we have dr. jack from the national institute of aging to discuss what it is and what we should do. what is hypothermia? >> hypothermia is heat-related illness. now there are a number of different conditions that come under the category of hypothermia from fairly mild like acute cramps to more serious, what is called heat exhaustion, where people will become fatigued and possibly dizzy, sweat excessively and the most severe form of hypothermia is heat stroke and this is a condition where you completely lose the ability to regulate your temperature and the body temperature may soar as high as 104 degrees or higher. and the thing, the keynote of this is while the temperature is so high, a person is not sweating. >> they don't even know they are suffering. >> they are suffering but may become confused and agitated but their body lost the ability to become able to sweat. >> why are older people susceptible to this. >> as we age our body's ability to regulate temperature decreases over time and 'oler people have more chronic conditions such as heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease

treating michael jackson's death as a homicide and that the doctor who was present at the house when dr. jack -- michael jackson die side the person they're looking at. they're looking at him for a variety of reasons. one, because of the drug that was in michael jackson's house, propofol, a powerful anesthesia and we're told that will become the primary cause of michael jackson's death and that there were evidence of iv stands, oxygen stands and based what dr. murray told police, they're looking at him and they have already been talking with the l.a. county district attorney. so this is a serious investigation. >> do we have any idea who got their hands -- hands on the propol? michael jackson or dr. murray who brought it into the house? >> a huge part of the investigation, laura, what we know is they have multiple vials of propofol and they have lot numbers on them. we contacted one of the manufacturers and know the dea got in touch with them and gave the dea the entire lot of propofol that they sold to a particular distributor and they ales d that distributor and records for a two-month peri

. >> dr. jack is the ceo of american college of cardiology and former health care advisor to president clinton. good morning, doctor, thanks for being here this morning. >> tell us exactly how obama's nationalized health care could limit the mri's and ct scans cs this kun, especially in rural areas? >> well, now, we did a 29% row ducks in morbidity and mow talty and heart disease deaths in this country in the last eight years. which is the whole world is looking at stunning. and part of that due to image techniques that prevent heart attack, congenital disease, aneurysms and ruptures, all sorts of things. imaging as it's more sophisticated there are more imaging tests and congress and medicare wanted to reduce the prices of imaging which could actually reduce the availability of these services to millions and millions of americans who haven't received them and need them in rural areas and even gender and ethnic disparities occur. so the balance is stop the inappropriate tests and find a better way

the direction of dr. jack and barbara wilke. but i'm also chair of the congressional women's pro-life caucus. i think our movement is at its best when we speak for the populations that are most vulnerable. we all believe that human life is sacred. we are the female voices for the fight to life here in congress. you know, our movement has made great strides in create agriculture of life and a recent gallup poll shows that a majority of americans do consider themselves pro life and a zogby poll recently said that 69% of the respondents support the hyde amendment to prevent taxpayer dollars from funding abortions unde medicaid. most americans, i truly believe, feel that abortion should be rare and we should be looking for ways to reduce them. the number of abortions performed. unfortunately, the massive health care bill this house is considering seeks to take us in the opposite direction. unless amended, this bill will mandate abortion coverage for nearly every insurance plan in america. because, as has been stated before,ened i'll

dr. murray was hired as jack's personal physician a couple of months before he died. jackson's chef, kai says in the morning she often saw him carrying oxygentakes out of the singer's bedroom. but she says on june 25th, she didn't see the doctor until noon when he came screaming down the stairs. >> at the end of the day, it was really just dr. murray and his patient michael jackson in the room, and his patient was found dead. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells the associated press dr. murray admitted to giving jackson the powerful anesthetic propofol, which authorities believe led to his death. toxicology results have now been delayed until next week as investigators reportedly widen their probe to include various doctors who prescribe jackson drugs over the years, using more than two dozen aliases to conceal his identity. dr. murray, though, remains in the crosshairs of the investigation, and that's not his only problem. he is facing foreclosure on his las vegas home. carla wohl, abc news, los angeles. >> tonight at 10 on prime time crime, complete coverage

