he needed to tell chen. chen, check this out.the words came out in a slurred burst of northeastern dialect. i have a gun. on the opposite couch chen remained motionless, his eyes closed, his tongue hanging out of his mouth. brotherton won, we'll barked. check this out. he didn't remember what he was asking chen to checkout until he looked out and saw the gun in his hands. leo was getting agitated. he wanted chen to check out the gun but chen was laying there like a moron. leo coughed a hammer but chen didn't respond. fox this leo said and pulled the trigger. double put a neat hole in chen's designer pants and lodged into his left leg just below the knee. the girls were to up to even scream. chen looked down at the pool of blood forming at his feet. leo, you acyl, chen said what the fark did you deal? so i'm going to interject. do you want to hear a bit more? >> so this chapter is about the character who centers on, this mafia kind of dish the word mafia is not necessarily accurate because i think people have this picture of the c

." >> reporter: chen says she sang songs to pass the time.id he and his fellow passengers played games. they said the ride was full of teen-agers who kept very calm. you think older people like me could have handled it? >> not really. >> reporter: chen's knee started to hurt after dangling from the ride for so long. she also has a bad sunburn on her thighs. the great america apologized with free tickets and she and chen say they'll come back. >> i'm not going to ride that ride again. i like great america still it just wasted my time because this is the third or fourth ride i rode that day. >> she doesn't seem to harbor any ill will. >> the theme park did their best to shoo people away from taking pictures. they do everything they can to keep the media at bay. >> i have to wonder about the future of this ride. this is the third major problem in nine years. ♪ skinny, so skinny >> okay. so this next story miley cyrus was performing at the 2009 teen choice awards. as expected she had a dance. and she had a lot of dancers with her and about two mi

the story here is bruce chen gets his first win since october of 2005 with baltimore.id, "i feel like a gorilla with a bunch of kids, maybe a family of five, is off my back. to get this one out of the way is a tremendous relief for me." >> almost forgot what he looked like. >> niners rookie wide receiver michael crabtree is prepared to sit out the entire season re-enter the nfl draft next year. david wells, his cousin and advisor tells our joe schad he believes the niners have made an offer but it is not acceptable. >> niners coach mike singletary weighs in. >> i really want our coaches and everybody here to be focused on what's here. michael crabtree -- that's his career, and he's got people around him that he's counting on to make decisions for him, and i can't worry about that, and i really mean it. michael crabtree right now is at the back of my mind. when he comes in, it will be an exciting day. i would love to get him in. when everything works itself out, he will be here, but until that time, i can't waste any time, not one moment looking around wondering, "i won

the story here is bruce chen gets his first win since october of 2005 with baltimore.id, "i feel like a gorilla with a bunch of kids, maybe a family of five, is off my back. to get this one out of the way is a tremendous relief for me." >> almost forgot what he looked like. >> niners rookie wide receiver michael crabtree is prepared to sit out the entire season re-enter the nfl draft next year. david wells, his cousin and advisor tells our joe schad he believes the niners have made an offer but it is not acceptable. >> niners coach mike singletary weighs in. >> i really want our coaches and everybody here to be focused on what's here. michael crabtree -- that's his career, and he's got people around him that he's counting on to make decisions for him, and i can't worry about that, and i really mean it. michael crabtree right now is at the back of my mind. when he comes in, it will be an exciting day. i would love to get him in. when everything works itself out, he will be here, but until that time, i can't waste any time, not one moment looking around wondering, "i won

. >> bruce chen -- the royals beat the mariners 8-2.ruce chen gets his first win since october of 2005 with baltimore. he said, "i feel like a gorilla with a bunch of kids, maybe a family of five soff my back. to get this one out of the way is a tremendous relief for me." >> almost forgot what he looked like. >> niners rookie wide receiver michael crabtree is prepared to sit out the entire season re-enter the nfl draft next year. david wells, his cousin and advisor says he believes the niners have made an offer but it is not acceptable. he says "michael wants fair-market value." >> niners coach mike singletary weighs in. >> i really want our coaches and everybody here to be focused on what's here. michael crabtree -- that's his career, and he's got people around him that he's counting on to make decisions for him, and i can't worry about that, and i really mean it. michael crabtree right now is at the back of my mind. when he comes in, it will be an exciting day. i would love to get him in. when everything works itself out, he will be h

