and certainly, california is ahead of the u.s. in terms of thinking ahead. the u.s. has been much slower, as a nation, compared to definitely all of the western european nations, much slower to innovate and much slower than california. >> and forward by governor schwarzenegger. >> yes. >> what does he say? >> governor schwarzenegger has been... it has been nice to get it to be a bipartisan message, for many years we talked about having the environment and the economy not being em battling, and don't... not pitted against each other and is good for the environment and economy when the environment is clean and the economy is working and in california, that has been a big issue, climate change is a huge issue and oil imports a huge issue for california and he says, listen, take heart in these messages because we need to think ahead and california hopefully will be the exporter of these technologies. >> deborah gordon, coauthor of 2 billion cars, driving toward sustainability. :

it's one thing voters in california are voting on today. utility tax will include text messages, pagers and voice over internet services. the city filed for bankruptcy last year. dozens of california cities are using similar measures creative measures to raise money. >>> commercials that offer up a free credit report is not so free after all. the federal trade commission created a spoof of the ads to warn of companies that offer a free credit report. you'll be lured into a monthly fee. the government requires all three major credit bureaus to give you a free report once a year. go to the address, annualcreditreport.com. checking your report more than every few months really isn't necessary. in fact, one expert calls it parano paranoia. >>> attacks on the president's policies are getting a harsh look. getting louder. radio talk show host rush limbaugh turned up the temperature of his rhetoric several degrees in a fax news interview last weekend accusing the president of deliberately trying to destroy trying to destroy the u.s. economy. >> i'

so people have gotten sick in south dakota, minnesota, and california. so, again, it seems like this is pretty serious when it comes to the meat. to check the details, get the codes, make sure everything is fine go to cnn.com/robin. we have everything there for you. >>> your phone just wonked out yesterday, you were probably, yeah, part of a big service failure that happened at t-mobile. more than a million customers including one of our producers had problems with calls and texts for about eight hours. t-mobile not saying what caused the problem but that is two black eyes for t-mobile. last month a lot of people got all their data, contacts, everything wiped out from their sidekicks. >> that is right. i almost forgot about that. jen, thanks so much. talk to you soon. >>> to be a fly on the wall in this classroom may not be safe. a student ate a dead fly on a dare from his algebra teach er. and wait until you hear why he says he did it. >> he said if anybody eats this fly then i will give them an "a" on the test. >> you didn't get any sense he was just j

more cloud cover into southern california.like yesterday, that fog is in place for the lower part of l.a., back into san diego and stretching all the way up to close to the bay area. three-quarters of a mile visibility right now in los angeles. it burns off later this afternoon, but be prepared for a ground stoppage at l.a.x. first thing in the morning, something we're definitely watching. here's the circle where i put the tropical depression possibility. right now it's just disturbed weather, might become tropical depression number 11. quiet hurricane season. no one is complaining about that. high pressure off the eastern seaed board. here's your clipper type storm. the bona fide rain itself is hung up on the light side across western ohio through indiana. that's where most of the rain is falling. let me take you live to washington, d.c., the clouds will be filtering in your neck of the woods later today. but right now, beautiful sunshine. >> that is gorgeous! >> temperatures close to 70 degrees today. it's going to be absolu

the singularity of that feeling is what would soon connect ottumwa to a nascent california drug empire. in doing so, a major piece of the meth epidemic puzzle would fall into place. the first day lori got high, she went to the bar. she says she'd been given a little meth to sell because floyd's brother wanted to see what kind of a market ottumwa might prove to be. lori gave away half the meth knowing intuitively that this would help her hook customers. the other half quickly sold out. and in the process, she made $50. what she found, though, was worth millions, for lori arnold knew almost immediately that dealing meth was what she'd been born to do. it was the answer not just to her prayers, but to ottumwa's which for three long years had been pummeled by the farm crisis into a barely-recognizable version of its former proud self. thanks to meth, she says, the workers worked harder, and they played harder too. and she became rich. within a month lori was selling so much long beach crank in ottumwa that she went around her brother-in-law and dealt directly with the middleman in des moin

all in the plagued lauderbach park in chew la vista, california a year ago. nearby in la mesa, california, the students were walking to school along the dangerous roads with no sidewalks. what do these two situations have in common? both of them were preventing residents from being physically active, a critical problem in two border towns with above average obesity and diabetes rates. >> the community and environment do affect the risk for diabetes. it's a life style thing. if you're genetically predisposed, you can do a lot to prevent it if you're exercising. >> reporter: how do you fix it? with an unusual partnership with high school students, they organized a little bit of money from local government and a lot of hard work. >> the conditions of the park a year and a half ago were not the same conditions you're looking at right now. >> the reality is that if you have to walk on a dirt road in summer in california, you're not going to want to. at least with the sidewalks, you know, it's a more comforting environment. >> reporter: two different towns, two dif