we are told they are looking for documents as part of the ongoing investigation into michael jack sons death. dr. conrad murray has three separate search warrants. one last week in houston and two going on simultaneously here in las vegas. >> what do we know they are looking for in that house and how much have we seen them take out of that house? >> we vice president seen them take anything out, which is odd, t.j. they may be putting it all in one area, in houston. it was sort of a constant stream of things coming out of that clin i clinic. we haven't seen anything come out. they brought some stuff in in cases. we are told that they are looking at computer. they are looking at computers inside the house. they may be making a cope of computer hard drives, as they did in houston. they cope everything and will take their cope out of there. that is one thing they are doing. we haven't seen them take anything out as of yet. >> you said he is actually in the house while all of this is going on. do we have any idea if he is -- what he is doing in there, if they are questioning him? is he being cooperat

jacks. the dc mother accused of killing her four daughters. two final witnesses relied on evidence of bugs, crime scene photos and weather conditions to try and pinpoint when the girls died. dr. william rodriguez, an expert witness, says he believes 16-year-old britney jacks was killed in early spring of 2007 probably around april. he said he was certain she was stabbed in the abdomen and torso. the other three most likely died in september within days of each on or about. all three girls ages five, six and eleven were strangled with the same type of thing. >>> i'm bruce leshan in brettesda where golf pro danny shands has quite a story to tell. he was hit by a lightning bolt. he was on the driving range or golf course itself when one of these sudden storms pulled through packed with lightning. a bolt hit either right near him or hit something else right near him and he was hurt but he was awake and alert and conscious and one of his buddies actually brought him in a golf cart down to medex and he was transported to suburban hospital and now he is at med star where they are checking him out. >> i just heard a guy get hit. that's all. >> scary. >> very scary. scary stuff. >> r

among the items in those boxes, a knife found near the body of brittany jacks the oddest daughter. dr. a wayne williams says this body was so decomposed she appear to be melting in the wooden floor beheath her -- beneath her. williams said he was able to find three defects her tore so that he says are highly suggestive of stab wounds. her official cause of death is undetermined but the doctor testified that those highly suggestive wounds led her to believe the matter of death is micide. in other testimony, evidence technician james folder identified multiple child support checks and check stubs he found in the house. they totaled $400. prosecutors argue that benita jacks had the money to care for her four daughters and chose not to. when the prosecutor asked officer holder if she he found any food in the cupboard or refrigerator holder answered none whatsoever. she said that she believed that her children were possessed by demons. others testified about the handwriting on the bedroom with the following quote. you can delay me but you can not stop the father. and controlled on the wall

dr. conrad murray's houston clinic. then murray's lawyers released a bombshell, a statement confirming that a potential case of manslaughter is being built against the doctor who was with michael jack sson when he died. >> he's not breathing, sir. he's not conscious. >> michael jackson's personal physician dr. conrad murray is now the focus of a manslaughter investigation in jackson's death. the documents showed samples of a weight loss drug, also a muscle relaxant. these were among the items taken from his houston clinic. >> when you take a doctor and stick him in a room and the doctor gives him something and make him rest and then he going to wake up no more, something is wrong there. >> two search warrants filed in houston related to dr. conrad murray, one served on his medical clinic, the other on a storage unit he has in the houston area. there were homicide detectives and federal drug agents taking part in the searches. >> court documents say they took 27 tablets of the appetite suppress ent phentermine and one t tablet of an anti-anxiety pill and from a storage unit they took documents and hard drives. >> and it's looking more and more likely that criminal charges could be n

