kyra? >> you know, deb, it's interesting, a lot of folks that are not familiar with the kennedy compound, because i've been getting a number of e-mails and just discussion among even with folks that are not in our business, when you hear "compound", you know, people have this vision of, you know, high, barbed-wire fences and security guards and a very sort of, you know, you know, it's the way they pictured it as something like a military compound, but as you can see, and david gergen was pointing this out, too, it's such a place of comfort. it's family. it's dogs on the beach. it's a very sort of a romantic comforting place to be, and he was pointing out what a perfect place for ted kennedy to die. >> reporter: absolutely. no question about it. and you can see, it's such a perfect day, kyra. the sky is blue. there are clouds. it's cool today. and, you're right, when i first saw it -- and i thought "compound," i thought it was going to be enclosed. but that's the main house. the main house i

and that, kyra, is the reality. and on my program and elsewhere, and you've been seeing people, people like you're going to be introduced to now, people like jason young, who have been out of work for many months, who have had to drag themselves to new cities, new places to find jobs. forget the recession being over. in "job quest" you start to learn it's really about people finding work. >> what i needed to do was, like, all the average monthly bills, i can kind of assess now. >> reporter: it's part of all of it. >> did you get everything you have? >> yeah, everything's packed. i just got to load up the car. >> it's definitely going to be tough to be away. but at the same time i know i'm working to get us together as quickly as possible and provide for us financially, which is important to me. >> i'll walk you out. love you. >> love you so much. under the circumstances, the kids would have been home with us. but jennifer's mom offered to keep them for us last night, and that's why they're at her parents' house. so,

kyra? >> all right, all kinds of interesting topics for all 60 senators, you're saying? >> reporter: yeah, you know, not all 60 senators. we're told they three senators, senators byrd, kennedy and mikulski won't be ascending health issues. senator micullski broke her ankle, we're told by robert gibbs, so she won't be there. 57 of the 60 democratic senators in the senate expected to be on hand here today, kyra? >> all right, elaine quijano, thanks. >>> we want to know what you think about the second 100 days of obama's presidency. and then tune in to cnn's "national report card" only on cnn. >>> hoping to hear anything about their loved ones. that's the situation for the families of three americans being held in iran. the three apparently were hiking in a scenic part of northern iraq when they crossed the unmarked border into iran and were arrested. that was on friday. and an iranian lawmaker is now quoted as saying he thinks they came over as spies but their case is under investigation. of

kyra? >> elaine, thanks.ow what you think about the second 100 days of oat obama administration. cast your vote this hour. then, get the results tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern. >>> cash for clunkers facing a make or break deadline. will the senate approve an extension to the program? what do you think about it. transportation secretary, ray lahood, will be along to answer some of your questions. a great. let us recycle your older vehicle and you could qualify for an additional $3500 or $4500 cash back on a new, more fuel-efficient chevy. your chevy dealer has more eligible models to choose from. more than ford, toyota, or honda. now get an '09 cobalt for under fifteen-five after all offers. and get it for even less if you qualify for cash for clunkers program. go to chevy.com for details. shopping online can help save. doing it with bank of america can help save a lot more. up to 20% cash back from over 300 online retailers with our add it up program. just sign up and use your bank of america debit or credit

kyra?ow they're down to $3. i also discovered, i have used chopsticks for years. there's a demonstration coming up here. those women with children and the fainthearted, do not watch too closely. right. this is how i have always used my chopsticks. i've pretty much -- i thought this was the norm. until i did it in this noodle shop when i was told, actually, you do it like this -- now, what's the significance of that? >> i don't really see a difference. >> reporter: you actually get more leverage. what? look. this is one finger. this is two fingers! what it means is that when you come over here, you see, i can pick up all sorts of things! i can pick up -- >> yeah, i see that works -- that works really well! >> reporter: most of my lunch -- most of my lunch went right down my white shirt. it just shows -- the point i'm making is, you think you know how to do something, you travel across the world, and all of a sudden you discover it's very different. >> and it's the simple things in life. all

