>> the rest of the money is hard to say, fredricka.llions of other taxpayers was converted to stock. after all, we are now equity investors in gm and chrysler. we own 10% of chrysler. 60% of gm and it depends on how they do in the months and years to come. gm and chrysler currently are private but they are expected to issue public stop offering next year. just a few months ago gm was a dow stock. right now i'm looking at the dow industrials. this is your reward. they're higher. it looks like our investments in the auto sector in this particular case may not pay off. >> all right. darn. thanks so much. appreciate it. >>> let's talk about the skin care industry in india where business is booming but it's not just women driving up sales. lots of men are grabbing products off the shelves. they think they can do much more than just improve their skin. >> reporter: this television commercial is sending out a not so subtle message to men in asia. one actor says i'm unlucky because of my face. not because of your face, because of the color of

>> reporter: hey, fredricka. cnn has learned that the white house is quietly talking about drafting its own health care bill, the sort of contingency legislation if talks fall apart on capitol hill. this move, a possible reversal in course for a white house that has long left it solely to congress to write this health care reform legislation. the white house late friday did stress that no final language has been written. a white house spokesperson in a statement saying quote, the president has been reviewing all of the various legislative proposals but no decision has been made about whether formal legislation will be presented. sources close to the process again say the plan is still unclear, but it is a sign that the president, in addition to this coming wednesday's big speech before congress, that he's ready to get more involved in this process. >> republicans are talking again today about health care reform and other matters. what exactly do they have to say? >> reporter: that's right. well, they're basically

i'm fredricka whitfield. you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> south lake tahoe, california, might be a small town. but right now it's showing that it has a big heart for a girl who disappeared 18 years ago. they never forgot jaycee dugard. let's get right to the town. what are they doing right now? >> reporter: yeah. this is wrapping up right now, fredricka. but i can tell you that this community is swelled with pink joy today. more than a thousand people came out in pink t-shirts with dogs that had little pink scarves around their neck, carrying pink balloons to celebrate the safe return of jaycee dugard. for many this was a familiar setting. just eight years ago on the anniversary of her disappearing, they walked this route. today they walked it in a reverse route. joining us live, one of the folks who were out here ten years ago and happy to be back here today. brook is a mother as well. tell us a little bit about the emotions out here? i saw tears. i saw hugs. it just was overwhelming. >> it is such an excit

>> that's exactly right, fredricka.t happened in this case is the aclu got involved in a lawsuit and brought a charge against the school district claiming that they were endorsing religion and there were two parents of two students involved in that case. now the school district didn't want to fight it but instead engaged in a consent to create a settlement really with the aclu. the aclu recently with the case we're talking about now claimed that the district was violating that settlement when these two officials gave a prayer at a school event. the judge has reportedly ruled that because the prayer was unintentional and there was no real intent to violate the order, that these men weren't going to be charged or put in jail or charged with violating the settlement. but i think it really does raise a lot of very interesting issues. you know, it was a christian prayer that's familiar to us. i wonder whether there might have been a different outcome if we were talking about a muslim event where muslim officials were praying

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as a matter of fact, let's do this, let's push forward with the next hour of "cnn newsroom" with fredricka whitfield. >> thanks, so much tony. >>> a chilling death attributed to workplace violence, but who is raymond clark iii, and why is he accused of killing yale grad student annie le? >>> iranian missiles, president obama stands down on a plan that riled russia. saying he has something quicker, better, and cheaper. >>> and a selfless act in an afghan ambush. >> he just did what the soldiers' creed said, you never leave a soldier behind. >> powwe're pushing forward to highest recognition to the ultimate sacrifice in battle. the medal of honor. you'll see the ceremony live right here in the "cnn newsroom." >>> hello, everyone, i'm fredricka whitfield, in for kyra phillips live at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. and you're in the "cnn and you're in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> they had him under round-the-clock surveillance since he walked out of custody yesterday. this morning, new haven, connecticut, police were ready to make their move. they shut

fredricka whitfield, cnn, atlanta. >> four-day weeks. >> so kids are loving it but parents have a big we're going to hand this over to john king in a moment but before we do that, we just want to say to you, again, thank you for being here. i'm going to give a little news here but want to say thanks anyway, you are appreciated. the video, van jones, you've been hearing a lot about this week, president obama's adviser on green jobs.

. >> reporter: could you sense how much, fredricka, he really wants that bipartisan support? he really wants republicans, certainly, to get on board here, and certainly he would have been happier today, i'm sure, if he'd had that gang of six and those three republicans and those two democrats standing by him, buying into this bill. but they haven't at this point. although baucus said he expects by the time of final passage, there will be some republican support. that said, you know, you want to take a look at what mitch mcconnell, the top republican, in the senate came out today and said -- he essentially blasted this plan, saying it will cut medicare, and essentially republicans have said that seniors should be fearful because of that. and democrats say, no, we're squeezing savings out of the system. that's not really true. but obviously, this is not -- this plan, even this plan that does not have a public option, the only draft or bill in congress. it does not have a public option. government-run insurance plan. it's not expected to get really wide, like really broad, suppo

