i'm fredericka whitfield. our top story, we begin in egypt where polls in the critical presidential runoff election are set to close in about an hour for today. they will reopen tomorrow. millions of egyptians have been casting their ballots all day in a country that is an important, even crucial ally to the u.s. the difference between the candidates couldn't be more extreme. egyptians are choosing between with a conservative islamist or a former member of hosni mubarak's ousted regime. they're following the egyptian vote in cairo. ivan what has it been like there. have people been coming out in large numbers to cast their ballots? >> reporter: there's a steady stream of people here in this women's polling station, fredericka, and as you mentioned, the choice is pretty dramatic and it's between a former air force general and it was a member of hosni mubarak's parliament, the hand-picked prime minister shafik and the candidate from the muslim brotherhood, mohammed morsi and this is taking place at a time of sig

i'm poppy harlow in for fredericka whitfield. dangerous weather threatens the entire united states, and knocking out power for millions of americans. a brutal heat wave is broiling and we're talking about 100 million people feeling this today and triple digit, record-breaking temperatures lasting into next week and then that relentless wildfire out west after days of battling the ferocious flame, firefighters are starting to get an upper hand. that's the good news. we have reporters, as always, all over the country covering these major stories for you. i want to start out with sandrasandra endo and let's begin with athena. athena, nearly 4 million homes are without power from indiana to player land from the brutal storms, the death toll is climbing. what can you tell us? what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, we know that there are six confirmed deaths in virginia, poppy. that's coming from the governor's office, governor rob mcdonald. at least 1 million customers are without power in west virginia and that's a large chunk of th

fredericka? >> all right.hanks so much, jason. >> let's get you caught up on news making international headlines. first alberta, canada, where a massive man hunt is under way for this man. he's an armored truck guard who police believe attacked his fellow armored guards and police believe he is armed and dangerous. now to japan where the government is restarting two of its nuclear reactors at the troubled fukushima plant. the reactors are the first to be put back online since being shut down during last year's earthquake and tsunami crisis. >> ignition. lifting off. >> and with that, china blasts its first woman astronaut into space as she is a 33-year-old air force pilot who will stay in space for the next 20 days. china sent its first man into space in 2003. >>> a texas town is standing behind a young dad who claims the man he beat to death was sexually assaulting his 5-year-old daughter. copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better s

nice job. >> fredericka is in awesome shape.urning to a more serious and very important story right now. by tomorrow morning the last clinic that performs abortions operating in mississippi could be shut down. it's all about a technicality in a state law. the state's governor making good on his promise to make mississippi abortion-free. with the spark miles card from capital one, thor's couture gets the most rewards of any small business credit card. your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics, put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? the spiked heels are working. wait! [ garth ] great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? [ cheers and applause ] where the only abortion clinic still operating in the state, the only one, could be forced to close down come tomorrow when a new stat

. >> reporter: hi, fredericka.tter what it decides, the supreme court's ruling on health care will be a market-moving event and investors seem pretty convinced the individual mandate is a goner. we are hearing the market is pricing in at least a 60% chance the court will say it's unconstitutional to require people to buy health insurance, but some analysts are betting the entire law will be upheld and if that happens here are the big winners. hospitals and medicaid hmos. hospitals will benefit because they'll have more customers, more people will go if they have insurance and those patients will actually be able to pay their bills. one analyst we talked to said hospital stocks could jump 15 to 20% in this scenario. many providers will benefit from more customers because the affordable care act could shift 15 million more people into medicaid. so what if the entire law is thrown out. several analysts believe they will rally. free enterprise is better than regulation. so if the whole law goes away, the expensive new

i'm fredericka whitfield. jerry san dusky is now behind bars and he may be there for the rest of his life. the jury found the former penn state assistant coach guilty on abusing boys. sandusky was immediately taken away and booked into the county jail. he is now under suicide watch and less than 24 hours after his conviction, cnn cameras caught this moment, his wife dottie sandusky showing up today at the jail where her husband is being held. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti joins us now from pennsylvania with reaction to the verdict. susan, we heard just a few minutes ago that one of sandusky's lawyers just made a startling revelation. what can you tell us about what was said? >> reporter: hi, fred. we've known throughout the lead-up to this trial that his defense team kept asking the judge for more time, more time, more time to push back the start date of the trial and each time they were turned down. the brand new information we're learning today from the defense team is that as recently as the da

our fredericka whitfield caught up with tim mcgraw in tampa and asked how he and his equally famous wifealance huge careers and raising a family. >> reporter: he's a super country star with more than 30 number one hits. ♪ i wanna go crazy >> reporter: now touring 25 american cities with his good friend kenny chesney. >> it's a pretty cool deal. >> reporter: but seldom far from his thoughts, family including his superstar country singing wife faith hill and their three daughters. one is 10, two are in high school. how do you keep that family together, you know, given the -- given the anxieties, the pressures that come with a very high-profile life for both of you? >> you know, i say yes, ma'am, a lot. >> reporter: comes in handy, huh? >> you know, i have to say my wife is -- she's the rock in our family. you know, i do what i do and we have three daughters and she keeps their schedule, my schedule, her schedule, because she's a very busy woman as well. >> reporter: wife and mother faith hill is the latest voice of "monday night football." overall selling more than 40 million albums in her

