dr. collins and dr. fauci and others, just listening to the possibility of hiv/aids vaccine or hearing the latest treatments of cancer that allow people previously only had resort the most violent types of radiation or chemotherapy, now being able to take pills and seeing extraordinary progress, it is something that entirely inspiring. but we also know that these investments will save jobs. they will create new jobs. tens of thousands of jobs conducting research and manufacturing and supplying medical equipment and building and modernizing laboratories and research facilities all across america. and that is also what the recovery act is all about. it's not just about creating make work jobs. it's about creating jobs that will make a lasting difference for our future. from the beginning, our goal has been to rescue the economy, at the same time as we're laying a new foundation for lasting economic growth. and central to that foundation is a health care system that can deliver the treatments and cures you

dr. francis collin and rudy tanzie are rock stars in their own right.of the national institutes of health and tanzie, is a professor of neurology at harvard. today at the capitol visitors cemter, they will shear the stage with joe perry of aerosmith for an affair called rock stars of science. i love that. >> i do too. isn't that great? >> they are rock stars in their own right and their own world. they make a huge difference if all of our lives. >> absolutely. >> interesting take on how to dothat. >> good of joe perry to take part in that. >> awesome. >> it will be sticky out there for them. >> it will be sticky outside. since last hour, our humidity level has risen. so be prepared if you are heading outside. and here is a look at our weather headlines. we've got a little bit of an unsettled pattern so there is a chance of showers a little bit later today. you might want to grab the umbrella before you leave the house. just fair warning on that. we have a cold front going to move through and that is what we're watching very closely. the days ahead, we'l

dr. sanjay gupta airborne with an elite medevac unit on a mission to save lives on the front lines. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm heidi collins in new york today. it is thursday, september 10th, and you are in the "cnn newsroom." >> the time for bickering is over. the time for games is past. now is the season for action. now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together and show the american people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. now is the time to deliver on health care. >> the president speaks, the nation listens. a snap poll shows the prime-time address achieved its goal and boosted public support. >> there are also those who claim that our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this, too, is false. the reforms -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie! >> that's not true. >> an extraordinary outburst on capitol hill. a republican congressman calls the president a liar and ignites a firestorm. so here's what we know at this hour. south carolina congressman joe wilson has apologized for shouting "you lie" to the president. in a statem