. >> the welcome home run chen chen reports a new beginning, a fresh start.for clinton portis and the coach to hug it out and for the rookie to figure it out. she sit you next to greg blatch. that is a big deal. >> at first, i thought i was in trouble. >> how is the rookie doing. how are his table manners? >> he has been raised right. a lot of class, a lot of poise. he has been a total gentleman. i'm impressed being around him. >> how is brian to sit next to? >> my leg is shaking. >> you about the are go see a doctor. >> no, i'm good. >> but will the redskins be good? we went old school and asked former skins linebacker ken harvey. >> you know defense can win games and it can change the outcome of a game. so the defense is really strong. >> i think people are jumping the gun. it is just the presomeone season and we do have a defense that takes time and practice. i think we're on the right track and i think we'll have a very good team this year. >> tass what everybody hopes. we'll find out soon. we'll get a better idea tonight when the red scun face the patrio

i-reporter grace chen has sent in updates.tion there is grim and they're working in small villages where many people are buried alive and thousands of people are stranded because of washed out roads and bridges and literally inaccessible. chen says her organization is doing what it can to get relief goods into some of the more isolated areas and the government is dropping supplies by helicopter. volunteers are comforting families of the deceased, preparing hot meals and cleaning up the mud and debris. they plan to rebuild schools and towns in the future. it hit on the 8th of the month dumping 102 inches of rain and killing at least 123 people in the country. thanks to grace chen for her i-report. those are pictures we would have otherwise never received. do you have pictures of great stories or breaking news? go to cnn.com click and click on the upload now link. >>> a man carrying an assault rifle with loaded guns, presumably loaded, outside the president's speech yesterday in phoenix. its prr the second time in the last few d

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ray chen was in richmond and filed this report. >> reporter: state budget woes overshadowed a special session called by governor tim kaine. they are trying to find a temporary fix for a supreme court ruling that requires for forensic examiners be available for cross-examination. the focus of lawmakers, a $1.5 billion shortfall. >> everything is being analyzed. in terms of biggest, you know, it's just hard to say. >> governor, what i plan to do is start every agency off with zero based budgeting. justify every penny they spend. we will find out what is important. >> reporter: his opponent issued this statement. we must close the shortfall and craft future budgets without about your deng additional taxes that they cannot afford. virginia lawmakers say these cuts will be especially painful because it comes on the heels of another budget shortfall and some lawmakers say the cuts will be widespread. >> there won't be anything in state government that at least won't get analyzed. >> government job losses. >> it's likely there will be more. >> reporter: the governor made the announcement at

>>chen: they helped build the home, gave us a warm place to live; they laid on electricity, we have lightater supply, we can clean û and the most wonderful thing is that they gave us a path to prosperity. >>reporter: across guizhou's wudang district alone û an area around the size of new york city û theauthorities have helped fund over a thousand new homes, as well constructing roads and bridges to connect remote communities with the market. >>the zhong family in hongqi village says all this makes a big difference to their living standards û as do other specific farming policies. >>zhong: the government helps to finance purchases of seeds and they also send experts here to advise us û especially those agricultural technologists. >>reporter: the policies are designed to boost rural net incomes û and so spur domestic demand enough to help cover the collapse in exports and meet the government's, ambitious, 8 percent growth target. >>in a bid to supercharge spending, right now, farmers can also qualify for vouchers that rebate up to 15 percent on home appliance purchases >> -- a scheme that c