he grew up in southern california. originally signed at arizona state. >> marques: one of the tricky, left-handed guards, that have dominated college basketball and basketball. that's a tricky right there. nice body control on the last basket to get it inside. >> steve: lewis to donte smith, who hits the three-point. he is not a true point guard. >> marques: last year, just big. he was 25 pounds overweight. he shed the 25 pounds. and has really lly altered and changed his game for the better. >> steve: huskers have the lead, 10-9. >> marques: they try to keep you out of the key. get in the key 25 to 27 times a game, they're going to lose. they do a nice job with the weakside help. but they're giving up outside shots. pick your poison. >> steve: the defense suffocated lewis on that one. huskers rotate over and defend him. him. we've got [vibrates] g morning, sunshine. wakey, wakey. text me back. [chattering] [vibrates] hey. did you tell your parents about us? let's skip first period together. did you get all my texts? i

he served in north carolina and california. we know he's being investigated now as possibly connected to unsolved rapes there, in those states. for now, especially in concord, california investigations to see if he's connected to unsolved rapes there. >> stacy, what have we learned as we went to air tonight? >> reporter: when you think it couldn't get more bizarre, we uncovered that anthony sowell controlled a sex fetish website. was he using it to lure victims? we don't know. what i can tell you is weeks after his release from prison, he put up a profile wanting to dominate women using the sex fetish website. >> you are seeing the anthony sowell profile from a sex fetish website, alt.com, the one stacy is describing now. are you telling me he did this just weeks after getting out of the pen on attempted rape? >> just weeks. and, what we are uncovered is his last log in was at least three months ago. >> we are taking your calls live. to barbara in maryland. hi, barbara. >> caller: hi, nancy. >> hi, dear. what's your question. >

we're talking about california. just so you know, where you're seeing us right now, your tv is safe so don't be scared. this is only about tvs in the future. california is saying that they want the companies to build them to use a lot less energy than they do now. basically most flat screen tvs use a lot more energy than the older versions of the sets. california even said, look, people's bills have gone up and they might not even know that's why. their energy commission voted unanimously to become the first state ever to set energy efficiency standards for tvs. again, it means you don't have to give up your tv. it's the future tvs, but they are saying some of the tvs on the shelves right now, those wouldn't be able to be sold in two years. they are upset saying this will mean higher prices for you. the state says it will save a billion dollars a year in energy costs. >> california. >> in california, exactly. >>> pumpkin. >> you like pumpkins. >> the flavor of the season. watch out. apparently there was a lot of rai

that's why they brought in the california highway patrol. this morning i only saw campus officers ringing the building. then about lunchtime, the chp showed up. and, well, they are certainly prepared for that. we have. i don't have even know what these are, weapons or what. they have some interesting tools in their hands they apparently will be used if they don't move voluntarily. frankly, i don't think they are in the mood to do that. >> it doesn't seem like they are. they haven't been in the mood quite frankly alan since yesterday and they knew it was coming and it was a done deal. it wouldn't surprise me if more students show up now that it's happened. cnn's alan duke. thanks, alan, be careful. >>> an officer has reportedly been shot and a suspect killed all after a chase which included several exchanges of gunfire to date. this is coming from our denver affiliate kusa westminster police say an officer had to be taken to the hospital. no word on that officer's condition. a second officer was also said to be injured in this. a second suspe

he did serve in north carolina and california. and we know that he is being investigated right now as possibly connected to unsolved rapes there in those states. but for now, especially in concord, california, doing investigations there to see if he's connected to any unsolved raeps there. but for now, that's all we know about that part of the investigation. >> stacey newman, our producer on the story, stacey, what more have we learned as we went to air tonight? >> just when you think it couldn't get any more bizarre tonight, nancy, we haven't covered that anthony sowell, he trolled a sex fetish website. was he using this to learn victims? we don't know. but what i can tell you is, just weeks after his release from prison, he put up a profile, wanting to dominate women using the sex fetish website. >> you are seeing the anthony sowell profile from a sex fetish website, the one that stacey newman is describing right now. stacey, are you telling me that he did this just weeks after getting out of the pen on attempted rape? >> just w

shut down for days now. >>> a tragic story out of california. investigators say they found the body of a missing 4-year-old boy in a dryer. discovered in his neighbor's home saturday and arrest add 14-year-old boy who live there's. the fresno share ef says he'll be charged with murder. again, a 14-year-old. so far investigators are not saying anything about a motive. >> you don't know who is actually your neighbors. you know? you think you know them, but you actually don't. now it's like, you're afraid to let your children out in the streets, because you can't trust nobody. >> neighbors also say the suspect's mom was baby-sitting the victim. >>> it is official. harm mid-c hamid karzai will serve another term. the one that happened back in august, officials also called off saturday's runoff election, karzai's only opponent, abdullah about dual liu dropped out of the race yesterday because he didn't believe the process could be fair. this morning, the u.n. secretary-general arrived in kabul to meet with karzai and his former challenger. >>> presid