fredricka whitfield from our sister network cnn shows us exactly how. >> reporter: the powerful booming popular brass bands in new orleans just got bigger. for drummer, derek tab, their gift of music needed to reach another audience. >> the music saved me from a lot of stuff that was going on in the street. i figured i could do the same with a lot of other kids. >> reporter: he came up with an idea. offer kids ages 9 to 14 a chance to learn music for free. >> no advertising or nothing. just word of mouth. >> reporter: no strings attached, no instruments needed, just bring yourself. >> i call it the no excuse process. i give them a bus. i give them transportation. i give them the instruments. i give them the food, tutorers, the teachers, so you have no excuse why you're not here. >> reporter: at first 42 kids showed up. >> a week and a half we had like 65, 70 kids. >> reporter: a year later -- >> like about 100 kids in the program right now still. and 400 almost still on the waiting list. >> reporter: a year-round music education program, for at least three hours a day, five days a week,

let's go to cnn's fredricka whitfield. >> a car accident involving a school bus full of children and an suv taking place on staten island. we have some images to show you. we understand that the suv and the school bus crashed into one another, actually careened through a fence and ended up in someone's yard. you're looking right there at a good number of the 25 children and two adults. they were actually treated for their injuries on the scene. one adult was actually taken to a hospital. unclear exactly why this accident took place. but you're seeing right there first responders on the scene trying to do the best they can to make sure that all those who were shaken up by this pretty frightening accident involving a school bus and an auv, that everyone is being tended to. wolf? >> we'll get more information. thank you, fred. >>> president obama asserting his authority in the health care reform debate with a speech to congress last night. republicans may not be lining up behind him, but what about members of his own party? our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is joining us

fredricka whitfield, cnn, atlanta. >>> a look at top stories we're following this morning.ato's top commander for afghanistan talking to people there in a rare television appearance. general stanley mcchrystal promised to conduct an open investigation into the recent air strike that reportedly killed dozens of civilians. >>> these pictures just in from mexico, where recovery efforts are under way right now. heavy rains from two tropical storms triggered flash floods and deadly mudslides. three people were killed when their homes were buried in one of the mudslides. 50,000 people have fled their homes since the storms began. >>> late this morning, word of a dramatic rescue from the huge ferry that sank off the coast of the philippines. a philippine air force helicopter has rescued a woman who spent more than 30 hours drifting in the choppy seas. a massive rescued a thousand people from the ship. nine people died, one person is still missing. >>> president obama back from vacation and back to work on this labor day day. he looks to the high stakes of a busy week. today the wh

thanks a lot, jacqui, and fredricka whitfield. >>> this is "gps," welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. this week, an encore of the interview from may with the secretary of defense robert gates. the job that gates holds is unique, unlike that of any other cabinet secretary. he sits on the national security council, of course, presiding over the largest armed forces in the world by far. almost larger in dollar terms than the rest of the world's militaries put together. the reach of the american armed forces is really unprecedented. 5,000 locations around the world. in addition, he also presides over the largest organization on the planet, a huge quasi socialist system that offers its 5 million participants activity duty and reserve retired services from a single payer and administrator, the federal government. as you can imagine, any system like this is riddled with politi politics. the four services have their liaisons with washington. you need to be a strategist, an administrator, ceo and politician. it's a tough job to succeed at. in fa

i'm fredricka whitfield. a big week ahead for sonia sotomayor. she'll hear her first case on the high court. the justices are coming back almost a month early to take up a fascinating free speech case. it all started with a sharply critical movie that a conservative group made about hillary clinton's run for president. >> -- is claiming basically the entire eight years of the clinton presidency as her own except for the stuff that didn't work out in which case she says she has nothing to do with it. >> the supreme court heard arguments about whether the movie amounted to a campaign ad. that's leading to a ruling on whether there should be any limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions. attorney tanya acker helped prepare cases for the supreme court during the clinton administration. she joins us from los angeles. good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> what a week to get the supreme court back in action and among the first cases that the new sprem court justice will be handling, how significant is this case potentially? >> this

i'm fredricka whitfield. "your money" starts right now. >>> bouncing back from the brink. the u.s. economy, struggling to rebuild. but where are the jobs? bank ceos seem to be doing more than okay. wait until you see their paycheck. didn't we just bail these guys out? why you might not see your favorite football team on tv this year. get ready. time to talk "your money." >>> hello everyone and welcome to a very busy labor day edition of "your money." ali velshi is on the cnn express stop in madison, wisconsin, listening to americans about your stories about how the economy is affecting your honey. for most of us our personal economy starts with our job. the jobless rate jumped to 9.7% in august, the highest unemployment rate in 26 years. but the pace of lay-offs is slowing. down from the dark days last winter, in august 216,000 more jobs shed, the fewest number of job loss ins a year. little relief in the hardest hit sectors, more than 120,000 jobs shed from manufacturing and construction, financial services trimming jobs as well. but look here. 28,000 positions were created in hea

fredricka whitfield found people not happy with a four day a week school week. >> susan clark is school'sntendent in rural peach county, georgia. >> if was almost like, come on. it's a way before school starts. what are we going to do? >> in july the public schools got bad news as they grappled with the budget crisis. they were told to quit spending because they had a shortfall of nearly $800,000. >> i want to take the bulk of my savings or do i want to lay out 39 people? and on monday, the county estimates it will save $400,000 and school buildings and saving a similar amount with a three-day furlough for all staff when they first said that we were going to a four-day week and nancy harper, whose daughter is a third grader, wasn't happy. >> and when you make a budget and you've got it set, often times they prove -- >> parents are trying to keep their kids occupied or cared for on mondays. some got lucky. thanks to jesse, pastor of this church. >> we sat down and put together a program on monday, extremely low cost we don't just want to put them in child care. we want to help them out in