dr. murray, clearly he is the central focus. his lawyer said they were searching his property, looking for evidence of the offense of manslaughter. also, monday a source told cnn that murray gave jack jackson propofol, which authorities believe killed him within 24 believed was given to him within 24 hours of his death. dr. murray's lawyer's office said today they do not think an arrest is imminent, because they haven't seen a report or autopsy report. also that third meeting is yet to be scheduled. i'm told his lawyer is ready to talk, but anderson, nothing is on the books. >> so, randi, detectives searched his las vegas house yesterday. today you learned he may lose that house to foreclosure. why? >> reporter: we have the documents, actually, as proof of this. murray's loan from the bank for his country club home in las vegas was $1.65 million. it turns out he failed to make his payment of just over $15,000 last january, and has been racking up debt ever since. i called his attorney about this to see what's up. a spokeswoman confirmed he is facing a threat of foreclosure and told me, quote, he was to be paid $150,000 a month by michael jackson. he was not paid by aeg, the tour pr

see what is happening on this july 21 -- the jacks initial -- initiative, to encourage baltimoreans to know their hiv status and get tested. at about 3:30, drdress alonzo talks about student achievement. and joe flacco signing autographs tonight from 7:00 to 9:00 at legendary inc in glen burnie. >>> here we are, on the 40th anniversary of the walk on the moon and we're walking to starbuck's because they are giving away free pastries. abc2 news brittney gordon is our runner here this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this time of the morning everybody needs a little something to get them going. luckily your friends at starbuck's are trying to hook you up. here are the details. all you have to do today, and only today, is go to your favorite starbuck's and you can get a free pastry. whether it's a muffin or scone, a bagel or danish, you get the free pastry with the purchase of any beverage. this is starbuck's way of showing customers how good their food is. they are advertising they don't use artificial flavors, dyes or transfats and no high-fructose syrup. how much that means to the average customer is up to you. but no matte

jacks trial continued today. the evidence is very disturbing. beth parker reports. >> reporter: there are very few people who do what dr.adison goff does for a living. he's a forensic entomologist. basically he studies how insects feed on dead bodies. goff came from his home in hawaii to d.c. supreme court to testify in the murder trial of banita jacks, the mother accused of killing her four daughters and living with their bodies for months. goff studied the weather at the time, the insects found at the scene and how old they were. based on all of that he testified the jacks girls died not before april 2007 but not after october 2007. remember, their bodies were found in their southeast ri rowhouse on january 9, 2008. d.c. medical examiners have testified that the girls' bodies were so decop posed that doctors could not determine an exact cause of death. they consulted with dr. wim rodriguez -- dr. william rodriguez, the chief forensic anthropologist for the entire u.s. military. he oversaw the investigation of mass graves from war crimes in kosovo after he studied photos and tissue samples from the jacks kids, rodrigue

jacks has insisted that she is sane, leaving her attorneys with limited options in how to defend her. her lawyers called several witnesses this afternoon, including dr. harold steadman, a forensic examiner. testified he analyzed skin samples from the necks of several of the girls body and found no text i'll fibers, the sort of materials sometimes left behind after someone has been strangled with a rope or cloth. the defense attorneys say there is no clear cause of death and no physical evidence ling banita jacks to her -- linking banita jacks to her daughters. >> the defense says their case will be short. and now the mpd is investigating a sergeant who said he filed an inaccurate report about a visit to the jacks' home. the sergeant wrote he had seen the oldest daughter britney but later changed the report to see -- say he had not seen the teenager. the police officer testified his earlier account was not accurate. >>> and 20 year skylar shipel has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, alicia lane, who died in march of 2008 after overdosing on heroin. forgiving her the drug, he received the minimum sentence. in all 16 defendant have been sentenced,