what about madeleine foote of costa mesa, california? she turned 25.he lost her health care coverage that she had under her parents. she tried to get coverage but because she had taken medicine, she was denied. they said it was a preexisting condition. they said, oh, you can have health care but you have to have a $3,000 deductible and premiums of $300 a month. she wrote, "as a young person working in a restaurant, repaying student loans and trying to make it, this is a huge financial burden. i can't afford insurance that charges me so much. for now, i'm forced to hope that nothing extremely bad befalls me." so she's another one who's praying not to get sick. that is not a health care plan. but my friends on the other side of the aisle, they say, no, sorry, we're not going to help you, madeleine. and i have so many other stories. douglas engolspie, a small business owner in santa barbara. he had 11 employees. he couldn't afford to get them insurance anymore. he asked that i support a public option, and i do. and my republican are saying, douglas, no, w

they do not like this move, which was made by california. basically, it comes down to flat-screen tvs, some of them use a lot more energy than some of the old sets thaxt could be burning up your electric bill and you don't know it. a california energy commission voted unanimously, they say it is too much. they are setting energy standards for tvs. that's the first state in the nation to do so. now, it doesn't mean anybody would have to give up a tv that you already have. they're basically saying to the tv builders, look, you're not going to be able to sell them unless they do a better job of saving energy. some of the models in stores right now, they wouldn't be allowed to be sold in two years in california. the tv makers, let me tell you, they are hot and bothered, richard. they are very angry. they're saying it's going to cut down on innovation, lead to higher tv prices. the state says it will save a billion dollars a year in energy costs in california. and i saw them in some cases they said it will save billions. that may mean over time.

well, people in viejo, california, will vote on that today.hey will decide on expanding a utility tax to include text messages, private phone messages, pagers. the city filed for bankruptcy last year. dozens of california sites use similar measures to raise money. >>> the world series took another dramatic turn, and it's heading back to the bronx now. here's rafer weigel with the latest. >> things are sunny again in philadelphia. these are yankees that are dancing around. but the phillies are the ones dancing now. look at the yankees. they were on the brink of winning it all. but perhaps a little premature in the celebration. chase utley, the guy with the best name in baseball, hit not one, but two home runs to put the hurt on new york and lead philly to the win. so he is now tied for the most home runs through the series. game six is in new york on wednesday. tied reggie jackson, another former yankee. >>> other baseball news, a milestone has been reached in professional sports when the chicago cubs, according to multiple media sources they h

a hike in tuition is not going over well in california.sted dozens of students at the university of california in davis. hundreds more marched at ucla. the increases will cost students about $2,000 extra the next two years. the students say they need help. >> you pass this increase today, when i go home tonight to san diego, i will have to drop all my classes because i cannot afford this anymore. >> regents have promised more aid to help lower income students and will meet with concerned students today. >>> leanne rimes is suing a tabloid for -- the tabloid claimed he hooked up with an actress, but he and the actress say not true. he is still waiting for a divorce from his wife to be finalized. >>> either the guy that "time" magazine says the biggest sports cheat ever wants to make amended. hi, larry. >> good morning. france's superstar is the guy. he says that france, ireland, the world cup playoff should be replayed. he says that's the only way to make amends for this. his controversial handball. earlier this morning, soccer's governing

you're looking at a lot of cloud cover and fog around southern california. up the line, though, not as bad. take you live to the bay area, you want to see a nice shot, look at this. temperature is 71 degrees. is that the city court building? >> transamerica. >> transamerica. >> wrong city. >> although that is a beautiful building you're talking about too. >> it's going to be a great day in the bay area and it's going to be nice for the next couple of days. cloud cover to the north, but that's about it. i want to show you across the tropics. tropical depression number 11 just formed about a half hour ago. it's really been gaining strength for the last couple days now. thunderstorm action around that low level circulation looks a lot better. that's panama right there, costa rica there. looks like it will sit here for the next couple of days, gradually drift up toward the north. if it becomes a tropical system, a named one, it would be ida. pretty slow hurricane season, nobody complaining, though. high pressure dominating the eastern seaboard. and the record hi

so we will take you to california in the 1990s. california had a problem back in. somethings never change. and what they wanted to do is they wanted to cut their electricity costs by introducing competition and choice to the electricity market in a tizzy is usually done through either monopoly, public the novice or public regulated. so the idea was to use competition and choice. competition and choice work very well in trucking, and airline deregulation. so they tried to do this in california. the success or failure would all depend on the night at the use in the legislation. what they came up with was very complicated. it had the best teacher of electricity production and it had caps on prices, and it was very, very complex you know who figured it out? right. some very smart engineer types from a company called enron. and enron began with the system and it was a heat wave of inversion took place that you don't need to know the details, but imran had schemes like death star and ricocheted. cute names, you know. for ripping off the public that they would ship low-co