kyra? >> let us know when you hear it, barbara starr, thanks so much. >>> how will senator kennedy's death shape the debate over the health care reform? ( revving, siren blares ) there's no way to hide it. sir, have you been drinking tonight? if you ride drunk, you will get caught... and you will get arrested. (announcer) what are you going to miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effective than claritin at relieving your worst symptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life. >>> ted kennedy was born on the 200th anniversary of george washington's birth, february 22nd, 1932. and like the nation's first president, kennedy never realized the family dream that he would one day move into the white house. as we know, his was a life of deep tragedy mixed with soaring achievement. here's cnn's dana bash. >> reporter: we first met him as the kid brother to jack and bobby, and yet edward, teddy, was the survivor. the one we watched grow o

. >>> "cnn newsroom" continues right now with our own kyra phillips. kyra? >> drew, thanks so much. >>> we're pushing forward on government health care. critics call it a government takeover of private insurance. democrats call it an indispensable option. >>> a texas judge is on trial for turning her back to a party appeal. the execution went on as scheduled. >>> and who's maxing out your credit cards. it may not be you and it might be the least of your troubles. >>> hello, everyone, i'm kyra phillips, live in the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. and you're live in the "cnn and you're live in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> preferable, not essential. the bottom line from the white house on a so-called public option. a government-run health plan that would compete with private plans in supposedly drive down costs. at least for today, president obama is letting others do his public pitching. among them, health secretary, kathleen sebelius, who on sunday seemed to make a big concession to conservative who reject what they call a

kyra?successful with the cash for clunkers? >> we've been too successful. a lot of clunkers on the ground and not enough cash in the bank. i've got 69 clunkers that the government owes me now round numbers $700,000. also remember the salvage value of the clunkers is not something i can collect until i deliver it to the salvage company and i'm afraid to have the cars scrapped until i get payment from the government. so, i'm really caught between a rock and a hard place on this situation. it's serious. >> let me ask you, with the $700,000 that the government owes you, are you in trouble, or are you okay? >> it's $700,000, let's get that straight. >> it's a lot of money. >> fortunately, i'm well capitalized, and we're going to continue to sell cars. and i will continue to sell cars. and believe in the full faith and responsibility of the united states government to pay money that they owe me. but there are some dealers out there, i'm sure, that are thinly capitalized, and at some point a deale

"cnn newsroom" continues right now with kyra phillips. kyra? >> drew, thanks. >>> we're pushing forward. town hall meets talk radio. president obama hits the airwaves pitching health care reform to a conservative audience. it happens in minutes and you'll hear it live right here in the "cnn newsroom." >>> nobody says democracy is easy. but don't complain to afghans about touch screens and butterfly ballots. a country at war holds a historic election. >>> and the outrage begins over scotland's release of the only man convicted in the lockerbie bombing of 1988. he's gone home, to libya, to die. >>> hello, everyone, i'm kyra phillips, live at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. you're live in the "cnn you're live in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> all week long, president obama's kept a pretty low profile in the health care fight, but that's been to change. minutes from now he'll join conservative radio talk show host, michael smerconish, for a call-in forum live from the white house. you'll see it right here in th

kyra? >> all right, so what about this evening's conference call with the faith groups? >> robert gibbs said yesterday, don't expect to hear anything new necessarily from the president on this, but obviously this is part of his push to try and garner support. it's not just republican resistance that they're encountering, keep in mind. there are some skeptics on the democratic side as well. we know that some conservative democrats in particular are a little bit wary. they're asking the same kind of questions about how this is going to be paid for. and in the end, is this really going to be the best way to go about health care reform? namely, the public option. the president's message is going to be consistent, according to robert gibbs, that he's going to talk about the need to make sure that millions of americans who don't have health insurance, that they get health insurance. kyra? >> elaine quijano from the white house. thanks, elaine. >>> health care isn't a religious issue, or at least