jacks. before the defense called its first witness, asked the judge to throw the case out. dr.illiam rodriguez was the last expert to take the stand. he said 15-year-old britney jackshrta tb s had three stab wt could not say she died of the ones. he said the three younger girls had literature marks on the next but cannot say they died of strangulation. all of that because the bodies were so severely decomposed. when prosecutors rested their case, the defense asked the judge to drop all charges. prosecutors argued, using banita jacks' ownords w,sa ying she admitted she stoppeddiee fng the girls, she did not want to get lplpecausehe not want to get in trouble, as she told the police that she watched her daughters die one by one. the judge will decide her fate said while the reports of the case might fighter hard to be guilty of them without a doubt, there were other things that make them not sure. despite that, he denied the notion. halfway through the trial, those who live near her former home, they believe she is guilty or innocent? >> it was just her and her children. >> she h

dr. lee,de forenc entomologist, said based on the study of theecns its in thens jacks house,d at least twoeea d e they two monthsoref b were discovered. maybe even longer. banita jack was living in that home with the dead girls for some time. the trial is coming close to the end. the prosecution is expected to rest its case tomorrow. >> pat collins. thanks, pat. >>> it is being called one of the worst corruption cases in the history of new jersey. federal prosecutors unveiled details of their investigation this afternoon. 44 people are now in custody. they incde the mayors of three new jersey cities. two state legislators and a handful of ran ice from new york and iew njersey. seri c lledewmeri c ri include money laundering and the selling of human org answer. the case is wide ranges and far reaching. prosecutors initially focused on a money laundering network between brooklyn, new jersey, and israel. the network allegedly laundered tens of millions of dollars through charities controlled by ran ice in new york and new jersey. then the investigation widened when the feds say elected leaders b

dr. king came here to ghana to witness the culmination of that struggle. he watched as the union jack was lowered and the ghanan flag was raised at the parliament. he marvelled at the sight of the duchess of kent dancing with the new president of ghana at a state ball. in a sermon he gave upon returning home to america, he said of the new nation, there is a great day ahead. the future is on its side. those words ring just as true today as they did more than half a century ago. great days lie ahead for this nation. the future is on ghana's side. i promise that america will be with you. and together we will create a better world. thank you, ghana. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. thank you. [ "star spangled banner" plays ] >>> with that, president obama wraps up his trip to ghana standing alongside president mills there as we heard the american national anthem and the ghanan national anthem "god bless our homeland." i am joined by robert andos lived in the united states now for many years, a lot of fame be back there, you are born there and go back all the time. wh

dr. cluf. >> good evening. and thank you, jackr that nice introdubz and thank you for your leadership and to all your colleagues for what this mum does for the american people. it's a wonderful thing for all of us. let me also say welcome to our special guest who are here. obviously, there are many here tonight many who indeed were heroes and who have indeed made history. thank you for coming to help us administrate the annual john glenn lecture and the 40th anniversary of "apollo 11" of the moon landing. welcome to all those who are watching courtesy of nasa through the web broadcast. we appreciate that very much. we love our partnership with nasa, not only jointly do we celebrate the wonders and accomplishments of the space program of this country, but indeed, we also share activities together such as operating the orbiting satellite telescope as well as working with them on the new kepler mission looking for new planets. 1969 was an eventful year in our politics art and culture but probably no event was more important, more ins

joe jack pointed a finger at dr. conrad murray last night.aid that murray is not a suspect. joe jackson told cnn's larry king his son's doctor gave him something to make him sleep and he never woke up. and he claimed the doctor ran off the singer died. >> do you think drugs were involved in your son's life? >> something happened, larry. it wasn't drugs. there was something else behind all of that. >> larry: what do you mean? what are you thinking? >> well, i'm thinking this is foul play. that's what i'm thinking. >> larry: but explain that. foul play meaning what? somebody trying to harm him? >> of course. >> murray hasn't responded to jackson's accusation. but his attorney denied earlier reports that the doctor was ever in hiding. he was interviewed two days after michael jackson's death. >>> medical bills as we know are expensive. they can be hard to read. hln money expert clark howard says there's a new online tool to help you track your health expenses. >> you know something, when i get a statement from my insurer about medical bills or i