vallejo, california, will vote today. they are deciding to include utility tax to include pagers, voice over internet services. the city filed for bankruptcy last year and dozens of california cities use similar measures to try to raise some money there. >>> lawyers calling eight nice little stimulus package for hundreds of thousands of walmart employees, getting checks from the company and a massive legal settlement. jennifer westhoven has more on that. good news for them? >> it is for them. a lot of them felt like that they got cheated, the money that was theirs, they weren't allowed to take their breaks. this is something for the hundreds of thousands of walmart workers are going to get checks after a nevada judge approved a big settlement. walmart will pay between $65 and $85 million to settle allegations it didn't let workers take their breaks and manipulated timecards to cut their pay. lawyers forth wo the workers sas real money from $150 to $1,000 a person. it could take a few months. this suit covered 39 lawsuits

the bay delta to california to southern california.ought and environmental degradation on the west coast of the americas and the bay delta has led to the crashing of native species, salmon, native, fish species, and under the endangerrered species act, we have to protect those species. we are turning down the pumps. the combination of the drought and the effect of the species has limited water supplies through our system from a normal delivery of 5.7 million acres feet to this year 3.6 million acre feet of water. leading to great political implications as unemployment in the valley has spiked. and concerns has arisen about whether our department is favoring fish over farmers. we are seeing some of the conflicts between water supply and environment. believe me, up close and personal that i think are spreading across the globe. likewise, even on systems like the missouri river, we've had operational issues associated with the decline of certain native species. and in the northwest where our department operates some of the largest water p

he says he didn't. >> he said, california, step forward.ost beautiful girl on the stage? i would have to say, alabama. >> but the donald is fighting back and you will not believe what he has to say about carrie prejean. it's a war of words like no others. >> reporter: with u >> with us, carlos diaz. so donald trump's on carrie prejean came the same day that she publicly acknowledged that, yes, she made a sex tape of herself. carrie's promoting a new book and said donald actually took time out to pick out the hottest women in the beauty pageant. tonight, the donald is fighting back. he gave a brand-new interview to "extra" and donald slams carrie's claims. listen to this. >> carrie should be ashamed of herself. i would never, ever go so far as to say, you go over here and you go over there. >> carlos, what donald said to you guys at "extra" making pretty big headlines today. just how mad is he? >> i was the one who talked to him and i expected him to be a lot madder. i've heard him a lot madder, a la rosie o'donnell, but he was very careful

we are seeing it this year in spades in california where in california in the third year of a severeught we operate as i mentioned it brings water through the delta down from northern california to southern california, the combination of the drought and environmental degradation of the largest estuary on the coast of the americas and adel tough has led to the crashing of native species, sam, native species and under the endangered species act we have to protect the species. we are turning down the pumps. the combination of the drought in effect of the species has limited water supplies through the system from an normal delivery of 5.7 million acres to this year 3.6 million acres of water. leading to a great political implications as unemployment in the valley has spiked and concerns have risen about whether our department is favoring fish over farmers. we are seeing some of the conflict between water supply and environment. believe me up close and personal that i think are spreading across the globe. likewise, even on systems like the missouri river we've had operational issues assoc

new security measures are in place at the california high school where police say a 15-year-old girl was gang raped. the district put up automated lights in the area where they said this whole thing happened and today it's taking bids for security cameras. the superintendent assured people at a rally yesterday that the school is safe. church leaders called for 100 volunteers to help. >> we believe that if we can have a presence on campus during the lunch hour, in the classroom, that that will help curb some of the negative behavior. >> what i would say to parents is that i've got two daughters myse myself, and i would have my daughters going to richmond high. >> police have five people in custody, and they say more arrests are likely. meanwhile, support is pouring in for the victim. another rally is scheduled this afternoon and richmond police say people from around the k country are sending donations and even teddy bears because the girl collects them. >>> a trick-or-treater may have something way more valuable than candy in their halloween basket. an ohio woman thinks her diamond a

. >> pomt right now, deeper rain getting into northern parts of california. here's that portland, oregon radar. and it moves on through, it's picking up decent rain, that rain stretches all the way into the northern parts of washington. from the olympic mountains all the way across the coast. we're looking at about three, maybe four inch lgs of rain today and then you get a little bit of a breatheer again and it comes right back into for thursday as another cold front approaches the region. the grant total near the olympic mountains, but it's mostly rain. >> that means it's got to be tough to get on a plane too. >> we have got a lot of pictures coming out of cairo, we're looking at the affects of a mud slide, kiro in washington state, this is the result of all of that rain you have been telling us about. >> there's been so much rain there for the last 36 hours. we're going to see more rain in this area, probably a grand total of about that to four inches of rain. it's not going to end until probably this weekend. >> thanks a lot, bob. >>> there's a big change

a big hike in tuition is not going over well in california.olice arrested dozens of students at the university of california and davis after they occupied an administration building. hundreds more marched at ucla. now the increase will cost students about $2,000 more in the next two years. they pass add 32% increase even after deep cuts to spending. the students want to help. >> you pass this increase today, when i go home tonight to san diego, i will have to drop all my classes because i cannot afford this anymore. you are not making this university affordable. >> the regents have promised more aid to help lower income students. they will meet with concerned students today to talk about the increases. >>> a former nba star appears to be heading to prison. larry smith has the details this morning. good morning. >> yeah, good morning. it's been almost eight years of the fatal shooting of the limousine driver. big trial back then. now the former new jersey nets star is expected to plead guilty to aggravated assault in that shooting and serve up