digital county ray chen talked with some of the staffers about their day and the loss of the lion of the senate. >> reporter: clapping and loud cheers as the procession with ted kennedy's flag-draped casket made its way to the steps of the capitol. >> it has been a bitter sweet day but i smile thinking that he would have loved it. >> reporter: more than 1,000 current and former congressional staffers came to say goodbye, where ted kennedy spent 47 years in the senate. colleagues including the longest serving senator in history, robert byrd came to honor the third longest serving senator. >> i thank you on behalf of my family for being here. >> reporter: a fitting place to honor the late senator from massachusetts who crafted hundreds of bills that have been britain into law and those have benefited from his work wanted to said thank you. >> the kennedys are part of my life, growing up. and every kind of way sense and form and particularly, ted kennedy. he did so much. for -- for so many people, including me. it is a great honor for me to be here and to say thank you. [ applause ] >>

. >> julie chen reports, the frantic search to find a woman that went missing while on a walk. >> reporter: she was allegedly abducted during a walk near her home. >> we have not focused in on any one suspect. >> reporter: more than 100 officers have been combing the georgia mown mountains for the missing mother of one. >> we are going to get the photos in the air as much as possible. that's the only reason i'm here today to try to keep christie's in people's mind. >> reporter: cornwell was on the cell phone when she was abducted. her cell phone was found friday evening about 3.5 miles from where she disappeared. >> we know that it is the victim's telephone. >> reporter: cornwell's disappearance is a blow to a community that is still recovering from the january abduction. who was held three days in the area before being bludgent to death. >> when i learned this woman was snatched, i cried. i don't even know her. but this is awful. this is awful. >> police are not saying whether cornwell's boy friend is a suspect in the case. >>> and a ruling in the cop killer who is facing death. sally is

hairy smith and julie chen are off this morning. what a story we begin with today. a girl who leaves home at 11, now back with her family at 29, in between living just the most unimaginable ordeal. this morning we will be speaking live with the stepfather of jaycee lee dugard who witness heard abduction all those years ago. we'll talk to the lead investigator and somebody who new jaycee as someone el during her captivity and ask the question this morning, why did she stay. >>> we'll have a report from boston. ted kennedy still lying in repose. over 20,000 people waited in line to file past ted kennedy's closed casket. now the jfk library kept open an i additional three hours right into the morning. we'll hear from his widow victoria. >>> we're watching the situation in california where massive wildfire has forced up to 2,000 people to evacuate their homes. this is quickly approaching multi-million dollar homes in los angeles. dave will be along with the forecast in just a minute. >> let's talk about the story we mentioned at the top of the broadcast. stunning story

julie chen is on assignment today. >>> breaking news this morning out of the middle east. an important taliban commander has been killed from a drone attack from a cia drone attack, no less. we'll get the latest on that in just a few minutes. >>> also ahead this morning, we'll be speaking with lisa ling, whose sister laura was released from captivity in north korea earlier this week along with fellow journalist euna lee. lisa will give us some insight into her sister's five-month long ordeal and tell us how she's doing now. >>> first, experts say it may take three shots to get vaccinated for the flu this year. as millions of children head back to school the next couple of weeks, concerns over the h1n1 virus are ramping up. our dr. jennifer ashton here with more. >> good morning, harry. >>> today health officials will lay out major guidelines for schools on how to manage and prevent any flu outbreaks. >> the h1n1 virus has been smoldering this summer among children largely in summer camps. so it's ready to, we're afraid, explode once schools reconvene. >> reporter: in the s

. >> like going around and telling everybody that they are beautiful and chen when one as you, mckinleyhe only person that is not beautiful is bill. >> i think the problem is that people are misusing the word and abusing it and saying iting becoming less about the substance and actual liia log and more about the wights, the pietz, the outraged. people need to be educated so that we can make good decisions. >> almost and ludicrous as calling obama racist to white people. >> but that would never happen. >> x is for phoenixity. >> n. pa. tess my, fill in the hank. >> when people jet upset about worker. the socialist concept takes away a lott of what makes america so unique. >> do you small a business or are you just a maul business owner? >> i'm a small person owner and turns out that is illegal. that is 1 ba i don't like. >> just why did season resign as alaskan governor. the twitter followers. >> an internet website you can jet get if you happen to own a computer. listen to this. >> shoes taken the money, you know. that is what i'm fairing that is what she talked about and i wasn't sure

