kitty? >> thanks very much, lisa sylvester. as lisa just mentioned, the national unemployment rate in this country, 9.4%. but in some areas of the country, though, the rate is much higher. las vegas hit a new record high. the unemployment rate in las vegas hit 13.1% in july. that's according to the state of nevada. and the unemployment rate in vegas last july was just under 7%. >>> 14 states and the district of columbia had jobless rates over 10% in july. michigan had the highest. 15% unemployment. >>> coming up, we continue our series of reports on health care around the world, and tonight, we're doing ireland. also, the white house says there are 47 million uninsured. but are there really that many? well, that's the topic of tonight's faceoff debate. >>> and new warnings of an explosion in the number of swine flu cases. tonight we have a special report on the rush to produce a vaccine. (announcer) illness doesn't care where you live... ...or if you're already sick... ...or if you lose your

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kitty, thanks a lot. kitty pilgrim. >>> well, most other nations require a higher tax rate to pay for the health care systems. only one of the nine countries has a lower tax rate than the united states. the national personal income tax rate in this country is 35%. canada is, of course, 29%. in france, the rate is much higher. 40%. the 40% as well in japan, the highest tax rate there is 40% and they rate that at 50% and in switser. >> land, the tax rate is as high as 41 1/2%. the highest tax rate in germany, 45%. the netherlands, the rate for the dutch, 52%. in denmark, 59%. tomorrow we continue our reporting on health care systems around the world. life expectancy is the third highest life expectancy. we'll have much more on australia's health care system. join us for that tomorrow evening. and for more of my thoughts on the president's health care proposal and debate, turn into the lou dobbs show each afternoon on wor. get the local radio listings. if you missed today's show, subscribe to my podcast. tod

look at this sweet little kitty. >> needs a home. it was out in reisterstown. you can call the falls road animal hospital and take this little kitten. it has not seen of that, but they have had it for two weeks and it looks very healthy. just sweet, sweet little thing. it does have a little discharge their. >> a little colder something going on. but a sweet temperament. >> will definitely need antibiotics. >> as you back away slowly. let's go to the questions. you hear this a lot, don't you? this type of problem. >> this is very interesting. there is a doctor who works at the falls road and a hospital who kind of specializes in this problem. i've never known people who pay attention to that. again, i would call her at the animal hospital, ryan engler. they have attractants that you can put in the litter box that can make the litter really attractive. i was very -- i would very aggressively say yes, you can do that. you have to make sure you have the appropriate letterbox, make sure you have clean litter. >> sometimes that is the problem. >> only for a couple mo

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kitty, thank you very much. outstanding. kitty pilgrim. >>> up next, president obama's former physician believes the president's approach to health care is just plain wrong. he is opposed. dr. david shiner joins me here. >>> and the president's approval ratings, as we said, dropping sharply. who's to blame? what's to blame? that's the subject of tonight's faceoff debate. >>> and the future of that cash for clunkers program, now in the hands of the united states senate. don't be afraid. hey get. others buy the car of their dreams. during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. it's an opportunity today. it's a lexus forever. special lease offers now available on the 2009 is 250. my daughter was with me. i took a bayer aspirin out of my purse and chewed it. my doctor said the bayer aspirin saved my life. please talk to your doctor about aspirin and your heart. i'm going to be grandma for a long time. >>> now this is one of thoserare nights. are you ready? we have good news for you from detroit. ford motors r

kitty, thanks a lot.ty pilgrim. >>> well, we're going to continue with our reports of the health care systems of other nations tomorrow. we're going to examine the state of health care in the nation with the highest life expectancy in the world, japan. please join us for that. >>> well, most other countries require a much higher tax rate, of course, than does the united states to pay for health care. only one of the seven countries that we've examined so far has a lower tax rate than the united states. the maximum personal income tax rate in the united states is, of course, 35%. canada's lower. 29%. france, much higher. 40%. the united kingdom, also 40%. and in switzerland, the overall income tax rate can be as high as 41.5%. the highest tax rate in germany is 45%. the netherlands, 52%. and denmark, the top tax rate there, 59%. as they say, there is no such thing as a free lunch. >>> up next, two leading members of congress face off in our debate here tonight. tonight, the subject is the president's healt

here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty. ♪ >>> it was a state-run program intended to assist the elderly andisabled with basic needs like eating, bathing, getting to the bathroom. it was deemed so poorly managed as one news report put it, the state could not ensure the health and well being the state they were supposed to serve. the mismanagement was fatal with heartbreaking and stunning frequency. the state in question, search subpoena's alaska. the third story, never mind palin's fictitious death panels, the governor of alaska presided over some virtual death panels of her own. a federal court in june found health panels designed to keep people out of institutions were plagued with problems. in one 2 1/2 year stretch, 227 adults already getting services died while waiting for a nurse to reassess their needs. the centers were medicare and medicaid services. banned the states from admitting more patients into their programs until improvements were made. the suspension on admittance to one program has been lifted but the ban remains on another alaska medicate program which provides another wi