california, nevada, florida, the places where we really have seen home prices plummet. why is the fraud concentrated there? >> well, interestingly enough, it turns out that because fraud oftentimes leads to foreclosure, these were states that were leading in mortgage fraud cases during the boom. now those houses are leading in foreclosure. that's where the fraud is happening today. in these states with the high level of foesh closure. that's where the opportunity is. >> if i have a vacant house, should i be worried? are there going to be scammers coming in to take advantage of us? >> potentially. there's a lot of things to be worried about if you have vacant houses, especially if there's a lot or more than one. the department of criminologists will tell you that vacant houses are magnets for property crimes and are associated with an increase in violent crimes against persons as well. in some cases and in some cities there are organized movements to put squatters in these homes. they may or may not have utility services. if there's no one providing electricity or gas to

>> no, that just started with being miss california. i'm sorry. but i'm saying this.e, this guy, let me just defend -- he's kind of a louse. he is a bit of a louse to come out and bring all of this out. it is entertaining for all of us, yes, and great for her book sales, as we talked about yesterday, but it's kind of a jerky thing for him to do. and really, why is he doing it? we kind of have to ask that. >> no, that's a good point. >> those saucy pictures of her from their tryst in san diego, they're incredibly funny with her reece's cup and stuff like that, you've got to see that, but, come on, why is he doing this? i want to know that. >> definitely a question we're asking. whitney casey, carlos diaz, thank you so much. and for the record, we did reach out to carrie prejean and have not heard back from her as of showtime. >> today i spoke with donald trump and he is really fired up over this. it is my "showbiz tonight" exclusive. the first reaction from the donald today about carrie's larry king tantrum. and you've got to hear what he's telling me about carrie's bi

as you know, the state budget in california is just a mess.want to thank julie ellerton, though, for the i-report and best of luck to all of you there. so if you too happen to have pictures or videos of breaking news or cool stories from your part of the world, go to ireport.com, you can click on the upload now link and there will be instructions there on how you can submit your stories and thank you for doing so. >>> so how much do you know about the news that we talk about here every day? test your news knowledge with the cnn challenge. you can get to choose your host for the game and of course we hope you'll pick my colleague, richelle carey. >> welcome to the cnn challenge. i'm hln's richelle carey and i'll be your host. it is my job to teach you how this game works. it's your job to get the highest score you can. >> and hey, our very own robin meade from "morning express" is also a host. check out cnnchallenge.com and show us how smart you are. >>> for nearly two years, the atlanta skyline has had some pretty visible scars. now, it's one

he went to california and started the sugar ray robinson youth foundation. he no longer have the peak cadillac but a little bread pinto going to see movie moguls and asking them to make contributions to the foundation. sell it in no way he went back to the former self to the poor kid. >> host: he became walker smith, jr. again whose lives -- eyes lit up again and wanted to recreate that experience. >> guest:. i tell the chapter dissaving all of the walker smith juniors. in his mind he thought his he thought that was saving children giving up on the mountaintop reaching back down pulling the children up and that gave him great joy. >> host: you seeing it by the time it was time to pass he was a happy man? >> guest: very much so. i really do. he was living with a woman that he loved and he could walk into the youth center and the children would see him and hopped in his lap and i don't think anything made walker smith, jr. more happy. >> host: we need to explain this. i apologize for the alice's of the fax from the beginning but how did walker smith, jr. becom

. >>> even as hope dims of finding survivors, rescuers are searching waters off southern california for a third day today. overnight thursday, a coast guard plane collided with a marine helicopter. witnesses say that a mass tifive fireball fell into the water after the collision. those on the craft are now feared dead. all nine had access to heat-retaining dry suits and were in excellent physical shape. there were problems with halloween night last night as far as the world series goes. we're talking a lot of rain. what about today? how's it looking for the world series? hey, reynolds. >>> if you're a phillys fan, hopefully it will be better than the homeruns they gave up last night. one of the issues we had last night were scattered showers. we see the move in through the philadelphia area. we expect the frontal boundary to drive on through and we expect a little bit of drier air moving in for the series. for the series tonight we expect temperatures right into the 40s scattered clouds, wind from the north around 3 to 6 and the first pitch at 8:20. the frontal boundary to the eastern s

