another arrest in the gang rape of the california high school girl outside her homecoming dance. 18-year-old jose carlos montana is now the sixth suspect in custody. his bond is set at $1.3 million. four suspects were in court yesterday for the first time. three of them wore bullet proof vests. one suspect's aunt told her he only watched the assault. didn't do anything to stop it because he was afraid he would get beat up as well. the juveniles are being tried as adults. they could get life in prison if convicted. police won't say if any of the witnesses recorded this attack on their cell phone. they say as many as ten people were involved in the assault. another ten watched. the victim was released from the hospital on wednesday. >>> a schoolteacher accused of killing 8-year-old sandra cantu is in court today. they may ask the judge

even though the key states, florida, california, and arizona, have all seen prices decline by 40%, and that's been where the bottom is over and over again. but real estate's a local business. so if you're in a bad market, you don't think it's getting better. and new york city, where a lot of opinions about the market are made, is a bad market. where a lot of sales aren't closing. the perception is unless congress extends the tax credit pretty soon, because it's over november 30th, you have to close by then, we're going to see another leg down. people are talking about the shadow inventory owned by banks and commercial real estate. i say those aren't real problems, but it doesn't matter what i say. the pundits say they are all bad. and they can't be convinced otherwise because they've made up their mind. we have conflicting data with retail. sales are pretty bad across the board. but profits are going to increase. maybe fabulously increase. because most retailers budgeted for bad sales. remember, that's what we heard from eric wiseman, the ceo of vf corp., a stock i like for my charitab

by tomorrow and will filter in cooler air, all the way down to the south as well, and place likes arizona, and the western parts of arizona, and you are going to be looking at windy conditions and unfortunately, that will not be great for the fire concerns that are going on there right now. but, here's what we are looking at as far as the snowfall go, temperatures are pretty cool out here, and that is translating to snow in the highest elevations and through parts of oregon we'll see over a foot of snow, as i mentioned, by sunday, and then, this system will shut off, and this is really the first big storm of the season, you can see, where that cool pocket of air is through montana and seattle, 53 and temperatures will drop overnight and phoenix, how far the cooler air is going, the jetstream, 87 degrees, for the current temperature, highs today will only make it into the 90s and a little bit of a cool off and will stick around at least the next couple of days there with those winds, getting upwards of about 45 miles per hour with wind gusts. so, it will be windy through the rest of the we

. >>> wildfire's forced dozens of families to leave their homes in williams arizona.he fire started thursday as controlled burn was whipped out of control by gusting winds. that have scorched about 800 acres so far. >>> thousands of people had a chance to taste some of what bethesda has to offer. downtown bethesda was turned into a giant outdoor restaurant for the 20 the annual taste of bethesda. dozens of restaurants kick themselves into high gear and cooked up some culinary delights. we were on hand for today's events. now you have to work out tomorrow to make up for it. >> a lot of good food. let's talk about the weather. looking down pennsylvania and indeed pennsylvania avenue, it is dry. almost a full moon. something to look out for. the weatherbug takes us to washington, d.c national park. 63 degrees after a daytime high of 78 degrees, currently 64 at leesburg. 77 the official lie at reagan international airport. the record of 92 was set in 1879. cooler temperatures to the north. 48 in minneapolis, and warmer air to the south of us, a cold front that moved berke

. >>> a traffic stop in arizona turned into a surprise drug bust when a secret compartment was discovered on a flatbed truck. take a look at their find. authorities credit their canine for sniffing out almost 350 pounds of marijuana hidden among dryer sheets to mask the smell. officials estimate the street value is more than $200,000. >>> a ski resort in california is making snow extra early this year, thanks to a rare burst of cold weather. temperatures were in the mid to high 30s allowing staff to fire up their snow machines. the resort says it sets the record for their earliest snow-making effort. >>> a florida coffee shop is brewing up quite the buzz by selling what it claims is the rarest coffee in the world. now you're not going to believe this. the so-called cat poo coffee is made from beans that are eaten and then expelled by indonesian feline. yes, expelled. coffee connoisseurs describe the flavor as chocolatey with a strong aftertaste and for that, customers pay about 10 bucks a cup. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather. here's meteorologist ginger zee from w