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thank you very much, kitty pilgrim.e continue our look at health care systems and other nations tomorrow night. we'll be examining the quality of health care in the united kingdom. up next here, our economy could see recovery, soon. also ahead, could the august recess sideline the president's agenda? that's the subject of our "face-off" debate here tonight. >>> and remember this --? >> i'm going to ask the three executives here to raise their hand if they flew here commercial. let the record show no hands went up. >> and not as many hands, apparently, will be going up in congress should that question be asked of them. when congress was asking and blasting the auto ceos for using private jets, but they're down about $2 trillion right now on capitol hill and they're getting new corporate jets. we'll be right back. announcer: some people buy a car based on the deal they get. - others buy the car of their dreams. - ( beeps ) during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. it's an opportunity today. it's a

>> thank you, kitty. one of the things we're seeing here, we have gone through six nations, looking at the comparisons, we're going to continue that, probably we'll look at 25 systems before this is concluded, this series of special reports. one of the things that must be fascinating to folks is to see that there are nations, i think most americans think they have the highest life expectancy in the world. i think most americans, and i'm saying this without any knowledge of any polling on it, i think they also believe that ours is the best and is not as far askewed in terms of the cost as it obviously is right now. >> yes. when you do the cost comparisons it interesting to see. it is enlightening to see what works and what doesn't. you have test models out there globally, you can really actually look. >> and oddly must have, the national media not focusing upon them and oddly enough neither the democrats nor the republicans focusing on them or trying to speak in the public debate about the merits and the d

let's go to kitty over here if we can. johnnie be good. kitty says, enjoying the coverage of teddy kennedy, hope you post those speeches to your blog as well. so we can see again. thanks. you know what, kitty, we will try and post as much as we possibly can. so you can go in there. it's cnn.com/ricksanchez. some of them, because they are owned by others, we can't. others, we can. so we'll go through it. speaking of speeches, there is one speech that he gave that was almost -- it was the speech he gave at the eulogy of when his brother, bobby was killed. we put it together and we put video that you have probably never seen before. that's coming up next. some of those pictures we have gotten our hands on. we will be right back with patricia murphy. we will show you the kennedy speech. the eulogy he gave for his brother. we will be right back. if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps sa

thank you, kitty. >> kitty pilgrim. we're going to be looking next at france and its health care system. >>> we'll continue our special reporting, as i said, we'll examine the quality of health care in france. and we'll continue to ask and answer the questions that are so critically important in this national discussion on health care. to hear my thoughts on the health care issues, legislation, proposals and the bitter political battle, please joint me on the radio, monday through friday for "lou dobbs show" and go to loudobbs.com for the listings in your area for "the lou dobbs show" keep up with my tweets on twitter.com as well. >>> up next, the rising costs of medical malpractice, will it destroy our health care system? the defensive medicine. that's on the face-off debate tonight. >>> also ahead, why some members of congress refuse to face the public at town hall meetings on the issue of health care. >>> and a federal court has ordered the state of california to release more than 40,000 state inmates. >>> well, moun

. >> this kitty bank is full of cash, and checks. >> i hope they buy stuff for the cats and dogs. >> reporter: jordan just turned 6 years old and instead of toys she asked her birthday guests for donations. >> for my birthday instead of presents. >> that's awesome, jordan. >> people put it in the bank. >> on tuesday she donated $350 to the woods humane society near san luis abyss poe. >> $353.70. >> yea! >> jordan and her family have spent countless summer days at the no-kill animal shelter. there they pet and play with all of the dogs and cats. >> she always wants to buy puppy bones. empties her bank to buy puppy bones and we thought what could we do with the kitties. >> she is a very giving girl. she could spend all day here. hours. >> reporter: at a young age she has already found a passing, baby pets. >> i just like them. >> and she is already hard at work trying to make their world a better place. >> it is amazing because you think of how many surgeries that will perform or how much medication it will purchase. >> for cbs news, i'm allison reader. >> don't forget to visit the he

