kiran? >> and the other question is, what are you learning about how many people or who may have had access to the key cards to swipe to get into the lab? because as we're understanding and as you talked about, it's not just a campus-wide key pass that you have. you would have to specifically have one for that building. >> reporter: right. and students have described that basement area as a space where animals are tested in that lab. and they say it is very restricted, beyond just the swiping of a yale i.d. card that gets you into the building. and even the dean of the medical school was quoted in yale's campus paper, saying that it would be very difficult for someone outside yale to enter that space, since it's extremely restricted. >> wow. that coupled with the surveillance video maybe will help them narrow it down to some suspects. maybe we'll learn a little bit more about that today. mary snow for us this morning at new haven, connecticut. thank you. >>> also developing this morning, a t

kiran?ng from the pentagon, thank you. >>> and former vice president dick cheney recovering this morning at a washington hospital. the 68-year-old cheney had elective back surgery to deal with lumbar spinal city noesz, a narrowing of the spine. a common cause of lower back pain in older adults. the procedure went well and he's expected to be released soon. >>> and a white house reporter getting schooled in sneezing by kathleen sebelius. it happened when nbc's chuck todd dared to sneeze into his hand. >> i think that -- bless you. >> i'm still learning. >> i mean, what is that about? geez! who's got some purell. give that to mr. todd right away. a little hand sanitizer. good, good. we'll have elmo give chuck a special briefing. we'll get elmo over. elmo knows how to sneeze. >> man, that's embarrassing. elmo knows how to sneeze. my 3-year-old daughter knows how to sneeze in his elbow, but chuck todd doesn't. john king's always sneezing in his elbow. you never have to worry about it. >> glad sh

and senator grassley told me, kiran, he hopes so.ere are certainly some issues that republicans may raise about this proposal that they've gotten from senator baucus, but senator grassley saying he hopes they can reach an agreement that they can take to the full senate finance committee and move forward from there. so they're talking about a bipartisan agreement and he is hopeful, kiran. >> interesting. because likely, if they do come up with a bipartisan agreement, it would have to be theened of the public option. is that why you're talking about whether or not it's ideal ahead of the president's speech? >> reporter: well, when he said it wasn't ideal, he meant he would like to have had more time. the time line had been september 15th and the president's speech, he said, accelerated the time line, that they really need to figure out something before the speech tomorrow. so having a week less time. but what it would be based on, and senator grassley said the proposal that they got from senator baucus was a lot of ideas that this gang

>> reporter: well, kiran, all indications are that police are zeroing in on a suspect, but, officially, they will only say that they do not have a suspect yet in custody. this as police have been saying

hi, rob. >> well, john, hi, kiran.en having fun with some of the shots we took yesterday. >> yes, we've been having fun with it. you were terrorizing the children on the beach. the surf board got away from you. aren't you supposed to have the strap? >> i had the strap, but it's pretty crowded. a lot of small kids, and i almost took a couple of them out yesterday, all in an effort to bring you some television on this holiday of me looking real bad and that was a grand success. here are some of the highlight. we had a lesson. never been on a surf board in my life. a bit of a landlubber, and it certainly showed. three tries before i even remotely made it up. that nose dive really embarrassing that one, you know, frontward is never that interesting. and here -- there is the nose dive again. taking out a couple kids. i think this is the shot where you'll see the board go out -- there it is. and i heard something -- i heard some small child scream, anyway, cnn lawyers, you definitely want to get by the phone and go to work h

kiran, t.j.?vester. >>> 30 minutes past the hour and a look at the top stories this morning. president obama's pushing forward on health reform and taking it on the road and online. in fact in a few hours he heads to the university of maryland. go terps. his audience, college students because many young adults don't have health insurance. the president's rally will be shown on facebook for students nationwide to watch. >> for the first time since taking office, president obama's going to award the medal of hon score it is going to a soldier in afghanistan. the ceremony pays tribute to monty, 30-year-old massachusetts native killed in action in 2006. sacrificing his life to save some of his comrades. >>> the trial of a louisville high school football coach could go to the jury today. jason stinson charged with reckless homicide in the death of one of his players, 15-year-old max gilpin. prosecutors allege his brutally practice in august in the heat last year is what led to the death. >>> we are exp

