a millionaire latina with no accent. >> what is wrong with giving a nice latina a job?"the george lopez show" did what "the cosby show" did in that it was an all american family that had the trials, tribulations, laughs and tears that every other family had. they happened to be hispanic. >> she doesn't quit. that says a lot about a person. >> reporter: what kind of advice do you give her. >> there there are a lot of bad parts. there will always be bad parts. you don't have to take them. >> reporter: she's proud of her latest part as a helicopter pilot in "trauma." she continues to challenge people's perceptions and expand the definition of what it means to be latina. >> i feel like i won the lottery. i get to be sarcastic, funny, strong. i love it. because you rarely find a role for a woman like that. and much less a latina. yeah. we're sexy. we got the sexy thing going on. we're also smart. george is like, it's like sweeping. >> you're latina. i had to make you understand. >> reporter: soledad o'brien, cnn, los angeles. >> be sure to check out the new "latino in americ

latina, asian and indian women are also more less likely to not have a mammogram in the recent who years but finally while breast cancer death rates have been on the decline since 1990 overall, we find that the five-year breast cancer survival rate for american-indian women is lower than any other population group of women. so these statistics suggest that while we've made great progress in the fight against breast cancer, much to the credit of the witnesses we'll hear from today and continuing with the legislation before us, we have a long way to go. and i look forward to today's testimonies and discussions and anticipate that this hearing will serve as the impetus needed to take our collective fight against breast cancer and every cancer really to the very next level. and i thank you. i yield back. >> thank you. gentleman from maryland. mr. sarbanes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'll be very brief. these are all incredibly important measures. and i just want to salute our colleague and my colleague, kathy castor, for their work on this. i'm embarrassed, debbie, that i am not wearing any

. >> i think everybody wants a latina on their show. we can play everything.lywood is starting to catch up on that. >> i vnlt swunghaven't swung a golf club in 60 days. >> the national foundation celebrity golf club. >> keep your eye on the ball. you'll be all right. >> and take on new challenges like golf. >> what you lack in skill, you got to make up in style. >> aimee spicy chicken town. call if you want to see her. who did you send that to? >> every casting director in town the day i arrived. go big or go home was my motto. >> the plan paid off. the half mexican, half puerto rican actress eventually landed a role on "the george lopez show." >> i feel very lucky that i can play veronica. a millionaire latina with no accent. >> to me the show did what the cosby show did. it was an all-american family who had the trials and tribulations and laughs and tiers that every other family had. >> aimee garcia doesn't quit. >> what kind of advice todo you give her about hollywood? >> there will always be bad parts. you don't have to take them. >> aimee is proud of her

the court's first latina justice. >>> president obama greeted doctors from all over the u.s.day at the white house to give a final pitch on his healthcare bill. the president said medical professionals support his proposals, and americans should follow his lead. the last made its way out of congressional committee last week. >>> in tonight's wjz health watch report, the number. american children with autism may be much higher than first thought. two new government studies show one in every 100 children may have it. alexis christoforous reports for wjz, some experts are questioning the finding. >> reporter: allison and michael walmark, realized their son ethan wasn't developing like other kids when she was just 12 months old. >> he wasn't pointing or crabbing or saying mama or dada or anything like that. i saw my friends' kids were and he wasn't. >> reporter: at age 2, he was diagnosed with autism. that diagnosis is becoming more and more common. researchers found one in every 100 kids may have autism. preliminary data from the centers for disease control shows a similar rate.

she is the first latina on the high court. >>> yesterday the justices held red mass, giving people infession to come together and ask for guidance from the holy spirit. joe biden attended the service. at the mass the cardinal spoke about his view against abortion. >>> new this morning, a suspected suide bomber targets the food program in the capital of hack stan. he blew himself up in the building. three people were killed, including an iraqi working there. the united nations have closed its offices in pakistan as a precaution. >>> so what is the president's next move now? the obama administration heading into the second week of intense investigations over the number of troops in afghanistan. the top u.s. commander has asked for up to 40,000 more troops to secure the country. the war hitting close to home as the family of steven mace told fox 5 the virginia native is among those killed over the weekend. >>> swine flu vaccine finally available this week. but don't call to make that appointment just yet. the initial shipments are so small that they are reserved for the health care worke

many guests were there for fiesta latina the third in a music series launched by first lady michelle obama to celebrate different genres of music. a celebration of classical music will be held next month. and there will be much of less dancing to the classical music for sure. >>> four minutes past the hour. we said we were starting on the west coast because they've seeb a lot of rain, parts of that area could be in for mudslides. >> it's always a concern when you see six inches of rain around southern california, especially where you had the burns over the last couple of months. what's going on is this, the cold front right across northern california, getting into oregon and washington state but a quick mover. notice how far the clouds have spread across the rocky mountains and plains. the rain is still out there, some of the reports from yesterday afternoon, kentfield, california, 6.14 inches of rain around san francisco, right at the airport, 2.64 inches of rain. it continues to fall for the day. i think by this afternoon things will be more broken and scattered by nature. potentia

the beginning of a new term for the nine justices taking the bench, including the first latina. she heard her first case last month at a special hearing on campaign finance laws. the justices today heard a case on the right to have an attorney. they also issued orders rejecting about 2,000 cases, including one from a florida high school student who didn't want to say the pledge of allegian allegiance. >>> a lot of people are saying no to the swine flu vaccine. they fear the shot worse than the disease. we've been asking your thoughts. we're going to some e-mails if we can scroll them up. i don't have a copy in front of me. here's one from sue. jimmy writes this: kristin writes from oregon: >>> we got a chance for you to weigh in as well. you going to get a swine flu shot? what are your thoughts? >>> the mother of a chicago teen seen being beaten to death says she can't bear to watch the tape, but she wants it shown. derrion albert was laid to rest on saturday. janette sat down and talked about the vicious beating. >> i can want watch it. but i want them to see it. i want them to