kitty pilgrim. >>> up next, tonight's top stories, including former president bill clinton winning a pardon for two journalists held in north korea. they have been freed. and four primetime news conferences in six months, president obama, is he running the risk of being overexposed? on his birthday? certainly not. that's the subject of our "face-off debate" tonight. anyone can prove they're strong once. the real question is can they prove it again and again. ♪ at northwestern mutual, we've answered that question compellingly... for over 150 years. northwestern mutual. consistency counts. put our strength to work for you. learn how at northwesternmutual.com. >>> now our top stories tonight. brook baldwin is here with the latest for us. >> a story that broke this afternoon, lou. former president bill clinton tonight has just left north korea after securing a pardon for two imprisoned american journalists. they are laura ling and una lee. they were arrested on the border between north korea and china just three months ago in march. president clinton apologized to kim jong-il for the jou

kitty acres, hays beach. from here it will continue to move out over the bay. officially there's still that severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6:00. the next seven days, one agai tomorrow afternoon, we may be see something more thunderstorms and the humidity stays with us. provide also, i think on saturday now, a weather front will hang up and give us a chance for some showers. after that, the good news is sunday, monday, tuesday, low humidity. a lot of sunshine, too. keep you posted today. more warnings come out. those storms just about ready to move off the extreme tip of southern county. >> that's good to hear, bob. thank you. >>> the events infghanistan are being closely watched at home. some of the information being broadcast to afghan stang residents is coming from studios right here in washington. chris gordon joins us now with this fascinating look. >> reporter: the voice of america, the u.s. government agency, that communicates directly with the world in 45 languages. it broadcast from studios located in southwest washington. today we were inv

kitty pilgrim takes a look. >> reporter: austria has a universal health care system. employers in austria have to register their employees with a district fund within seven days of starting work. how much an employee contributes to that insurance depends on job and salary. employers contribute an equal amount. under the system, any basic health care services or treatment in hospitals, dental care, medication are covered. although there are small co-pays. three quarters of the health care, 76%, is publicly funded through this kind of insurance, and a general tax revenue. and austria ranks third in health care quality in europe according to a survey by a european consulting agency. austria spends 10% of gdp. austria is half of the u.s. spending of $7,290. the doctor-population rationio is 1 in 263. and life expectancy is higher in austria at 80 years versus 78 in the united states. austria boasts of cutting bureaucracy by use of an e-card with electronic signature and personal data. for proof of medical insurance, eliminating paperwork. almost the entire population is c

ground crew corralled the kitty in the bull pen avoiding a catastrophe. eli manning agreed to a six-year, $97 million contract extension that will make him among the highest paid in the nfl. annual salary, over $15 million. great catch to show you, the pirates/diamondbacks. parra, shot to the gap. salazar left his feet and made a diving grab. all parra could do was tip his cap. salazar airborne to make the play. arizona won it 4-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> well, thank you fred. >>> jon and kate separate. and the viewers change the channel. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, are three bear cubs more fun than a barrel of monkeys? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's another look at the radar. the yirs of rain this morning down through the mid atlantic up into the washington, d.c. area, have had some light rain. moderate rain passing the chesapeake, over towards dover with one thunderstorm. a lot of that intended for southern new jersey. it should clip the

kitty pilgrim. thanks a lot. we'll continue coverage of health care systems around the world.e'll report on health care in greece. friday we'll report on iceland. two fascinating examples of public -- ireland, excuse me, which we will be -- two fascinating examples of public health care. up next, democrats saying they are ready to go it alone on health care, but what are the risks of shutting republicans out of the process, and can they do it anyway? and tonight's face-off debate. is a government-run health care choice the only option or is there a better way? and tonight, a hero mayor speaks out. >> i think it's fair to say that things got very, very ugly, very, very quickly. >> the dramatic account of milwaukee's mayor. was beaten with a pipe as he rushed to the aid of a grandmother to save a 1-year-old child. >>> here again, mr. independent, lou dobbs. >> how with the government provide up to 30 million unsured americans quality health care and none of that is spelled out? in fact there is great uncertainty about the numbers. best guesses range anywhere from 8.2 million to