john and kiran, back to you. >> jeanne meserve from washington.for bombs. could terrorists get their hands on nuclear material on the black market and smuggle a device into the united states. >>> two minutes before the bottom of the hour. connecticut senator chris dodd is expected to announce he's keeping his banking committee chairmanship. senator kennedy's death was a blow to the health care reform effort and dodd a close friend of kennedy has been talking up the possibility of vicki kennedy perhaps replacing her husband. at this point she's shown no interest. >> how much radiation does your cell phone emit? this is a long asked question. a new study says radiation levels vary wildly. some giving off more than others. the fcc doesn't require cell phone makers dedivulge levels. >> for everybody laughing he said long asked question. >> a long other question is one that's often asked in a court room or congress. the iphone is in the middle of the pack, to see where your phone stacks go to cnn.com/am fix. >> meanwhile keep the ziploced bags handy. t

kiran. >> in the meantime as you said he's released.mpus there could be a killer in their midst. in this situation i understand that police are trying to be careful, not calling him a suspect, but if indeed he ends up being responsible for this murder he's released, out. are they tracking or keeping him under surveillance? >> reporter: well, one would assume they are because they had been keeping him under surveillance for the past couple of days. they are not officially saying that, but he has also hired an attorney. also you know, that lab building where annie le's body was discovered on sunday, on the yale website parts of that building are, today, being reopened. >> mary snow for us in new haven, thank you. >>> it could be good news for the president's plans to overhaul health care. in a few mours senator max caucus will roll out his version of a reform bill t. three republicans and three democrats have been hammering outs the details for months and may continue to work on it because the republicans in the gang still aren't sold on

under the leadership of attorney general eric holder is serious about enforcing civil rights laws and kirann barriers to people ought to paternity -- barriers to equal opportunity. for all the barriers still standing in 2009, few are more and just, you are more entrenched, if you are more in humane than the barriers to a healthy life and a good education -- few are more humane than the barriers to a healthy life and a good education. barriers that can and must and shall be overcome. for the sake of every american living today, and those yet to be born, we must bring together a better health care system in this country through the knot in 10 years, not in five years, not in one year, [applause] this year . [applause] there are voices that say we are moving too fast. they're telling us to slow down. it they are telling us to wait. -- they are telling us to wait. there is a woman who discovered a lump in her breast in june and she was told it would be six months before she was eligible for health insurance that would cover the cost to remove it. we are telling her to wait? how are we supposed

just about hit the top of the hour, 7:00 eastern time, i'm carol costello in for kiran chetry. >> i'mohn roberts. here are the big stories that we'll be breaking down four in the next 15 minutes. president obama selling his health care plan in a make or break speech to congress and more importantly to the american people. the president keeping the public option on the table and calling on lawmakers to work together. >>> did you go to bed last night with a better understanding of what this is all about? is entire am team breaking it down. >> one congressman has apologized to the president after this outburst in the middle of the president's speech. >> our reform efforts would insure illegal immigrants. this too is false. the reforms -- the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are illegal. >> you lie. >> not true. >> you heard him there, south carolina republican congressman joe wilson responding to president obama's claim that there would be no health care coverage for illegal immigrants. the white house says chief of staff rahm emanuel accepted wilson's apology over the

i'm john roberts. >> and i'm carol costello in for kiran chetry this morning.e next 15 minutes. today, a nation remembers and promises never to forget, eight years after the attacks on september 11th. >>> and this morning, the hunt for the man behind the moment that changed all of us continues. in a moment, we'll take you live to pakistan for the latest on the efforts to bring osama bin laden to justice. >>> 1 million jobs created or saved by the economic stimulus. really? well, that's what the white house is saying. but republicans, surprise, surprise, aren't buying that. we'll give you the political counterpoint this morning. >>> they're angry and they're protesting and they're heading for washington. tea party express group is on their way for a three-day march at the capitol. they're mad about health reform, big government and many things obama, but right now they are in pennsylvania where our ali velshi is on the cnn express. it's like an instant town hall on wheels. we'll catch up with ali on the bus. >> it's like anywhere ali goes, it's an instant someth

