jason carroll has details.ent. >>> republicans are slamming the $787 billion stimulus asking where are the jobs th? the administration says it's only spent $100 billion so far. if that's the case, why are some democrats talking about yet another stimulus. the debate over your money live from report. >>> we got this development overnight. secretary of state hillary clinton says more sanctions may be needed to deal with iran's repressive regime. it comes as president mahmoud ahmadinejad calls the country's recent disputed presidential election "the most beautiful, clean, free election in that country's history." we're going to talk with iran expert reza aslam in a moment. >>> a brand-new government report raising serious questions about safety at government buildings across the country. jason carroll has been pouring over details of this report. we're not talking about one building, we're talking about ten. >> it is incredible. isn't it? just how easy it was for these undercover agents to penetrate security. it's

and who better to do it than our jason carroll?> you thought you were a good driver? >> i thought i was a good driver and i am a good driver. >> you're going to hear why that's the case a little later. basically, went to the state of the art simulator from some of the folks in utah. researchers have been studying the effects of driving while using cell phones. bottom line, whether texting or talking hands free, you are increasing your chances of crashing. >> reporter: five new york high school students killed, the driver texting before the accident. this bus driver caught on tape texting just before his crash. despite all the warnings. >> i see a lot of people texting while they're driving. >> reporter: despite the risks, drivers say it's still common. professor david strayer says maybe drivers would try more if they knew what he learned with this driving simulator here at the university of utah. >> text messaging is a level of impairment that exceeds what we see with someone who is driving while they're drunk. exceeds it. >> repor

background, and you'll see lots and lots of pictures of sonia sotomayor with her mother and you heard jason carroll. he's going to be there too. expect him to be by her side. >> you know, carroll, we were talking about the art of the confirmation hearing with our jeffrey toobin today, and it falls along the lines of she has to say a lot without really saying anything. >> yeah. and jeffrey toobin told me because i, you know, kind of discussed this story with him before i did it. he said unless sonia sotomayor says something absolutely crazy, she will be confirmed because, you know, the democrats kind of rule right now. >> she shouldn't have any problem. chuck schumer is predicting she might get 78 votes in the full senate, which would be equal to

we have correspondents covering all sides of the story this morning, including our own jason carroll us in gary, indiana where jackson was born. jason is at the singer's childhood home looking back at his early rise to superstardom. jason, good morning. ♪ oh baby >> reporter: one thing about child prodigies, when it comes to their talent, signs of greatness often show up early. in michael jackson's case, it was way before the ""ed sullivan show,"" it was in kindergarten. >> he came to my attention because he wanted to sing the christmas song for his class. >> reporter: gladys johnson, now 93, was jackson's principal at the school in gary, indiana. to this day, she remembers the young michael. >> you didn't know why he was there. if he didn't raise such a ruckus in kindergarten about singing the kindergarten song, i wouldn't have known he was there. >> reporter: jackson joined his family's musical group when he was 5, winning talent contests and catching the eye of gordon key. >> this kid is super. >> reporter: then owner of the records who signed the group to their first record deal.

cnn's jason carroll joins us now live from new york with more on this gao investigation. jason, what is the solution here? is there a way to fix what we're seeing? >> i think so, heidi. according to this report, basically what they might have to do is just find a different way of training some of these guards who were out there. but first, let me give you what the bottom line of this basic report is, which is basically that the federal protective service isn't doing a good job at protecting the government buildings it's supposed to. the proof all caught on on tape. investigators were greeted by this sight. that's a security guard asleep at his post, heidi. investigators in plain clothes were not stopped, not once, as they smuggled bomb parts past guards at ten different security checkpoints. that's at ten different locations. they were able to pass through standard checkpoints like this one you are seeing now, gaining access to high-level offices at places like the state department, the department of justice, even at homeland security. there is another disturbing part to

jason carroll joins us with the story of a man who wants to be alabama's first black governor.ime. >> yeah. he said at the time, the clock is ticking. we'll have to see if he's right. it is not just wishful thinking on his part. one state poll shows arthur davis running neck-an hnd neck. if wre to win the democratic nomination and was nachd up against the leading republican challenger. davis said that is proof voters are ready to do something they've never done before. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: to supporters, he's the symbol of a new alabama. a figure showing the state has passed its segregationist history. congressman artur davis trying to make history by becoming the state's first african-american governor. do you really think you can win? >> no question. >> reporter: our interview taking place at a church where four little girls were killed in a bombing during the civil rights movement. davis says he knows an believes in the people here today. >> i'm someone who was raised by my mother and grandmother, grew up in a relatively small town, montgomery, al

as jason carroll reports now an african-american is running for governor of alabama and his story isrt of cnn's documentary black in america 2. premieres july 22nd and 23rd at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: to supporters, he's the symbol of a new alabama. a figure showing the state moving past its segregationist history. he's congressman arthur davis trying to make history, too, by becoming the state's first african-american governor. >> so you really think you can win. >> no question we think we can win. >> reporter: our interview taking place at a church where little girls were killed in a bombing during the civil rights movement. he knows and believes in the people here today. >> i'm someone who was raised by my mother and grandmother. grew up in a relatively small town, montgomery, alabama. >> reporter: davis made his way through harvard law school and politics brought him home. >> decided to come back and contribute something to the state. >> reporter: lost his first bid for congress in 2000, but one a rematch two years later and has ser