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm kyra phillips, live at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. you're live in the "cnn you're live in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> chad myers might disagree, but if you have a stake in the health care debate -- and all of us do -- this feels like the hottest august ever. today's hot spots are new jersey, oklahoma, kansas, wisconsin, and oregon. all sites of town halls with local members of congress. the jersey forum is just getting started with democratic congressman steve rothman front and there in secaucus. and it gets hot and heavy, you'll definitely see it live. we're keeping an ear on the white house briefing due to start in ten minutes. the president returns to the town hall stage tomorrow in montana. now, ali velshi has been on the road all week long holding his own version of the town hall meeting listening to what people are saying about health care reform and he's not running for office. not trying to keep his seat. he's just in search of real people with real concerns. ali's found his way to sedalia, mi

we will keep watching the hurricane tracks, kyra, because the commuputers are still runni. they aren't all that together yet for now as we get farther up to the northeast part of the united states. you see one takes it not that far from delaware. the one miss ig the united states altogether. it will take a while to work it out in the computer models. >> thanks, chad. >>> you've got to think a

kyra? >> that's what i don't understand. warnings go out, people are told not to do it but a number of times there are thrill seekers. >> i'm sure people were disappointed but at least some parts of the new jersey and new york beaches were actually closed. they just said don't do it, we don't want to go out there and save you and when the waves calmed down, they opened it back up. that was the safest thing for a lot of people, just say you can't. >>> a buffalo, new york is mourning over two fallen firefighters today. they were killed when the floor of this burning convenience store collapsed into the basement. lieutenant chip mccarthy was a married father of three, a 22 year veteran of the department. firefighter jonathan croom, 34, a ten-year veteran, and father of one. it's the deadliest day for the buffalo fire department in 26 years. >>> it's wildfire season which you know firsthand if you live in parts of california, but a large chunk of greece is burning, too. children's hospital, summer camps, even a monastery have be

we are pushing forward now with the next hour of "cnn newsroom" with kyra phillips! >> tony, thanks so much. >>> prevention, protection, preparation. we're pushing forward on a flu season like none we've ever seen. best guess? half the u.s. population could catch h1n1, the so-called swine flu, and regular flu isn't going away. >>> talk about your vital signs. home values are going up for the first time in years. but so is the nation's debt as far as the eye can see. best-case scenario, another $7 trillion in the red. >>> and should you be alarmed over alli? the only nonprescription fda-approved weight loss drug may carry serious risks. >>> hello, everyone, i'm kyra phillips, live at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. you're live in the "cnn you're live in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> it took the world by storm in the springtime. now, when it comes to swine flu, the h1n1 virus a presidential panel says that fall and winter may be a whole lot worse. under a so-called plausible scenario, 30% to 50% of the u.s. population could be inf

so, we've been trying to keep everybody updated via the team kyra blog, cnn.com/kyra.and right now your comments are pretty split. some folks have said, hey, thanks, i was wondering what the problem was. and others saying who cares? thanks for the feedback, and we will keep updating the blog as we get new information, because i know a lot of you who tweet all the time, you are hurting without it. >>> all right. less than 48 hours after putting his exit plan into action, we're getting a better idea of what fueled george sodini's shooting rampage tuesday at a pittsburgh-area fitness club. it comes from the killer himself, in a chilling online blog. cnn's susan candiotti has these disturbing details. >> reporter: george sodini, 48, the guy with the bright smile, had a good job, but couldn't get a girlfriend. it was one of the things that seemed to push him over the edge. >> clearly he was full of blame. he blamed everybody for his problems. >> reporter: in an internet blog that appears to have started last november, sodini rails against his mother, his family and women fo