. -- uzbekistan kiran it would cause all sorts of instability in the region.ally something on the order of 20,000 troops. will it put us on the road to success? >> i do not think any amount of troops can guarantee success in any kind of these conflicts. it takes certainly security, but also political, diplomatic progress, and economic progress. if you do not have all three marching together, we are going to be in trouble. i have worked with general mcchrystal for a long part of my career. i have great faith in his integrity. if he says he needs a lot of troops, i think the president will listen very hard. jane: i will let you go. we appreciate your time, as always. gregg: getting some brand new sketches inside that brooklyn courtroom today where the terror suspect was arraigned. no cameras are allowed in federal courts. he was fairly well groomed. no handcuffs. it no family was there in court. he pled not guilty through his attorney. he is being currently detained until otherwise noted. he will likely be denied bail. conspiring with others to build weapons of

it is in talk toes be sold to larger rival, kiran. a larger multibillion dollar deal out of australia's project, chef wron, which has invested in the project, has agreed to sell nearly $3 million tons a year to companies in south korea. under the agreement, chevron will sell part of the equity stake in the project, reducing its holding to 47%. it declined to reveal financial details, but it's said the deal could be worth more than $60 billion of ex ports over five years. gm has shaken up its board and sent a negotiator to be lynn to deliver a sealed decision on opel to german authorities. we look at how that's likely to be received, next. welcome to the now network. population: 49 million. right now 1.2 million people are on sprint mobile broadband. 31 are streaming a sales conference from the road. eight are wearing bathrobes. two... less. - 154 people are tracking shipments on a train. - ( train whistles ) 33 are im'ing on a ferry. and 1300 are secretly checking email... - on a vacation. - hmm? ( groans ) that's happening now. ameri

kiran: democrats have full control in washington. they owe it all to the jewish vote.ve: historically the numbers are astounding. the jewish voters cast their ballots for the democratic candidate, whoever that is, 69% of the time. last year was no different. barack obama received 79% of the jewish vote compared to 21% for mccain so why are jews liberals? brian: in his brand new book, well-known author norman poanoretz says just that. welcome back to the couch. >> thanks for having me. brian: why do you think it's a story that liberals -- jews support liberals in this country? and are they doing themselves a good service by doing so? >> two good questions. by the way, it's 75% the average jewish vote for democratic candidates since 1928. only one democratic candidate for president failed to get a majority of the jewish vote. that was jimmy carter the second time he ran for re-election against reagan. the answer to your question, it took me 100,000 words to answer it. i wrote this book because people have asked me that question a million times. why are the jews so stubbo

. >> i'm kiran chetry. even though it's a holiday, several big stories we're following.'s what we're breaking down in the next 15 minutes. >>> heading toward a final showdown on health care reform. the president is about to say something we haven't heard before, what he wants to see in health care reform. new details, ahead. >>> van jones is out as the president's

i'm kiran chetry. >> it's friday. that's why everyone has a smile on their face today. holmes in for john roberts. here are some of the stories we're going to be breaking down in the next few minutes. first, brand new developments about the alleged new york city terror plot. this was developed over september 11th weekend. right now, we're getting new information about what officials say may have been a plan to bomb a major transportation center, possibly a large railroad or subway station. we are live with the latest. >>> the president pulling out all the stops for health care reform.

i'm kiran chetry. we have t.j.h us. >> i haven't been back with you for a while. >> we didn't scare you back that badly. >> i thought you didn't want me. good morning. several big stories this morning. one more than any other we will be breaking down the next few minutes or so. zeroing in all morning because it appear it is police are zeroing in on a suspect in that yale murder mystery. reports out this morning of a possible dna match in the strangulation death of annie le. one dna match that could

i'm kiran chetry. >> and good morning to you. i'm john roberts.ing us for the most news in the morning. a campus consumed by fear after the murder of a yale university grad student. police say the death of 24-year-old annie le was not a random act. they believe she was targeted by her killer. we're live in new haven with developments. >>> a terror raid in new york city. fbi agents and police now tracking a man under surveillance for suspected ties to al qaeda. theyto

. >> i'm carol costello in for kiran chetry. it's been eight years. i can't believe it.s of stuff on the observation of 9/11 this morning. >> and for the very first time for the traditional 9/11 remembrances, for the very first time, they will be held on the concrete plaza the new museum and memorial which is scheduled to be completed two years from now, on the 10th