. >>> plus a sex tape may be the reason former miss california usa carrie prejean's dispute with pageant officials is over. what some are saying is on the tape. >>> but first, our top story. police now have recovered 11 bodies who are registered sex offenders home. we've learned the identity of one victim. authorities identified her as tonya carmichael, a woman who's been missing for about a year. police say she was buried in the backyard with marks indicating that she was strangled. now, the grim discovery did not even surprise her family. >> this is what i've been saying since monday when, you know, we were called to the coroner's office, since this story broke. we automatically knew that this was going to be her. all of these women have not yet been identified. >> right. >> fortunately my mother was the first victim to be identified, and that gives us closure on knowing where she is, but we're not happy about the way the police have conducted it. >> the suspect showed no emotion in court yesterday. he is charged with five murders. his attorney wants him to get a psychiatric evaluation

anthony's calling us california. anthony, you have done time before and you say that there are people -- anthony, anthony, slow down, slow down. go ahead. >> caller: i totally disagree with that individual's philosophy. stealing the cookie has nothing to do violating somebody and not understanding what you have done to really -- the ripple effect if you hurt somebody. >> anthony, young offends are that do hurt someone that physically harm someone, do you think -- do you think -- anthony. >> caller: outside of murder, outside of murder, regardless, they're at any propensity to have any repeat offense. but to get life to get a life sentence that you haven't took a life, i totally disagree with that. at 13-year-olds, you are not operating like you would at 33. you do not have the same reasoning. you don't have the same frame of reference, anything. so her being a seasoned police officer, she should be able to dictate -- >> anthony, let me ask you this. if somebody in your family, if something horrible happened to them a

what about madeleine foote of costa mesa, california? she turned 25. she lost her health care coverage that she had under her parents. she tried to get coverage but because she had taken medicine, she was denied. they said it was a preexisting condition. they said, oh, you can have health care but you have to have a $3,000 deductible and premiums of $300 a month. she wrote, "as a young person working in a restaurant, repaying student loans and trying to make it, this is a huge financial burden. i can't afford insurance that charges me so much. for now, i'm forced to hope that nothing extremely bad befalls me." so she's another one who's praying not to get sick. that is not a health care plan. but my friends on the other side of the aisle, they say, no, sorry, we're not going to help you, madeleine. and i have so many other stories. douglas engolspie, a small business owner in santa barbara. he had 11 employees. he couldn't afford to get them insurance anymore. he asked that i support a public option, and i do. and my republican are saying, douglas, no,

. >>> it is different because the law in california has changed. and it was changed specifically because of the 1993-94 michael jackson investigation. the law in california at that time provided that a child victim could not be forced to testify in a child molest proceedings without their permission and consent and cooperation. as a result of the michael jackson case, the legislature changed that law, and that is no longer the law in california. >> we are back with an "issues" special presentation. "cases that changed america." my fantastic panel is here. we're looking at the michael jackson molestation trial. first i want to turn to a very special guest. i'm so delighted to have famous criminal defense attorney tom mesereau with me now. thanks so much, tom. tom, of course, was michael jackson's lead attorney for the molestation trial. jackson found not guilty on all accounts. how do you believe the trial changed or impacted america and american attitudes towards the law? >> first of all you have to remember that this was a very intelligent jury. w

this is a photograph from the ship building planted richman california. the depression is sharply etched often thin and delicate but tough. the work shows women of hard labor in the field as often as men. her zero subject matter was partly what was responsible because of the sectional division of label was less common among farm working people. it was very common for women to work in the fields broke with many are farmers as well as farmers' wives. quintessentially a photograph did not show rural women as wires but proletarian spread of this applies not only to women working in the field but also domestic labor. and often searing photographs of the living conditions of farm workers, she showed how women struggled even while camped in the field to create a semblance of order. this is my favorite of a shaun of that lang did a lot although not well known, it is a still life of the makeshift kitchen that a woman of a migrant worker has created where she lives is literally nothing but they can mess -- can this mean to supported by a couple of steaks. it is an

it juts all the way into california.e'll talk about that in about a half hour. >>> the army post at ft. hood is so big that it's practically a city into itself. we're going to get a close look at the crime scene where 13 people were killed. >>> more now on this breaking story out of ft. hood, texas. response for blood donations from the local hospital following the shooting spree at the army post was so great that some people are being turned away. the hospital says they will call for more donations in they need them. the death toll now is at 13, and new information from the press conference we've been monitoring is that of the 13 dead, one is civilian, 12 are soldiediersold. ft. hood houses service members and other civilians as well. cnn foreman looks at the crime scene. >> about 40,000 troops live there and 17,000 families live on the post. this is where the shootings took place. the fellow we're looking at so closely tonight and wondering what exactly he might have been involved in worked only about a mile away from

eastern. >>> the parents of a 15-year-old california girl who was allegedly gang-raped are urging peopletheir community to do something positive. yesterday their pastor read their statement during an event at the high school where the alleged attack happened. police say as many as ten people were involved in the rape which supposedly happened during a homecoming dance. the five people were arrested, but authorities say a sixth person won't be charged because there is insufficient evidence. >>> three statesmen who oversaw the fall of the berlin wall nearly 20 years ago were in germany's capital yesterday. former president george h.w. bush, the last soviet leader and former german chancellor were honored in berlin. bush said the wall's collapse had more to do with the determination of everyday people than the power of big governments. >> the historic events we are gathered to celebrate were set the in motion not in moscow or washington but rather in the hearts and minds of people who had too long been deprived their god-given of rights. and the wall could confine them from loved ones and l