kyra? >> appreciate it so much.ngly popular cash for clunkers program could be done for unless the senate acts quickly. cnnmoney.com's poppy harlow has more. >> reporter: senators meeting in less than an hour, huge topic on the table aside from health care, $2 billion in potential additional funding for cash for clunkers. why? because that initial $1 billion has essentially all been used up in a very short amount of time. there's a lot of interest in this program. that's because people can get up to $4500. they trade in their trucks or suvs for a more fuel efficient model, they get the government credit but the outcome in the senate ununclear. you have opposition on both sides. some argue this is just another auto industry bailout and some democrats say we don't want more funding because the fuel efficiency standards aren't high enough. it got through the house pretty easily on friday, not clear that will happen in the senate. >> now, all those clunkers that have already been traded in, what's supposed to happen to

also interesting here, kyra.death as both acute propofol intoxication, propofol is the powerful sedative we have been talking about that michael jackson was using to try and battle his insomnia and other conditions contributing to death benzo diaz peen effect. this is another drug he had in his system. the press released goes on to say that the drugs propofol and lorazepam were found to be the primary drugs responsible for his death with a number of other drugs found in his system. some court documents that were released did kind of lay out what police detectives had found out about the hours leading up to his death, that he had taken a total of five other types of drugs before getting the propofol. so it is interesting in this press release that it does paint the picture that, you know, while the trim mary drug of concern is propofol, that it does point to a number of other drugs that may have also played a role in his death. >> bottom line, is conrad murray going to be charged with homicide? >> reporter: that's

as she always does, kyra? >> thanks so much. >>> some congressmen call them listening sessions. barney frank prefers to fire back. take a listen. >> ma'am, trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with dining room table. i have no interest in doing it! >> table the health care debate, no chance. wait until you hear what may be on the table right now.

kyra, we'll see you on the road. >> ali velshi, there he go. thought bill snyder had the most memorable hat. that's going to change. health care across america. we'll be checking in with him. >>> on a much more serious note, the search is under water right now but the crucial question concerns the skies above the hudson river, are there too many aircraft and too few regulations? we have the latest on the collision between the small plane and sight seeing helicopter. it's what doctors rd most for headaches. for arthritis pain... in your hands... knees... and back. and big bodies on high blood pressure medicine. tylenol works with your body... in a way other pain relievers don't... so you feel better... knowing doctors recommend tylenol... more than any other brand of pain reliever. 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 secret

>> thanks, kyra. the goal of my project has been to go on to the individual insurance market and purchase insurance just as many of my patients have had to do, and try to go through some of the challenges that they go through and hopefully give some advice on how to get more value out of the system. now, since starting this project, i was interviewed by you on cnn and that has actually added a whole different aspect to the project. people have been contacting me from all over the country, telling me about their challenges with the health care system, so now i've not only been able to draw on my own experience, the experience of the patients that i work with every day, but also these people across the country. it's by no means a scientific sampling of the population but it's given me a lot of insight. 70% of medicine is talking to your patients. i'm getting pretty close to having pretty good recommendations, i think, for people who are trying to buy private insurance. >> well, let me ask you a question

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. >>> the "cnn newsroom" continues with fredricka whitfield in for kyra phillips. >> thanks so much, betty. >>> unemployment down. layoffs down. economy, looking up? we're purring forward on bombshell reports from the labor front. more signs the recession is losing its grip. >>> tempers, voices, blood pressures, spiking in the fight over health care. we'll shed some light on a fevered debate. >>> we have to prepare for the worst. the honest answer is we don't know how bad this is going to be. >> swine flu in the schools. the feds provide a lesson plan for educators bracing for an h1n1. >>> hello, everyone, i'm fredricka whitfield in today for kyra phillips, live at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. and you're in the "cnn and you're in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "issue #1" on day 200 of the obama administration, the president is due to speak in the white house rose garden later on this hour on an economy that is still very weak, but showing new signs of life. we'll get to those in a second. >>> and earlier, he signed a $2 billion lifeline for th