jack is not case. our nbc affiliate in las vegas are reporting police entered the red rock country club, and that's the home of dr. cond murray is located. as we told a few minutes ago, federal authorities already raided his office in houston, and yesterday an official told the associated press that murray gave jackson the powerful drug the day he died. and we will isore o this story as it becomes available. >>> some incredible video to show you now. security cameras in the kentucky neighborhood captured a house ploding. you can see it at the top of the screen. the cameras was mounted out side a nearby business. the home was for sale and vacant at the time of the explosion. >>> investigators think lightning might have killed a man. authorities have not released the man identity, but say he was staying with family in the area. investigators are trying to confirm it was indeed a lightning strike that killed him. >>> the co-pilot of the a plane that crashed in buffalo back in february told the captain that she did not want to pay for a hotel room. they released the conversation. first office, rebecca shaw told the p

dr. madison does for a living. he is a forensic entomologist. he studies how insects feed on dead bodies. he came from hawaii to testify in the murder trial of banita jacks, the mother accused of killing her four daughters and living with the bodies for months. he says the types of insects found at the scene and how old they were, based upon all of that, he testified that the jacks girls died not before april 2007 but not after october 2007. the bodies were found in their southeast row house january 79, 2008. d.c. medical investigators say the bodies were so decomposed they could not determine an exact cause of death. they consulted with william rodriguez. he is the chief anthropologist. he oversaw the investigation of mass graves from war crimes in kosovo. rodriguez says there is, quote, no question in his mind that 16- year-old brittney jacks was stabbed. he estimates brittney was dead for six months or more when the girl's bodies were discovered. the government's case is winding down. the final witness tomorrow. we should begin to hear from the defense witnesses and get a sense of how banita jacks lawyers will try to defend her. beth parker, fox 5 new

dr. conrad murray's home and office, murray denied giving anything to jack ston that should have killed hime wait is getting longer for jackson's final autopsy report. yesterday the l.a. coroner's office announced an indefinite delay now on the toxicology findings. they say more investigation needs to be done. earlier it said that a final autopsy report was expected next week. >>> hey, this news just in. according to the associated press -- you know we've been talking about this cash for clunkers program and have they run out of money? ap says the cash for clunkers car sales will be honored today. today. beyond that, it's uncertain. so if you're thinking, oh, my gosh, i really want to take advantage for this program that offers you cash for your old, old car, well, this is going to be it, according to the ap. today is the day. so if you need to get out and get it done, this would be the day. beyond that is uncertain, according to that story. we will follow more on that. >>> at least one confirmed tornado hit tennessee yesterday. it came along with a storm that knocked out power to thousands

dr. arnold kline telling cnn jackson had a drug addiction at one point but had kicked it. we're also hearing from a person who works with jackson in las vegas in 2006. jackckson would appear drugged up and incoherent and was often weak and thin he'd use a wheelchair to get around. >> two sources close to the family say janet jackson, who's seen little of her brother in recent years, visited him at that house and was shocked. we're told the house was nearly barren of furniture. "creepy-looking" according to one sort. the sight of an extremely thin, disheveled michael jackson that frighted janet. >> wear looking at prescription drug history. the doctors he's dealt with over the years. >> we know for a fact from the attorney general's office, they have a list of doctors they're working from. there are reports the police department here in los angeles has a list. really unclear if this is all the same list. certainly the investigation seems to have a very narrow focus right now. focusing on prescription drugs and whether or not they contributed to michael jackson's death. and of course which doctor supplied them. >> straight out to lewis lev levinson, state