i'm julie chen in los angeles. harry smith is in new york. maggie is off today.ry. >> good morning, julie. the tough economy has had an interesting side effect on some families that's forced them to live together. several generations under one roof. you're going to meet one family that is trying to make it work. >> also ahead this morning, we continue our series called "harvest 101." this morning we're going to show you how to pick and cook corn, harry. >> my favorite. >>> and by the way, if you're hoping to see neil diamond this morning, we've got bad news. he was supposed to be on but wasn't able to make it this morning. don't worry. he'll be on very soon in the near future. first let's go inside to chris wragge and a look at the news. >> good morning to you at home once again. >>> eunice kennedy shriver, the sister of president john f. kennedy, died earlier this morning. her family had gathered at the cape cod hospital, where she'd been in critical condition over the week. shriver had suffered a series of strokes. she founded the special olympics, championing

i'm julie chen in los angeles. maggie rodriguez and jeff glor are in new york. harry smith is off. good morning, guys. >> hey, julie. good morning to you. >>> story we're talking about here this morning, this american who was arrested for stealing 130 million debit and credit cards. calls for concern for anybody out there really with a credit card. we'll tell you more about him. he used to work as an informant for the secret service, which makes it even more concerning. >>> also this morning coming up in kwlt healthwatch" a reason to pay more attention if you're not getting a good night's sleep. you could have sleep apnea and not even know it. and now researchers say even people with moderate cases of sleep apnea are at a higher risk of death. dr. jennifer ashton will be along this morning with a surprising new study. >>> first, a major hurricane is gaining strength as it turns towards the east coast of the united states and could become the first major storm of the season. our own dave price has the very latest. dave, good morning. >> good morning to you, julie. all eyes are on it

i'm julie chen in los angeles. harry smith and maggie rodriguez are in new york. good morning, guys. >> good morning, julie. guess whose birthday it is today? >> el presidente. >> potus. president of the united states. >> barack obama. >> there we go. there's a brand new book out about inside the secret service. we'll talk a little bit about what it's like to protect the president of the united states. >> jules, remember on the campaign trail he sang happy birthday to harry. >> is harry going to return the favor today? i think he should. >> we'll see. >> stay tuned for that. >>> also this morning, we continue "shark week" in partnership with the discovery network. today you'll meet a man who was on vacation celebrating his wedding anniversary in the bahamas. a shark bites off his leg. he keeps punching it until it swims away, and then he manages to swim to shore where he finally passes out. he's going to share his story, and we'll learn some lessons from it this morning. >>> first, we've got breaking news this morn

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. >> and julie chen is in los angeles. >> good morning. welcome back. >> great to be back from vacation, well, sort of. >>> if you pick up the newspaper this morning, there's a good chance you'll see on the front page that the public option, the government-run public option that president obama has been pushing during the town hall meetings this past week may be dropped. he may be willing to give it up because of opposition from lawmakers and the public. ahead this morning, we'll be talking to howard dean about what that means for this debate and for healthcare costs for you. jules? >>> also ahead this morning, disgraced falcon quarterback michael vick opened up on "60 minutes" about how prison life has changed him as well as his attitude towards animals. now that he's back on the football field, the question is will fans forgive him? we'll have all the latest. >>> how about this stunning result in the pga tournament yesterday? tiger woods, the legendary tiger woods beaten by y.e. yang, a guy who took up the game of golf at 19 years old. >