kitty's with us from west virginia. kitty's got a question on cash for clunkers. kitty, go ahead. >> caller: i was just wondering what do you think the result will be in a few months when all these new car owners cannot pay for their cars any longer? are we going to bail the banks out and the car dealers again or -- >> yeah, good question. >> caller: and are we going to prosper if we destroy these old clunkers when maybe we could donate them to those in need? >> two very, very good questions. there are a lot of people who are -- >> 30 seconds, ali. >> should we be destroying these clunkers? that's one thing. they are being destroyed. the other thing is you can't get credit to buy a car under this program if you weren't going to qualify for credit anyway. and it's pretty hard to do that right now. i don't think you're going to see that. you're seeing people with 700 credit scores or better getting into these cars. >> we're going to take a quick break. more with ali coming up. your personal finance questions. questions on cash for clunkers. 1-877-tell-hln. >>> how e

thank you kitty pilgrim. >>> we continue our coverage of health care systems all around the world.orrow we focus on the health care system in sweden, one of the world's most advanced. later this week, greece and iceland. >>> up next, hurricane bill is strengthening in the atlantic. forecasters say it could become a major hurricane. it is already a hurricane. also where do republicans in congress stand on the issue of health care? public or competitive or private or what are they doing? are they working on solutions or are they angry people who want to kill any bill at all costs? or are we talking about the protesters or the democrats or the republicans? what's going on? is this any way to conduct a public debate? and democrats themselves divided over the president's health care proposals, will the so-called public option, will it be a deal-breaker? will it still be an option? our face-off debate is next. >>> the disagreement among democrats, it's really, it's a fight among democrats over the so-called public option in the president's health care plan, and it's created a division wi

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always keep the eye to the sky if you're outdoors at the pool and on the field playing ball with the kitties. >>> 6:31. let's check the roads with kim brown. >> traffic is looking good this morning as we check anne arundel county here, route 50 at 97, moving along smoothly in both directions whether headed to the baltimore beltway or capitol beltway, no problems at this time. there is a disabled vehicle on southbound 83, that is going to be on the on-ramp to the inner loop, just use caution if you have to travel in that direction. still dealing with that crash also in pikesville, reisterstown road at slade avenue. also no problems to let you know about at the tunnels either. checking the jfx at -- excuse me, cold spring lane, we have light traffic southbound towards the downtown area but no problems. if you're looking for a business you know you can trust let your better business bureau do the work for you with the ateam video business directly. log on to abc2news.com/bbb. back to you. >>> 6:32. they shot miss shirley. >> that's all you really have to say. it's a shocking story. in her own h

prada is the kitty cat. >> paris hilton, you're hot. >> well, that's hu, isn't it? congratulations. truth of the matter is she owes a lot to the doggies. they taught her her favorite style. [ laughter ] no, no, no, i was talking about the sex video. [ laughter ] in other legal happenings, yesterday, michael jackson's mom katherine was awarded permanent custody of his children, as part of the court filing. his father joe jackson signed a statement saying he will not be involved in raising the children. is thaa good sign, that in order to get custody of the grandkids you have to have your husband promise not to go near them? but i guess it's not surprising given that michael, you know, hated his father and said he used to beat him. it only seems to hear from joe himself. he is with us tonight. please welcome live via satellite from las vegas, joe jackson. hi, joe, thanks for joining us. [ cheers and applause ] >> glad to be with you, tommy. >> it's jimmy. now, joe on monday, your wife katherine was given full custody of the three children, but you signed a document saying you would no

i did something a little weird today, it involves a kitty cat, a dog and a box of tinker toys. you are not supposed to connect animals in a spot with a toy. >> did your parents go nuts when you were little? >> i was a loner little kid. i just wanted a tv. my parents good for them, that they never said frank, what are you going to do with that, you watch too much tv. >> get serious, have a career. >> my dad. >> you're grounded. >> how intense. >> one of the things that you do so well, jump back and forth from entertainment to political characters. we have a whole -- >> they are both the same. >> when we come back we will get to a whole bunch of them. when we get back we will ask frank's alter egos what they would do to deal with the political issues dominating the headlines. don't you go anywhere. frank is right back with us in a minute. than ever before? well now you can, introducing the new... powerful... lightweight... oreck xl platinum vacuum. you don't vacuum open floors, you vacuum rooms filled with furniture. and the xl platinum makes cleaning under, around, and behind th