dr. murray says that he finds jackson not breathing with only a faint pulse and reports he also got a shot of demerol. murray also claims on the 25th that he tries to rhesus resuscitate jack on the bed. he calls security murray says and asks them to come up to help. he ran downstairs and asked for help. buy the time security got there the 911 call was made immediately according to murray's lawyer. executing search warrants police seize iv drips, oxygen cansters and other medical paraphernalia from the home indicateing that the powerful anesthetic diprivan was used on jackson. paramedics arrive and treat jack sob and transport him to the nearby medical center and arrive at 1:14. on thursday the 25th, a team of doctors frantically try to resuscitate jackson and he is dead. up next, why we think he died ] hah! [end-of-period horn blows] we're getting killed on the boards. this is your territory,@ grimson. do your job. grimson. hello? oh, hi, honey. what...now? all right. ♪ the itsy-bitsy spider @ ♪ climbed up the waterspout @ ♪ down came the rain [giggling] ♪ and washed the spider out @ ♪ out came the sun ssh. ♪ and dried up all the rain @ [giggling] ♪ and the itsy-bitsy spi

jack ford. good morning. >> good morning, harry. >> i want to talk about the coroner going to visit dr. arnold klein. he said we're cooperating. the coroner didn't knock on your door if you're cooperating. >> everybody wants to do things by the book. one of the lessons learned in los angeles in the o.j. simpson trial, don't want leave anything unturned. follow procedures. if you have to, drop subpoenas. if i'm running that investigation, i'll say i want subpoenas on everybody here. let's put ourselves in a position where if there is a criminal case, nobody will criticize us for not doing the job well. >> looking at the end of hattie's piece, it looks they're trying to follow this pharmaceutical trail, even going to the point of contacting the drug company to say where were the supplies? how were they have distributed? they want to know how they went through the chain of command. >> sure. they want to see where they went to and who got them. i'm sure they're talking to the drug manufacturer but how do you use is? what is the protocol to administer this? if they do get to a criminal procedure, one of the arguments would be that

jack washington, it is widely available at your favorite bookseller. next telephone call is from monorow, new jersey, this is nick. >> caller: hello, dr. full-terming, and thank you for your insightful information here. previously you discussed the diary keeping of washington and, you know, the other founding fathers like adams and, of course, there's jefferson and hamilton. i'm just wondering, was that a behavior that was consistent through the just the early years of the founding of the country, or did that wax and wane throughout history and even today do we have contemporary politicians aside from presidents that are usually recorded from what i understand keeping diaries and that are, perhaps, the foundation for future history? thank you. >> guest: well, i think it's just an individual matter. i think president reagan kept a diary that was published here not too long ago and a couple of members of franklin roosevelt's cabinet kept diaries that were published after the 1930s. but i think it's always been just an individual matter. in the case of john adams, he was a new englander. he was from massachusetts. and one of the things th

dr. martin luther king, jr., and it covered crimes by race, ethnicity or religion. >>> 17-year-old jack sunderland youngest to travel around the world alone. yesterday he arrived in a 36-foot boat. he left in june of 2008. during his voyage, he ran into storms, and yes, pirates, but he says it was worth it. >> you know, society puts younger people like 15 through 18 in kind of a box that no one is really expected to do much. you're just kind of content to go to high school and play football and that's pretty much it. there is so much more potential people can do with the right motivation and right ambition in life. my thing would be just to get out there and do our things. go for it with all you got. >> he's accomplished it, and now he's like, i'm gonna chill, dude. he said when pirates approached him, he was able to call in to coast guard who kind of scared them off. thank goodness, right? >>> 34 minutes past the hour. we have a cooler weekend on tap for some of you who are watching. that's the east coast. we are not ignoring you who are joining us in the west coast, either. chris is in for bob.