. >>> i'm julie chen. coming up on the "early show" we will continue shark week with an up close and personal look at these predators of the sea. and daniel takes us shark tagging. >>> meryl streep is joining us with the dish on playing julia child with her new film hitting theaters this week. hey smart, heard you're getting free nights from hotels.com. how? well, funny you should ask. you see, after i book 10 nights, i get a free one. say i spend 2 nights at a big name hotel, 3 at a boutique, and 5 at a beach resort... and boom! free night. ( dings, monkey chatters ) ( in a baby voice ) aren't you a smart one? ( monkey laughs ) accumulate 10 nights and get a night free. smart. so smart. >>> in in the news now. the pentagon says it is tracking two nuclear powered russian attack submarines controlling 2 a -- patrolling 200 miles off the coast. they are just outside of the u.s. territorial water. the pentagon says there is no cause for concern. the u.s. northern command won't comment on the movement. >>> pol

. >>> if you haven't chen -- ventured outside you may want to bring water and a personal fan with you. today we may break temperature records. armando trull has more on the story. he is live at the rockville metro station. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the thousands of folks using mass transit today may not know it but they are actually helping the quality of the air all of us are thbreaing on this terribly hot day. the heat advisory kicks in at noon. >> just deal with it. simple as that. nothing you can do about it. >> reporter: mother nature is dealing a mix of high humidity and temperatures [ speaking spanish ] >> in english that means the mercury could reach 100 degrees today. >> i will be inside. >> that's good because air quality could be dangerous. >> it is code orange air quality day today so that means it is unhealthy for children, older adults and people with respiratory problems. >> reporter: what do you recommend? >> that they limit outdoor activities. >> reporter: what about the environment. >> it is a great day to not drive alone, car pool, public transportati

. >>> i'm julie chen. coming up on the "early show," want to save $500 a monday?ll show you three easy steps to help you take charge of your finances and your future. >>> and how you can create the cool itself dorm room on campus as back school early continues coming up on the "early show." @ >>> a mess to clean up in capital heights, maryland. a tree fell last night on an apartment building along southern avenue. no one was hurt. people are back inside right now. >>> the federal judge told prince georges county the plan to furlough unionized employees is unconstitutional and has ordered the county to pay back millions this lost wages. the county says it may have to layoff workers and plans to appeal the decision. >>> metro say the red line is back up to speed this morning through friendship heights. a cracked rail was found at the station yesterday. crews worked overnight to fix it. >>> it is some sort of sticky out there this morning. we will have temperatures rising in the 80s. 87 by noon. could be a shower by then. better chance of storms and highs an 90 give

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julie chen has a preview. >>> good morning, andrea and everyone.lot coming up on the "early show." breaking news as former president clinton makes a surprise visit to north korea in hoping freeing two american journalists. the question is, is progress being made? we will bring you a report from tokyo this morning. >>> plus, it is already widely popular among car dealers d consumers, but is the cash for clunkers path program running on empty? we will talk to the one of the program's most outspoken opponents. >>> and what happened in that terrifying continental airlines flight from a passenger who rushed to help others on board. that is coming up on the "early show." back to you in washington. >> thank you. >>> and right now 6:42 and we say good morning to kristin fisher and find out what she found out on the web. >> i have two quality viral videos for you this morning and both have to do with marriage. so this segment is for our own newlywed, weather kim and maybe in a few mondays she will have this to look forward to. check out this video right her

. >>> now, to emily chen in hong kong. >> i have to report we did have a storm moving in but most of the damage happened through the night. we had the typhoon signal number 8 raised but lowered this morning at 3:48 a.m. things back to normal. we do have a mixed lead from wall street, asian markets are mixed this morning. the nikkei is trading higher up .1 of 1% at 3,86. and the koskie at 1,564. in hong kong we ended the day flat yesterday and will get up in trading about an hour and half from now with big for banks be focused and did get earnings from charter, the british bank reporting its first half numbers hitting a record high, pretax profit, rising 10% better than expected, $2.4 billion, loan charges at the bank more than doubling to $1 billion u.s. dollars. i'll leave it there and back to you. >>> success and wealth creation breed only contempt for goldman sachs. the goldman guys earned more than $5 billion in net income last quarter. you'd think they had betrayed  our country. i don't get it. why can't we be happy for these guys. doesn't anyone in washington or anyone else