, california. p cops say that attack lasted 2 1/2 hours. well, now we know someone had the courage to call 911. we'll talk to that person in just a moment. first, let's update you on the case. there has been a sixth arrest. an 18 year ole, charges, felony rape. the >> this is one of the most brutal crimes i've seen in my 15 years as a cop. on saturday night after a dance here on the richmond campus we responded and found our victim who was unconscious. the officers saw several people surrounding her and they fled as we approached. we caught one individual as the officers made contact with the victim and found she was unconscious and was stripped naked. what we do know is that multiple suspects physically beat her, robbed her, and sexually assaulted her. and only a few hours ago was she released from the hospital. >> unbelievable. we are finding out kids sensed danger as they looked outside the dance. where was security? girl's raped for more than two hours. didn't anyone see anything? here's the sc

george in california. george is an artist, a sculptor and this is a photo he sent in to cnn i-report of a very personal statue he's creating that depicts the day he decided to get sober. it's the morning. in 2006 when his wife sandy died of an overdose, she had tried to convince him to go with her for treatment for three years, but he wasn't willing. george is a combat veteran who struggles to this day with post-traumatic stress disorder and he admits that since his wife's death, it has been a struggle to stay sober. he has fallen off the wagon a few times but today, with support of his friends and recovery, he says he has just over four months without a drink. way to go, george. we are pulling for you and we are sharing your story and so proud of you. just keep it up. you'll be getting an autographed copy of my "new york times" best-selling book "i want" plus a chance to win a trip to new york city to visit me here on the set of "issues" and by the way, if you are struggling with addiction or know somebod

. >>> days after a california state student was found beaten in his dorm room and died, his parents got a shock when they opened the mail. they got a $29,000 bill from the hospital even though their son was insured along with a bill a detailed letter describing doctor's efforts to revive them forcing them to relive their tragic loss. >> barely enough energy to finish sentences. having to sit down and deal with something like this out of the blue is extremely difficult. >> i don't think there's any civilized country anywhere in the world that would allow parents of a murdered boy to receive a bill like this and a letter like this. >> the hospital has apologized saying the bill and letter should have gone instead to the insurance company. police are accusing a fellow student of killing him. >>> pop star rihanna is speaking out for the first time about being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend chris brown. rihanna says her ordeal and media attention were humiliating and the police photo leaked to the media added insult to injury and was disappointed to learn police officers accused in the leak a

carrie from california. you have sympathy? >> caller: yeah. honestly, i wouldn't know what to do if i was in her position. >> okay. >> caller: i know that she signed up for this and, you know, there was -- she had full well knowledge that she would at some point be deployed. >> and she had a plan but the plan fell through. >> caller: right. and that plans change and you can't help that and i just feel like i wouldn't know what to do. >> it seems what she chose to do is face disciplinary consequences and not leave her child. carrie, thank you for your phone call. keep calling. do you think that single parents in the military should have to deploy overseas or should they get some sort of special exemption? e-mail us at cnn.com/hln, call at 1-877-tell-hln or send a text at hlntv. people are passionate about this on both sides. >> it is good to hear from them. thank you so much, richelle. >>> i know you remember this video. a university of new mexico soccer player says she can't explain the behavior that made her an internet sensation. elizabeth l

and he says there are similar numbers coming from california. but the same report that says young whites using marijuana are doing so at higher rates but aren't being caught. the stigma and criminal record are really damages and he suggests ending pot prohibition and says, quote, massive number of arrests are at its core. minority grurngs he says, are being arrested much more than caucasian groups. you can join the comments by going to cnn.com today. >> reggie, always good to see you. thank you. >>> do you remember ian pearl? we told you about him a few weeks ago. he has muscular dystrophy. and his insurance company was about to deny his life-saving and expensive medical care. two new york state democratic senators announced a bill called en's law, requiring insurance companies to get permission from a state insurance department before canceling an entire class of insurance policies. pearl's family says that's what his insurance company tried to do in order to get out of paying his $1 million a year medical tab. >>> hurricane ida downgraded to a

that started with being miss california. i'm sorry. but i'm saying this.y, let me defend -- he's kind of a louse. he is to bring this out. it is entertaining for all of us, right. >> right. >> great for the book sales as we talked about yesterday but it is a jerky thing for him to do and really why is he doing it? we have to ask that. >> no, it's good point tie saucy pictures of her from the tryst in san diego, incredibly funny with the reece's cup and stuff, tough see, that come on. why is he doing this? >> no. that's some -- definitely a question worth asking. thank you very much. for the record, we did reach out to carrie prejean and did not hear back from her as of show time. >> i spoke with donald trump and he is really fired up over this. this is my "showbiz tonight" exclusive t. reaction from donald to carrie prejean's "larry king live" tantrum and telling me of her big diss of him. you will see it only on "showbiz tonight." >>> plus, fresh on the high heels of a stripper, claiming she had an affair with josh duhamel, fergie says she is tempted to c

