facebook and twitter in both cases it's slash joshlevscnn. we'll get your responses as well. >> we're hearing the dial tone which means we're ready to take your calls. >> phones are working. >> appreciate that so what's not to like about sonia sotomayor? well critics say a lot. >>> all right, should the senate confirm sonia sotomayor to the supreme court are? a cnn opinion research poll said 47% said yes. 4 40% said no. 13% of you weren't so sure. so why is it there's some trepidation about sonia sotomayor? we're being joined by charmaine yost who testified against sotomayor's confirmation this week and also the president of americans united for life and soerchd mike huckabee's presidential campaign, quite an extensive resume. she's joining us right now. okay, the senators did certainly try to get her to commit on certain issues and she repeatedly said she would want to apply the law. do you suppose that strategy backfired to show why opponents are so critical of her? >> well, you know, first fredericka, thank you for having me. i disagree wi

facebook.com, twitter.com,/joshlevscnn. tell us what you think. let me encourage you.ow let's zom in. some of you have things to learn about her positions where she stands what she has been through. we will show you a little bit on cnn.com. educate yourself. zoom in here. a lot of photos. which look good on tv. check out. just click sotomayor at the top of the page. going to talk you through all soufrlts things including comparing her with current supreme court justices and this, sotomayor's key rulings. look at issues like the environment, finances, health, civil rights. it will talk you through some of the key rulings. get yourself educated. take part in our discussion. fred, during the next hour i will pop in with some of the comments. >> i know. there are lots of comments. starting to get many, many, many. shared quite a few already. but more later. josh, appreciate it. thank you. >> you bet. >>> changing lives in some of brazil's toughest neighborhoods. we introduce you to a "cnn hero." this is humiliating. stand still so we can get an accurate reading. okay...um.

facebook.com/joshlevscnn. we want to hear from you. >> all right, josh. well, we do appreciate it. looking forward to those comments, as well. >>> and coming up is this, sonia sotomayor has president obama's support, but what will she face on capitol hill tomorrow. >> and wolf blitzer, this man in charge of this weekend's "state of the union." ♪ i don't know much ♪ but i know i love you ♪ and that may be ♪ all i need ♪ to know (announcer) customers love ge aircraft engines almost as much as we love making them. innovation today for america's tomorrow. ♪ >>> stevie wonder and "higher ground." >> anybody going to take the higher ground this week on capitol hill? >> we're going to see with the sotomayor hearings. >>> let's get you now to "state of the union," which is coming up at the top of the hour, and our very own wolf blitzer. hey, wolf. >> filling in for john king today. >> glad to see you. let's get to the senate hearings for sonia sotomayor, what are the issues? >> well, it starts at 10:00 tomorrow morning, eastern time, we're going to have extensive coverage on cnn of these h

ireport.com and also hearing from you on the blog, cnn.com/newsroom and you can use facebook and twitter, joshlevscnn and on today of all days, nice to get these beautiful, patriotic images. >> you're so connected on facebook and twitter, thanks, josh. >>> speaking of josh, he'll join us in a little bit. talk about gas prices that are high and many people planning to skip the road trips this year and come just come back and talk about how you're celebrating the fourth of july this year. >> i'm specialist michael walker from gainesville, georgia. i just wanted to wish my family a happy fourth of july and tell them that i love them and miss them. >>> happening now on this saturday afternoon. two american soldiers and dozens of insurgents are dead. taliban fighters launching two separate assaults today in southern afghanistan. police today in gaffney, south carolina, on the search for a serial killer and now a fifth victim has died. a 15-year-old girl who was shot earlier in the week. her father was also shot to death. >>> and michael jackson will be buried in a custom made casket. the cost $25,000. loo

cnn.com/newsroom and also facebook.com/joshlevsc facebook.com/joshlevscnn. we're going to be getting people a lot of answers, the role of parents, the media, the church and religious institutions. there's no holds barred. we're going to ask the experts. >> we want you to join us here and be a part of this conversation. we want it get to the nuts and boements of this whole thing. we both know we've been work on this problem for 50 years in this country and a lot of the pat answers that people roll out have not worked. so we're going to look hard at what those might have been and what might be different now if people can come up with these ideas and try them. stay around with us. i'm robert shapiro. over a million people have discovered how easy it is to use legalzoom for important legal documents. so start your business, protect your family, launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. protect your family, launch your dreams. hi, may i help you? yeah, i'm looking for car insurance that isn't going to break the bank. you're in the right pl

also we've got facebook and twitter, in case it's joshlevscnn. you can see it there. we've also got i. reports coming in. for that we'll turn to tyson who is going through all the i-reports. i'm going to get out of the way and he'll show you this. >> awesome. >> thanks, josh. hey, tony. let's pull up what we need, ireport.com. obama is urging lawmakers on capitol hill to get the health care reform bill passed. and viewers are sharing their thoughts. and the complex issue and when it should be addressed. let's take a look at what a couple of people are saying. we'll start with monica from jacksonville, florida, who says reform is needed, but those lawmakers actually need to take their time and do it right. >> we are running into this. while i think it's great that it's on the agenda, it's great that it's calendared in, doing it right means taking your time. and i'm willing to wait, president obama. i'm willing to wait a little longer to have it done right. if we're going to be spending my children's money and my grandchildren's money, i want it done right. i don't want