our photo journalist, jeff king, has her tell the story in today's "health care and focus" piece. >>> i have a great job. but i live like a pauper because i basically spend all of my money servicing the debt that i accrued while i was sick. in 2004, i was working as a documentary film producer. i wasn't making a lot of money but i knew that keeping up my health insurance was a priority. i was afraid that i would break my arm snowboarding or take a fall at work. i picked up the phone and i said, i would like to buy some health insurance, please. and this is the outcome. i ended up almost $100,000 in debt after being diagnosed with breast cancer. having surgery and chemo therapy, radiation. so many of these things, i put them on my credit card. i thought, if i don't die i'll deal with it later. i pay around $1800 a month toward all my debt related to my illness. both the tens of thousands of dollars that i paid because my insurance didn't cover me. and then, the not being able to work. i had this great plan. but if i went back on the open market and tried to buy myself health insurance.

jeff miller of florida. i am a friend of joe wilson and steve king of iowa continues in his efforts of screaming you lie at thein becoming a new republican hero. >> because this health care bill has gone down because of who? joe wilson. god bless joe. he said what we were thinking. joe's a man of honor. he's an officer and a gentleman and he's a patriot. >> conservatives are now actually asking congressman joe wilson to autograph photos of himself yelling at the president. the congressman has been happy to oblige. did i mention how sorry he said he was for doing it? >> the truth is had joe wilson not spoken, it's very likely that this legislation 3,200 in the house would've proceeded, which has no enforcement at this point even now of the prescription against health insurance against illegal immigrants. he did a public service. >> he did a public service. cnn's lou dobbs joins the canonization of the "you lie" screaming congressman, also serves to remind us that wilson screaming at the president has also served as sort of a kick-off event for the resurgence of anti-immigration politics on the right. texas gove

. >> we're going to end it there, but many thanks to case ji jeff and tom there in new haven for us. just a strange, sad story. larry king will have a whole lot more coming up on his show 9:00 eastern time tonight. >>> strong words tone e today from the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, warning the angry anti-obama rhetoric is getting frightening and could lead to violence. also, just minutes ago police release mu information and pictures about what he found in the house that became her prison. >>> a lot more must-see news happening tonight. here's tonight's download. >> another big blow to acorn. the house of representatives voting to cut off funding after the group's latest explosive scandal. this follows a similar vote in the senate. now, today another undercover video surfaced reportedly showing acorn workers in san diego offering help to a fake pimp and prostitute. however, the acorn worker says he was just playing along to get information from the police and reported the incident to the cousin who is a local cop. sdmrimplgts well, president obama awards medal of honor to a soldier killed in afghanistan three year

hard time king care of dad now they're getting help through the national family caregiver support program with things like meals, and finding a companion for dad to give mom a break. >> this is jefforman. he doesn't get health insurance from an employer, so he's been buying it himself for years. he's healthy, so he wonders why his rates keep going up. liz sloan wants health insurance but doesn't think she can afford it. we're assurant health, and we've been customizing plans to meet the needs of individuals for over 110 years. for instance, with our two-year rate guarantee and healthy discount, jeff will get 15% off his rate and lock in that rate for two years. for liz, we offer plans that allow people like her to pay for only the benefits they need, saving them money. in fact, liz could get up to $2 million of coverage for less than $100 per month. unlike other health insurance companies that focus on corporations and treat everyone the same, assurant health is there for the individual. so if you need health insurance, call the number on your screen, visit our website or contact your local agent. lr first, we dig a hole next to the house. if it's not there, we dig by the septic