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a kitty cat ran on to the field at coffman stadium. poor guy.k how scared he is. >> terrible. >> grounds crews say that somebody dropped him on the field over the left field wall. we haven't been able to confirm it, but the cat was corralled and was able to get out of the stadium, reportedly. >> so it's okay, we hope. >> thank you. yeah, that's not right. >>> ten minutes to the hour. here's bob. >> we have with a 64-minute delay right now in san francisco. low clouds, same thing that always happens. just about an hour delay for you. then we zero in toward the mid-atlantic and the northeast. philadelphia, rain showers over you. no delays right now. you had one earlier, but then it's going up towards just outside of new york and jfk. you're looking at a 35-minute to 45-minute delay because of volume. philly could still get a delay, washington, d.c., baltimore, same thing. and new york city metros, could see a short delay out of that rain in the morning. otherwise, orlando, afternoon thunderstorms, las vegas, salt lake city, gusty winds, 30 minutes

. >> reporter: kitty cox is a caretaker at spawn ranch. do you think there are bodies out here? >> i think there could be. >> reporter: the other place people believe there may be more manson victims is in death valley, the barker ranch where manson was eventually arrested. when we traveled there last year we met emmitt harder, a cold prospect who met manson and his followers, including tex watson. he said one story he was told by a manson follower made him believe there are bodies here. >> this one girl didn't get along with -- with manson or them at all. and they took her for a walk. they came back in a short distance and she -- they never saw her again. >> reporter: a former police detective brauth his cadaver dog buster to both the barker and spahn ranches. he located potential grave sites in both places. the local sheriff authorized a dig at barker ranch last year but nothing was located. one person who would know is charles "tex" watson, manson's right-hand man. we wrote to him in prison. he said, in part, i was the first family member to go to the desert after the murders

. >> her name is kitty purry. >> kitty purry. >> she likes to knead dough on my belly.at, when they knead on you. >> knead dough on your belly. and what is she making there? >> nothing. if you don't have a cat, you just don't know. >> well, i have a cat. >> i know. >> that's katie perry, the singer. you have questions for me, you told me. >> yes, i do, ma'am. and they're all about regis. what was the name of regis' first album many, many, many years ago? was it "color me regis"? "regis cha cha cha." "the white album." or "it's time for regis." >> can i phone-a-friend? >> absolutely. >> regis, what was the name of your first album? >> it was "it's time for regis." >> it's time for regis. >> what ginness world record did i set on tv? most hours on tv? diane's favorite host? or notre dame's number one fan. >> i know you won most hours on tv. >> that's right. guinness world record. >> that's right. that's me. >> and which "gma" anchor brazenly kissed and embraced me in public? robin roberts? joan lunden? diane sawyer? or chris cuomo? >> i certainly do.t clip? it was free ti

here's kitty pilgrim. >> reporter: five years ago, flush with prosperity, ireland started to reform itslth care system. it began centralizing health care and offering higher salaries to doctors to switch to the public system of health care and give up their private patients. richard saltman of emory university has studied many european health care systems. >> essentially what they did was increase the pay for hospital physicians, increase it quite a good deal, but in return, those hospital physicians had to restrict or eliminate seeing private patients in the hospitals and having them in private beds. >> reporter: every citizen is covered under the public health plan, but 50% of the population buys supplemental private insurance to avoid the long wait times on elective surgery. >> in the public sector, one can wait up to three years for a hip replacement or corneal lens transplant. >> reporter: patients in need of immediate care often flood emergency rooms. >> in hospitals, waiting times in emergency room for urgent or emergent care in ireland is longer perhaps than i have seen it in an

. >> it's in the not my hello kitty stuff. >> right. >> it's my sister's. >> reporter: for many, the cost of college is not easy. this year it's each tougher. >> it's tough. you take on a second job but you have to do what you have to do to get them flew college. >> i knew this day was coming. so i planned wisely. and she's here. >> reporter: but despite the best planning and savings, no one expected the economy to take such a hit, leaving a lot of families scrambling. >> so many more than that, it's incredible. >> reporter: vince directs the financial aid office, where applications are up 13%. and those that any of are -- qualify are up 37%. >> un. -- unemployment, obviously, and underemployment. all of these things have come together to create the perfect storm and caused people to struggle very much this year. >> reporter: even with the financial break and staying close to home. >> you know, we're just happy they're going to college. you know? >> reporter: many of the old sources families turn to to pay for college have become less certain. >> they would borrow, oftentimes off of