we do know, fredericka, about 18% of greeks like the euro and want to remain in the euro zone.o today's vote was classic. do you vote with your heart? you hate the germans and you hate the way the europeans have treated yourselves, or do you vote with your head that this is the best deal, you try to renegotiate and move forward? it seems they voted with their heads. i have to warn you, the horse trading now has to begin as the parties have to form a coalition. >> what about the greek voting public? is there euphoria, relief, reluctance to celebrate or outrage? >> it's all of that and more. i'm just looking at the results. there are 83% of the results are now counted. we have 30% for the winning party. 26% or 27% for the second party, which is opposed in the opposite direction. a coalition will have to be formed. they will have to go to europe and ask for changing the rules or changing the terms. tonight, i would put it like this. is there a long way to go, but greece has taken certainly one substantial step backwards from the cliff edge towards staying in the euro and even, eve

>> reporter: well, fredericka, if you're worried about your 401(k) you can probably breathe a sigh of relief for the moment, at least. even though the threat hasn't dissipated all together, it receded this evening because results of the final results delivered a victory of sorts for one of the parties that backs the austerity deal and backs the financial commitments that greece has made to its international creditors. that's an enormous relief to many people in the your owe zone and many people around the world watching this intently. if greece had gone the other way, and it could have according to the opinion polls in the weeks ahead of the election, it may have gone back on those agreements and crashed out of a single currency. that would have had a knock-on effect all over the economy. the new democracy emerged with the largest number of seats and are looking to form the next government. and to keep greece on the path of economic reform. >> were there some remarks that were already delivered by this presumed winner? >> yes, there have. samaras is most likely to be the next greek pr

. >> take care, fredericka.s. >>> with the jerry sandusky case has also come now a new focus on the horrors of child abuse. we'll visit a camp where the healing for victims begins. >> they're having a great time. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. >>> cnn has learned there are at least four separate federal investigations into florida congressman vern buchanon, the third-term congressman has become an influential figure in the republican party. he is in charge of fund-raising for the party's congressional campaign committee

i'm fredericka whitfield.w behind bars and he may be there for the rest of his life. the jury found the former penn state assistant coach guilty on abusing boys. sandusky was immediately taken away and booked into the county jail. he is now under suicide watch and less than 24 hours after his conviction, cnn cameras caught this moment, his wife dottie sandusky showing up today at the jail where her husband is being

i'm poppy harlow in for fredericka whitfield.er threatens the entire united states, and knocking out power for millions of americans. a brutal heat wave is broiling and we're talking about 100 million people feeling this today and triple digit, record-breaking temperatures lasting into next week and then that relentless wildfire out west after days of battling the ferocious flame, firefighters are starting to get an upper hand. that's the good news. we have reporters, as always, all over the country covering these major stories for you. i want to start out with sandrasandra endo and let's begin with athena. athena, nearly 4 million homes are without power from indiana to player land from the brutal storms, the death toll is climbing. what can you tell us? what are you seeing? >> reporter: well,kn

. >> i'm filling in for fredericka. >>> a millionaire living a lavish lifestyle convicted of arson butds after he heard the verdict, a stunning moment inside this courtroom. guess what, the cameras were rolling on the whole thing. stick around to hear it. rprised. so did the country that came in 17th place. let's raise the bar and elevate our academic standards. let's do what's best for our students-by investing in our teachers. let's solve this. constipated? phillips' caplets use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with your colon than stimulant laxatives, for effective relief of constipation without cramps. thanks. good morning, students. today we're gonna continue... >>> another made off soon to be behind bars. bernie madoff's brother pleads guilty. he lied to investors and deceived the i.r.s. he faces up to a decade. bernie madoff still in north carolina serving that 150-year prison. >>> this man who made millions of dollars apparently killed himself in court. killed himself in court moments after the jury found him guilty of burning down his mansion because he could

fredericka whitfield is joining us from grady memorial hospital in atlanta live with the president andof the grady health system. fred, tell us what the thinking is over there because i don't think it's an exaggeration to say this is a life and death issue for a lot of folks. >> reporter: it really is in a very big way, wolf. publicly-funded hospitals like grady here in atlanta considered safety net hospitals a. good number of the patients uninsured or underinsured. however, the affordable care act has meant that business here has unchanged. it's the measures that would go in to place 2014 that could have the big impact and to help explain that kind of scenario is ceo of grady hospital, john hopper. good to see you. while you say the costs are still high, medical costs are very high. that's what public hospitals experiencing. affordable care act has not impacted that. but best-case scenario of the ruling today, what are you and health care providers hoping for? >> for the safety net hospitals across the country the best thing for the act to stand. >> reporter: as is? >> in its entirety