but look around you, there's no northeastern our california people here. they are all midwestern and people that are like her which is not like the normal politician we see today. >> i'm going to have to ask you what's wrong with people from the northeast or california? >> nothing, i was born in new york but, you know, they think when you are leaving new york city you are camping out and that isn't true. again, i think she sounds like the average american and when you ask a question she answers it the way the average american would instead of the politicians today that run away from most of your questions. >> do you think she has a chance to be president someday? >> i think she has. my own guess would be her plan would be to get on the campaign trail with other conservatives. she will raise a lot of money, she will be able to stand next to them and i think show that they are somewhat like her and again of the average politician, and i think after the elections she will say i've got enough people out there that thinks like i think. why not, i think she can.

they're from california, canada, and other parts. and they've all converged there hoping against hope to find their precious children who disappeared sunday night after a frantic phone call and now we find out that they've been found dead in a vehicle that's been pulled from a body of water. is there any solace, is there any comfort? how do you comfort these families at a moment like this? >> you know, jane, when we are grieving, we always go into something that actually protects us, which is we go into shock. and i'm sure that these families are in shock and that's a good thing. the nervous system just kind of shuts down. it short circuits and it's a way of keeping the terrible pain from completely overwhelming us all at once. and as the shock wears off, the pain comes in bit by bit by bit. but initially i'm sure they're in shock. we're all in shock. i mean i'm shocked to hear this terrible news. i could hear it in your voice. and at a moment like this the most important thing for all of us to do is just send out that wave of heartf

they were outside their station a week ago in california just north of l.a. when they smelled a strong odor of can bas coming from a building next year. they found a sophisticated farm. in turn they made three arrests. >>> all right. i'm sure pretty much everyone remembers the so-called soccer bully. she was caught on tape beating up her opponent. she's now talking publicly for the first time. larry smith is here to give us her side of the story. >> yeah. elizabeth lambert says she sees that video and doesn't even recognize herself in that. she says that's just not me. she says she'll regret that behavior for the rest of her life. university of new mexico all conference academics star was suspended after yanking an opponent by her pony tail. this during a conference tournament. she says it's been really blown out of proportion because it's a woman. she says it's expected for men to play rough by not women. lambert also says she has received threats in response to the incident. >>> new this morning, caster semenya will keep the gold medal and prize money she w

he did serve in north carolina and california. we know he's being investigated right now as possibly connected to unsolved rapes there in those states. for now, especially in concord, california, doing investigations there to see if he's connected to any unsolved rapes there. for all that's all we know about that part of the investigation. >> stacey newman, our producer on the story, stacey, what more have we learned as we went to air tonight? >> just when you think it couldn't get more bizarre tonight, nancy, we have uncovered anthony sowell, he trolled a sex fetish website. was he using this to lure victims? we don't know. what i can tell you is weeks after his release from prison, he put up a profile wanting to dominate women using the sex fetish website. >> you are seeing the anthony sowell profile from a sex fetish website, alt.com, the one stacey newman is describing right now. stacey, are you telling me he did this just weeks after getting out of the pen on attempted rape? >> just weeks. and what we've also uncovered is, hi

but reports are a failure in the southern california power grid caused the rolling blackout. and also making headlines, beckham's hairstyle. >> maybe that's why they turned out the lights. >> some don't like it. >> along with the brownouts, the blackouts they get in california. >> you know them. >> it happens. >>> do you like fast cars? >> i do. >> this one is fast. this is a bugatti. a guy in texas wrecked his $1.7 million bugatti. >> that hurts! >> he says a bird distracted him and he dumped it in a salt marsh. a $1.7 million car. it has 1,000 horsepower. it could be a little bit hard to handle, no doubt. said to be the fastest street legal car you can buy. goes 250 miles an hour. has 1,000 horsepowers, it's got air-conditioning and all the good stuff. faster than an f-1 car. >> that hurts to see! >> i can't imagine. >> that's like a rembrandt painting in water. >>> former new jersey governor jim mcgreevey is training to become an episcopal priest. his affair with a man ended his marriage and political career. mcgreevey said it would be inappropriate to comment about it rig

arizona, california -- look on this map. they're the ones in red. you can see along the west coast, up near detroit, michigan up there, too, down in florida as well, new jersey making the list. and one of the problems with this is that when the states can't pay their budgets, they may also have to fire people so that could mean 900,000 jobs lost. this is a new study by the pew center and it's just more of a drain on the every day that you see out there, a lot of people's jobs, but when you're trying to feel -- this is about confidence but your state government is doing well, it can be hard to be confident. a lot of states looking to raise taxes and slash services. >>> let's talk about the housing market. we have another sign that it might be healing. this morning's statistic is about foreclosure rates. it went down in october. that's three months in a row that at least it went in the right direction. look, it's still at a very high rate but doing better. there's a lot of risk out there. reality track is the author of the study. they do a lot with fo