he wasn't downloading kiddie porn, but his cat was downloading kitty porn. ♪ i wantporno, i want porno porno, porno, yeah ♪ ♪ i want porno, i want porno, i want porno ♪ >> well -- [ cheers and applause ] time to get that cat fixed. the new g.i. joe movie opens this weekend. we have one of the stars, rachel nichols here as a guest tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and we are lucky enough to have one of the stars working at the show. our security guard guillermo. how did the movie come out, guillermo? >> it was great. >> was it pleasurable experience making it? >> yes. >> how'd you like working with the director? >> great. >> what's his name? >> what's his name? >> we'll come back to you in a minute. go check it out this weekend but in the meantime here's -- oh, guillermo in "g.i. joe, the rise of cobra". >> technically this unit doesn't exist, but if it did it would be compromised of the best operatives in the world. and when all else fails, they don't. >> i want in. [ laughter ] ♪ >> it is too tight. i shouldn't have eaten those last 14 tacos. ow! >> plenty of time. eject. >> yeah, we'r

i did something a little weird today, it involves a kitty cat, a dog and a box of tinker toys.y. >> did your parents go nuts when you were little? >> i was a loner little kid. i just wanted a tv. my parents good for them, that they never said frank, what are you going to do with that, you watch too much tv. >> get serious, have a career. >> my dad. >> you're grounded. >> how intense. >> one of the things that you do so well, jump back and forth from entertainment to political characters. we have a whole -- >> they are both the same. >> when we come back we will get to a whole bunch of them. when we get back we will ask frank's alter egos what they would do to deal with the political issues dominating the headlines. don't you go anywhere. frank is right back with us in a minute. ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®. my worst symptoms feel better, indoors and outdoors. with zyrtec®, the fastest... 24-hour allergy medicine, i promise not to wait as long to go fo

from the new film "adam," hugh dancy will be stopping by, and kitty, daisy and lewis will be performingnext guests -- i'm big fans of this girl right here. they're fresh off the highly praised performance at the lollapalooza festival in chicago. they're here to perform "sleep alone," the latest single from their album "two suns." please welcome bat for lashes, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ you know my darling i can't stand to sleep alone no sweetheart in the dark to call my own ♪ ♪ you're my own i can sing it i can grow ♪ ♪ but the darkness is a stranger in our lonely, lonely lonely low ♪ ♪ last night's parties and last night's heart has shown ♪ ♪ smiling and welling and kissing all i know give my soul, give my soul sing it free across the sea ♪ ♪ lonely spell to conjure you but conjure is all i do lonely, lonely lonely my mother told me ♪ ♪ the dream of love is a two-hearted dream lonely, lonely lonely his mother told me ♪ ♪ the dream of love is a two-hearted dream ♪ ♪ they say for every heart high there must be a low low, low, low, low ♪ ♪ and every sun ascending a lonesome m

. >> it's not my hello kitty stuff. >> reporter: for many, the cost of college is never easy. this year, it's each tougher -- it's even tougher. >> it's tough. you have to take on a second job. but you do what you have to do to get them through college. absolutely. >> i knew this day was coming. so i planned wisely. and she is here. >> reporter: but despite the best planning and savings, no one expected the economy to take such a hit, leaving a lot of families scrambling. >> so many more than that that it's incredible. >> reporter: vince directs the office, where applications are up 13%. and those that qualify are up 37%. >> unemployment, obviously, and underemployment. all of these things have come together. the perfect storm. and have caused people to struggle very much this year. >> reporter: even with the financial break staying close to home. >> you know, we're just happy they're going to college. you know? >> reporter: many of the old sources families turn to to pay for college have become less certain. >> they would borrow oftentimes off of their home equity. and now, o

thanks very much, kitty pilgrim. our coverage of health care systems continues tomorrow. we'll report on the quality of health care in ireland. please join us for that. up next, president obama firing back at critics of his health care proposals. >> none of the bills voted on in congress and none of the proposals coming out of the white house proposal giving coverage to illegal immigrants. >> what is their fate if i maigt ask because there's a law on the books that if you show up at the e.r., you have to be treated. >> we'll have more on the health care debate and misrepresentations the president is upset about those. how many has he participated in? president obama slamming his critics for spreading what he calls lies but as he misrepresented the facts as well? that's next. i get the question "does it work?" all the time, and you know what, it works. nutrisystem for men: flexible new programs personalized to meet your goals. what's great about nutrisystem is you eat the foods you love and you lose weight. i'm dan marino. i lost 22 pounds on nutrisystem and i've kept it o