. >>> a spiritual cleansing turned deadly in arizona. wisconsin man and new york woman died after sitting hours in a sauna-like sweat lodge. several others were hospitalized. one is in critical condition. investigators haveruled out carbon monoxide poisoning but have not determined what caused the death and illness. >>> the body of a local soldier killed in afghanistan last weekend will be returning to its home town to more. it 21-year-old army specialist stephan mace will be transported to more. he was known as a fun-loving guy with a strong sense of duty. a funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. monday. he will be intered october 19 at arlington national cemetery. >>> the latest in the health care overhaul, after months of negotiations, the senate finance committee is expected to vote on a final proposal of the health care reform bill. president obama used his weekly address to call on both sides to finish the job. >> now is the time to rise abo the politics of the moment. now is the time to come together as americans. now is the t

. >>> a third person died after taking part in a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. ten days ago she was among more than 50 people inside a sweat lodge during a retreat led by self-help guru arthur ray. they have not filed charges yet. ray says he hired his own team to investigate what went wrong. his spokesman says ray's team is cooperating with police. >>> two weeks after the fact, investigators are still not sure about the sequence of events that ended with the death of a florida teenager. now, police say officer gerald ard was in his police cruiser chasing victor steen who was on a bicycle. now, he wanted to question steen because he was acting suspiciously around a construction site. he missed but he accidentally ran over him with his cruiser. his death has prompted community protests. >> troubled by the fact that the officer would use poor judgment and shoot a taser gun from a moving vehicle to a suspect that ended up causing the untimely death. >> it is just saddened the entire community. my prayers are that the truth will come out. >> now, officer ard is now

. >>> a third person has died after taking part in a sweat lodge ceremony in arizona. liz newman died yesterday, ten days ago she was among more than 50 people inside a sweat lodge run by self-help guru james arthur ray. authorities are treating the deaths as homicides but haven't filed charges yet. ray says he's hired his own team to investigate what went wrong. his spokesman says that ray's team is cooperating with police. >>> a justice of the peace who refused to marry an interracial couple says he has nothing to apologize for. the elected official in south louisiana has drawn widespread criticism. keith bardwell says he does not marry interracial couples because he's worried about the couple's future and he says he does not regret his recent decision. >> it's kind of hard to apologize for something that really, truly down in your heart you don't feel like you done wrong. >> the couple found another justice of the peace to marry them. bardwell has served as a justice of the peace for 34 years. his term ends in 5 years. he said he had decided earlier not to run again

legally in the court system,er thisser in's going to fight the fed as they fight to put states in arizona, texas, maryland in jail. this debate will go on for potentially years. >> i didn't realize i was living in russia. i thought i was living in the gold old usa. the fact that somebody in a voluntary program can enforce this by putting you in jail by a threat, by coercion and all of those things as opposed to having an incentive plan where people voluntarily want to do this is an outrageous thing. it is the tyranny of the government again. we're slowly slipping into total fascism in this country. you got to be careful. you have to know that your congressman is jeopardizing your own freedom. >> hold on. hold on, nancy. listen, here is the thing, i mean, again, your's going back to taxing the high-end earners, potentially the middle class. this is a tax. >> well, to your class warfare point, go to any prison. it is 98% poor people, but if anything, there is class warfare the other way in prison. anybody who owes the federal government money and doesn't pay it could face jail. it is called

they're privatizing arizona's prison. arizona's not alone. in 2000, there were fewer than 100,000 prisoners in private facilities. the number in 2008, over 126,000. this is big business, people. you know, i think it's very dangerous to involve the profit motive in the prison system. because it gives people an incentive to incarcerate more people to make money. lisa versace, you have firsthand experience with this for profit side of the prison system. tell us about it when you tried to interact with the young man who was behind bars. >> well, first of all, they have to pay for everything. they have to buy shampoo, buy stamps, buy their paper. if he's going to write to me, he phones me, he's got to go through a special company where i have to put $50 on my phone so we can have a handful of conversations. it adds up. but they don't have anything. and then they're like a cash system inside. if you don't have money and no one's helping you out, then you're the dredge of the dredge. they're forced to be in the gangs. having a little money to spend