jeff chen takes the win. crawford is hitting .400 during the stretch.ht not have noticed but jeff neiman has made the case as the best rookie pitcher in the a.l. league. his ten wins are the most and he has shored up a braves rotation that hasn't always been steady. neiman has the most wins and bet e.r.a. of all tampa bay starters this season. dodgers and braves. joe torre and his squad bottom sixth tiedor at 3-3. randy wolf deals to norton. manny ramirez not known for his arms. and that's why. hernandez beats the throw. braves go on to win fow-3. derek lowe is making his first start against his former squad. randy wolf takes the loss. he is 4-12? his career against the braves. adam laroche showed up an hour before the game. he was 2-3 in his debut. >> brett favre probably spent today riding around on the tractor on his farm in mississippi. he may have been drinking a cold beverage on the porch when he went inside and turned ton tv. that's when he heard the news. vikings quarterback tarvaris jackson got hurt in practice today. maybe favre will change hi

if you get my drift, it's been a while since chen won a game.wo-run shot to brandon inge. bottom of the second. inge 22nd home run. his first since the 12th. he was 2 for 4 rbis. alex avila. inge on his horse. coming around. he will score. 5-0 tigers. detroit wins it. 7-3, avila. and the first r.b.i. as well. ed tigers take 3 of 4 in the series. they have. >> elsewhere, white sox looking for a sweep of the angels, the angels hoping to avoid the losing streak since june. vlad guerrero, gone. off john derchgs. many top of the third. his fifth of the year, 6-3 angels. top 5. 6-4 angels. bobby abreu, that is gone off on danks as well. so bobby abreu's 250th career home run. that is important because he becomes just the sixth player in maiblg league history with 60 home runs, 2000 hits 1,000 r.b.i. 1,000 walks and 300 stolen bas bases. >> we keep rolling here on espnews. the twins and indians in cleveland. that's nick blackburn, 4-0 in his career. but oh, oh, trevor crowe got something for him there in the bottom of the seventh. crow with the double

. >> you did bring up earlier dick chen cheney's prominent role earlier this year and where he stands. scott told me one of the interesting things what dick cheney wanted to be released quietly released. your thoughts? >> it's just interesting. we were talking in the early whyier segment that dick cheney is saying, hey, it worked and the ends justify the means and there doesn't seem to be a lot of will amongst the american people to pursue this investigation. so how difficult is it going to be for holder to gain traction, to be able to go after the situation? also, is this what the obama administration, is it another distraction for the obama administration? >> daphne, your thoughts. >> you know, i think the obama administration has to be able to do more than one thing at a time and that is something president obama himself said he is willing to do as president. he has to do that. >> do you even -- that is interesting. because even members of his own party. mario cuomo, speaking with him the other day. you hear him and joe lieberman and others saying maybe health care was too much to

chen disputes those numbers saying they're little more than a guess, preferring to talk about changese cases with no witnesses or security video available. police officers can help look for the missing child and investigate, but the case wasn't treated as a crime. but now they're all treated as crimes." chen told me police had launched regular nationwide crackdowns with rescued babies shown on state-run television. there's a new most wanted list of the country's worst traffic efforts. 11 out of 20, he says, have been arrested. but the parents of missing children say the biggest problem of all is those who buy children are not punish prod viding the child hasn't been mistreated. and the parents told me until that law is changed there will always be a market and traffickers eager to do business. john vause, cnn, beijing. >> what a story. >>> after angry disruptions at town hall meetings and her own criticism, sarah palin now says it's time to keep it civil when discussing president obama's health care proposal. >>> and tracking drug smugglers from the air. now drones are now helping fig

it's headed by tina chen. i have to find out if she's twittering. i was probably one of the people that sent an e-mail. exactly. trying stack the deck he. office of public engagement. we've had over 3300 different groups come through the white house since we've been there and whole purpose is to be available and transparent and accessible. and inclusive. that's one office. secondly, i succeed in the government affairs office. we work with elected officials not in congress. the mayor's, governors. county board. state legislators. everyone outside of washington and i'm particularly comfortable because i'm not from washington and don't know congress. my area is the city of chicago and local politics and i understand what it's like, in fact i'll tell you this to digress for a second my biggy frustration working for the city of chicago was the federal government therefore i'm uniquely qualified to give the people at the local level a voice inside the white house and all of the other federal agencies as well and that leads me to two other responsibilities