as jason carroll reports now an african-american is running for governor in alabama.art of cnn's documentary "black in america 2" premiering july 22nd and 23rd and 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: to supporters he's the symbol of a new alabama. a figure showing the state moving past its segregationist history. he's archer davis trying to make history by becoming the state's first african-american governor. >> so you really think you can win. >> no question i think we can win. wouldn't be running if we didn't. >> reporter: our interview taking place at a church where four little girls were killed in a bombing during the civil rights move the. davis says he knows and believes in the people here today. >> i'm someone who was raised by my mother and grandmother, grew up in a relatively small town, montgomery, alabama. >> reporter: davis made his way to harvard law school. politics brought him home. >> i had to come back and i wanted to contribute something to the state. >> reporter: he lost his first bid to congress in 2000 but won a rem

jason carroll back from maine and has the story. good morning. >> good morning.re looking at a savings here, as much as a few dollars per pound on lobster. the bad news for the lobster men, taking a hit on all this. when you think of a lobster man, think of a small business owner. every time one goes under so does too a small business. they are the backbone of the economy and their survival now in question. >> it's a stormy morning in the waters off of portland, maine, not ideal conditions for lobster fishing, but that didn't stop mike davis. >> you're still out looking for lobsters. >> summer time. it's summer time, you have to -- you can't make up a day that you missed in the summer time. >> that's because things have gotten bad for maine's lobster. >> you miss a day, it does hurt, you know, you've got to go as much as you can, you really do. >> reporter: davis knows he'll catch in a storm, the question, will consumers battered by a dismal economic climate buy? many are for going lobster for cheaper eats. in 2007, the maine lobster industry made 280 million in

>> jason carroll, thanks so much. >>> an 89-year-old white supremacist could face the death penalty for the death of a security officer at the holocaust memorial museum. hate charges have been added to the case against james von brunn. he was indicted on seven charges yesterday. he is accused of storming the washington museum and killing steven jons. they say his colleague fired back, hitting the suspect in the face. von brunn is still in the hospital. >>> jury deliberations are underway in the trial of former congressman, william jefferson, accused of taking more than $400,000 in bribes. prosecutors say he also solicited millions more in exchange for helping to broker deals in africa. in closing arguments, his attorney says that jefferson's behavior may have been unethical but was not illegal. >> at a time when companies are laying off workers just to survive, we found a couple in north carolina who have managed to increase their revenue and expand their small business, one bounce at a time. here is cnn's reynold wolf with today's money in main street. >> reporter: scott and julie hami

jason carroll has our story. >> reporter: as the naacp marked its 100th anniversary, its president, benjaminthe predecessors left off. >> stand up and say i am the naacp. >> he knows they are the organization's future and the future role of the naacp being question in this postpresidential obama area to which jealous says -- >> we're not the national advancement of a person of color. we're the advancement of the association of colored people. >> he knows what's been said on the street. >> i don't know how many people are familiar with the naacp. >> i think it's relevant. it's probably a little less relevant than it was in the '60s. >> jealous read the headlines too? >> what do you do to make the naacp more relevant now and in the future. >> so the focus has to be that it has to make it -- most people of color are hurting these days. >> reporter: how do you get the message of a younger generation who see the accomplishments of so many african-americans may not experience the kind of overracism the naacp fought years ago. bloggers like angela dickens wrote, naacp -- game over? >> the naacp nee

jason carroll joins us now. >> can he win? i don't know.is definitely convinced he can do it. he has a lot of hurdles to wroefr come. alabama last elected a democrat as a governor in 1998. he's not deterred by that. he says not only is the state ready to put a democrat in office, he says the state is ready to leak an african-american democrat. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: to supporters, he's the symbol of a new alabama. a figure showing the state moving past its segregationist history. he's congressman artur davis, trying to make history, too, by becoming the state's first african-american governor. >> you really think you can win? >> no question, i think we can win. >> reporter: davis says he knows and believes in the people here today. >> i'm someone who's raised by my mother and grandmother, grew up in a relatively small town, montgomery, alabama. >> reporter: davis made his way through harvard law school, politics brought him home. >> i decided to come back, i wanted to contribute something to the state. >> reporter:

jason berken pitches in chicago. >>> elsewhere tonight, indians and mariners. bottom 2, grady sizemore off garrett olson. drops the base hit down the line in right that scores jamey carroll. the tribe takes the 3-0 lead. cliff gets a lot of help. ronnie cedeno, long drive to center there is sizemore tracking it down, slams into the wall, but hangs on. and then later, the grounder up the middle as cabrera flips it behind his back for the double play. indians win 4-1. >>> well, time is certainly not on tom watson's side. the 59-year-old is trying to become the oldest man to ever win the open championship. the record right now is held by tom morris, who is just 46 when he won the clarity jug. 142 years ago. at turnberry in scotland, tiger woods in the par 4 16. you can tell he does not like that. shoots a 1 over 71, his first over par opening round at the british open since 2003. sergio garcia on the par 5 7th rolls in the eagle to get to 2 under. but a double bogey on 16 and bogey on 18 leaves him at even par. a 5 under 65, held the lead most of the day, until miguel angel jimenez on the par 4 final hole. a 66-footer for birdie! gets him to 6 under. he leads by 1 stroke ov