shoot us a tweet at kyra cnn. we have gotten some. >> reporter:. >> sigh eed says, hey, it happens.and. the ufp says she needs to hill. bill was the president of the united states after all. go ahead and tweet us and we will try to read a bunch more at the bottom of the hour. now, we take you live to that town hall with claire mccaskill in st. louis, missouri. as you know, she was going to hold this at another site in hillsboro, but it was called off due to safety concerns. that was because another town hall had broken into a bit of a melee and six people were arrested. it had to change to this location. >> i have not med any veterans that want us to get rid of their specialized health care. they have specialized health care that the government provides for them. there is the va system and medicare that are two examples of where the government has been involved in health care. not perfect. we have work to do but i don't think that the idea that the government should not have any involvement in health care, i don't think that dog is going to hunt in america, because i don't think mos

as kyra phillips shows us, his influence on the industry extended far beyond the news show he startedrter: pioneering journalist donahue wit in the early days of television. >> call me when you get that. >> reporter: he began his career in print journalism. he moved to cbs in 1948, where he stayed for more than 50 years. >> see it now -- a document for television. >> reporter: he directed "see it now." and the legendary series "cbs reports." he worked alongside correspondent edward r. murrow and producer fred friendly. they set the highest standards, virtually inventing the new medium of television journalism. as producer and director of douglas edwards and the news, he had a tremendous influence on the development of day to day television news programming. he headed cbs' early political coverage including the 1960 presidential debate. >> nixon was ill. this phi's been to the hospital. he arrived looking like the wrath of god. jack kennedy looked terrific. >> reporter: 70 million viewers tuned into that debate, which revealed the awesome power of television. >> but people who heard it

i think when kyra worked into the picture, people were thinking, what's going to happen?al surprise, but i think everyone is definitely going to be sad to see paula go. i know i will. >> how much interaction do you guys actually have with the different judges? i know you saw them when you competed, b did you get a chance to really get to know them off camera as well? >> you know, we don't spend a great amount of time with them behind the scenes or anything for obvious reasons. after the show i got to meet and spend time with them more, but they are. melinda hit the nail on the head as far as not only with paula. she's such a nurturer. she is the sweet side of things. in the same respect, randy seems to be the kind of -- even keel judge and simon really is kind of blatantly honest. so you know what we do and the interaction we do have with them is limited, but yet, you do have to realize you're spending time with folks that are helping to build your career. so they're very nurturing. >> and let me turn to you. auditions are beginning for next season 7 "american idol" and s

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there's kyra, t.j., tony. you can click on all of our names and faces and you can get right on and leave information and you can leave comments and we can read them the same as we do with twitter. thank you very much. as soon as we get some information on that, we'll bring it right to you here on cnn. >>> convicted former congressman william jefferson could learn today how much money he may have to forfeit. he was convicted of bribery and racketeering and other charges yesterday. today they are considering whether he must forfeit $450,000 in alleged bribe money. jefferson served seven terms in congress but lost his re-election bid last year. he will be sentenced on october 30th. >>> a panel of federal judges has ordered california to cut its inmate population boy 40,000 inmates. that's created a big problem for california. and our affiliate kesq has the story. >> reporter: california's prison system is broken according to a panel of three federal judge. prisons packed at twice their capacity. there's little re

. >> -- are set to turn things over to kyra phillips. >> sure, please. cape a number of occasions, because i live up in massachusetts now. but i've never been to the compound. what surprised me coming yesterday, i always assumed the compound was an isolated set of buildings with big walls and everything. be really separated out from everything else, and, in fact, it's just part of a neighborhood. and there are houses right next door. yes, there are some bushes here and there that hide things, but it's more of a sense of neighborhood, with lots of kids on bikes, on towels, and dogs frolicking around. you know, even as reporters are lined up here with cameras to record this, the neighborhood -- the neighbors are just, you know, sort of strolling by. and there's a mournfulness now about it. buth