it's headed by tina chen. i have to find out if she's twittering. i was probably one of the people that sent an e-mail. exactly. trying stack the deck here. office of public engagement. we've had over 3300 different groups come through the white house since we've been there and whole purpose is to be available and transparent and accessible. and inclusive. that's one office. secondly, i succeed in the government affairs office. we work with elected officials not in congress. the mayor's, governors. county board. state legislators. everyone outside of washington and i'm particularly comfortable because i'm not from washington and don't know congress. my area is the city of chicago and local politics and i understand what it's like, in fact i'll tell you this to digress for a second my biggy frustration working for the city of chicago was the federal government therefore i'm uniquely qualified to give the people at the local level a voice inside the white house and all of the other federal agencies as well and that leads me to two other responsibiliti

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julie chen is on assignment today. we're working several big stories, including the homecoming of former president bill clinton with the two american journalists held captive in north korea. we'll get to that in a moment. >> first, the deadly health club shooting outside of pittsburgh. the gunman emptied clip after clip and killed three women ande took his own life. it happened last night in a suburb of pittsburgh. cbs news correspondent susan co copean is in collier township with the latest. >> reporter: police are working on a motive this morning. what we do know is that this gym, a popular gym in this area, was packed with people last night when more than 50 shots rang out. tuesday night, 8:15, allegheny county police say a gunman quietly walked into the l.a. fitness health club in the pittsburgh suburb of collier township. he headed to a fitness class and opened fire. >> he did not say anything. he walked right to the room where the shootings occurred, as if he knew exactly where he was going. >> reporter: there we

happened here is the blogger, the anonymous blogger went so far over the line in calling liskula cone chen, able demonstrate on each of the standards each of the court might have been concerned about that she had been defamed. one of the interesting things about this case is that the standards, the anonymous blogger is trying to say that trash talking, using words like jerk or a whole string of words is not actionable and therefore, should be permitted. but it's not just the word, it's the context. and also whether the reader or stating a fact or an opinion. i want to get perry in on this. perry, the judge greet quothed a virginia court ruling, i believe, basically, that the case dealt with nameless online taunters should be held accountable when their derision crossed the line. who decides the line? >> ultimately determined by the jury at the end of the day. >> okay. >> this is just making sure you know who to sue, you know who to get discovery from this is just, we think you did something wrong, we know who you are, we will sue you in court. ultimately, the jury will decide if will is li

julie chen, who hosts "big brother" on the west coast, spoke with jessie moments after his eviction.ica to receive the special mystery power. this is awesome. this is exciting. the power of coup d'etat, which gives you a once in a lifetime opportunity to overthrow the head of household and make your own nomination. >> i've nominated you, lydia, and you, russell. >> i'm worried about the mystical wand power or wizard man or mystical being, the union corn that's going to come out of nowhere and say, jessie, you're gone. go home. >> america has granted jess the mystery power, and he has decided to use it. >> natalie. >> take that nomination seat, natalie. >> sorry, buddy. >> jessie, you are now on the chopping block alongside natalie. by a vote of 3-2, jessie, you are evicted from the big brother house. what are you feeling right now? >> you're a little bitter after you get out of there. >> that's honest. are you bitter now? >> no, because it was, again, a smart move on jeff's behalf. >> as jeff stood up, what were you thinking? >> i was already taking my mike off. i was like here we go