the doctor who was at jack zorn's side when he died got another visit from federal agents. after searching dray's clinic in houston last week, the dea raided his vegas home and medical clinic. ted rowlands now on what they were looking for and what they left with. >>> john, carol, two different stories with the two warrants served in las vegas. the one here at dr. conrad murray's clinic took investigators eight hours to serve. they were looking for medical records. the other warrant was served at dr. conrad murray's house. it didn't take long at all. when agents showed up at dr. conrad murray's las vegas home, he was there to greet them. after three hours inside, investigators left, according to murray's attorney, with cell phones and a computer hard drive. another warrant was served at murray's las vegas clinic where the agents spent the entire day. >> looking through records, documents, looking for any that pertain to the search warrant itself. and those documents will be seized as evidence. >> the search warrant, according to murray's attorneys, often get investigators to look for medical

dr. patricia burg, dick bryan, dale digail dixon, parry applebaum, angela keene. we have bob wiener. marcy ia dyson, barbara reynolds, deb price, irv chap man. [applause] jack anderson once called our guest today a junkyard dog investigator watching out for taxpayer wallace by rooting out fraud, waste and abuse. surely, there has been a shortage of that in the 40 years that john conyers jr. has served in the house of representatives as a democrat from michigan. congressman conyers is the second longest serving house member and before winning his own seat, he served as an aide to the longest serving congressman, john dingell. that means he has been reelected 22 times. [applause] along the way there have been great achievements and some great controversies. among his claims to fame, he is a founding member of the congressional what office. the is an original enemy on president nixon's enemies list. [applause] he introduced the first bill in congress to make martin luther king jr. day a national holiday. [applause] congressman conyers now chairs the powerful house judiciary committee where he has been an outspoken critic of president bush's policies regarding

dr. arnold kline said he diagnosed jackson with lupus years ago, and he was aware the king of pop was taking various medications. he admits sedating jack ston in the past do you to painful cosmetic procedures and always followed guidelines. he saw no signs the star was addicted and was being overmedicated. >> i say they're criminals. i say that anyone who makes someone an addict or gives a person potentially dangerous substances directly to them to use like propofol is a criminal. nothing short of manslaughter or something worse than that. >> dr. kline will talk to larry king tonight on our sister channel, cnn. don't miss it. >>> the obama administration may be feeling heat about the economic policies. right now on capitol hill lawmakers just got their hands on a report from government auditors showing how the federal stimulus money is being spent or not being spent. frequently is not how it was intended. in many instances the money is only helping states make ends meet. what's worse, unemployment is on the rise everywhere except in washington, d.c. >> the u.s. economy lost 433 net jobs in june, bringing the unemployment rate to 9.5%.

dr. patricia burgh, dale dixon -- gail dixon and a guest of congressman conyers. deborah pryce of the detroit news, and herb chatman of bloomer radio. >> washington post journalist jack anderson once called our guest today a junkyard dog investigator watching out for taxpayers' dollars by rooting out fraud waste and abuse. there has been no shortage of that in the 40 plus years that representative john conyers jr. has served in the house of representatives. congressman conyers is the second longest serving house member. he served as an aide to the longest serving congressman john dingell, also of michigan. that means he has spent we elected 22 times. [applause] along the way, there have been great achievements and some great controversies. among his claims of fame he is a founding member of the congressional black caucus. he is an original enemy on president nixon's enemies list and he introduced the first bill in congress to make martin luther king day a national holiday. congressman conyers now chairs the powerful house judiciary committee where he has been an outspoken critic including terrorism, and has not hesitated to use the committee's power to pursue investi

jack. >>> wolf, in a nation where more than one-third of the adult population is obese, the president's coming under fire for his selection of an overweight surgeon general. abc news reports that although dr. regina benjamin has been praised for her top credentials like creating a medical clinic for the poor after hurricane katrina, many believe benjamin's appearance sends the wrong message as the nation's top doctor. it's estimated that benjamin's as much as 40 pounds overweight. the department of health and human services insists benjamin is highly qualified, quoting here, she's a role model for all of us and will be an outstanding surgeon general, unquote. supporters suggest her job is to make health care decision, not to look good. they say her size might, in fact, help her better understand the problem of obesity. some health experts highlight studies that show it's possible to be fat and healthy at the same time, while others say the president himself, who still smokes cigarettes, isn't exactly the best role model of good health either. but there's no doubt that obesity is a growing crisis in this country costing the u.s. billions of dollars a year. fat people are at higher risk for