many, many thanks to chen for the i-report. if you happen to be where breaking news occurs are or you have a great story to share to the world, go ireport.com and click on the outer loop load link. you will get the instructions how to submit your stories. >>> a brawl at fenway. boston hosting detroit, three players hit on monday and the teams picked up where they left off. the pitcher almost hit boston victor martinez who doesn't like it. and the second inning, he beans kevin youkilis who charges the mound and the been muches clear. here we go. >> to the mound. here we go. >> fight on at fenway. >> the umpires may have will he it get out of hand. they never issued a single warning monday or last night. >>> check this out. lebron james told 50 kids he mid a half-court shot they would get free nike shoes. this was at state farm's headquarters in bloomington, illinois. boy has to scramble to get shoe sizes for all the kids. >>> for decades aspirin, humble aspirin, has been the wonder drug. some doctors now believe the chief painki

i'm harry smith along with dave price, julie chen, and maggie rodriguez. good morning. >> hey, buddy. >> there's so much anger, this vitriol we see day after day in these town meetings across the country. some of what is being said is very interesting and very provocative. we're going to try and determine this morning whether or not some of these bold statements are, in fact, true or not. >> not everyone knows exactly if everything they're arguing for is fact. >> there you go. >> so, we'll sift through that. >>> also, a lot of government stimulus money out there right now, part of the recovery package, lots of people getting their hands on it. but is it too good to be true, and is all of it being used for good reason? we'll tell you about that and point out some of the scams that may affect you and your community. >> there you go. that in a little bit. >>> first, could the current recession, the worst this country has faced since the 1930s, finally be coming to an end? it may be if you believe the federal government. cbs news correspondent priya david is a

lydia spoke with her own julie chen, who also hosts "big brother." >> i'm lydia.experience fun? why do you have to make it difficult? >> you make it difficult. >> how? we need to come to some kind of agreement. g i>> toi'mong yell all week until you guys evict me. >> you're evicted. be quiet, okay. >> by a vote of 3-1, lydia, you are evicted from the big brother house. >> you wear this cap and unitard outfit very well. you don't seem bothered by it. are you? >> the only down side to being captain unitard is it makes me sweat a lot. i need a good deodorant. >> i can't tell sitting here. you have to wear it because you lost the competition. were you upset? >> if anyone were to get it in the house, best be lydia because i embraced it. it's comfy. i'm flexible. so running around, having a good time in it, why not? >> is this game what you thought it was going to be? >> no. god, no. >> why? >> well, number one -- >> what did you think? >> i thought, yeah, i'm competitive. i like winning. i'm confident. but did you guys see? i stunk at everything. i was like horrible. i

harry is on assignment along with julie chen. maggie is in boston with us this morning.et's check in with her. maggie? >> chris, good morning. i'm at the john fk presidential library, where senator kennedy will lie in repose. we'll have much more on the life of the u.s. senator, including his transition from the sometimes reckless cowboy to the elder statesman. >>> here in new york, how to make your summer wardrobe make a seamless transition. that's one of the things we'll talk about in a couple of minutes. a burchl of models out on the plaza from all over the country. >>> and tennis great john mcenroe with here with us. it's been 30 years since he won his first u.s. open. he's going to tell us about his new passion in just a couple of minutes. first, let's check in with russ at the news desk. >>> senator ted kennedy will be buried saturday afternoon alongside his brothers at arlington national cemetery. as maggie pointed out, today's body was moved to boston, where it will lie in repose at the john k. kennedy presidential library. a funeral mass will be held at a boston

chao chen, thank you very much, sir. >> thank you, mark. >>> up next, the american consum consumer, aredustry still on life supporty making sense of the latest data next. >>> then why the ceo of the new jersey nets wants you to root against his team. details on one of the most controversial sports strategies in history. then rising volatilitvolatility. the big question for anyone this august is it time to get in to this market or hold back? (groans) a lot of people are gonna be kicking themselves for not buying in this market. (woman) visit remax.com where you can see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. where do you want to be? others by the car of their dreams. during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. special lease offers now available on the 2009 es 350. saks. >>> in this morning's sound check, market veterans on how volatilit volatility. >>> plus what might lie ahead? >>> what yesterday was about is you need more balance. yes, don't give up on sick like alongs and quality. you need more blue chips in the portfolio and that mix will do you well.