meineke. >>> cnn i-reporter. this one comes in to us from greg, he was at the ritz at the time of the blast. it's not clear what group is responsible for the attack. they believe the two suicide bombers had checked into the marriott days ago. many suspect they were members of an al qaeda-linked group responsible for previous attacks, including one almost six years ago at the same marriott. our i-reporter says security has been extremely tight since the bombing. >> give on the bombing that happened at the marriott previously, you can't drive into the lobby. you have to come in the back of the building to get to the front of the building. the vehicles are searched and there's armed guards at that checkpoint. once you go up to the lobby, you go through metal detectors and bags are searched before you go through the metal detectors. you go into the basement and vehicles are checked, once again, before you go into the basement. so, that's the sort of level of security there is. you know, so, i just don't know how a pe

meineke. >>> updating our developing stories on cnn. to the left of your screen that is the space shuttle "endeavour." the mission has been scrubbed for today, i should say the launch has been scrubbed for today because of weather problems. they will try again for tomorrow. we will carry it on cnn when it does get off the ground. we will tell you about what is happening in escambia county, florida. a suspect has been named and arrested in the case of two parents who have been killed. he is not charged with murder or in connection with the killings of these two people. he is charged with tampering with evidence. leonard patrick gonzalez. sheriff's deputies hope to make numerous arrests soon in that case. >> california has had to issue ious to cover some bills. state lawmakers and governor arnold schwarzenegger has made progress on closing their $26 billion budget deficit. they are back at work this hour looking at ways to squeeze savings from education, welfare and expensive social programs. today's talks are expected to last for several

only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you.nd save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> a san francisco commuter hub in chaos after one rail car rear-ended another. paramedics and firefighters swarmed the platform and searched the crumpled cars, finding at least 44 injured commuters. we're told no one is seriously hurt. one car was apparently stopped on the tracks when a second car hit it at slow speed. the crash is under investigation but a police source tells cnn it appears one of the conductors mishandled a turn. >>> astronauts have wrapped up the first of five planned spacewalks on the latest shuttle mission to the international space station. two astronauts successfully attached what amounts to a porch on the side of the space station. it will be used for outdoor experiments. there are a record 13 astronauts currently aboard shuttle "endeavour" and the international space station right now. look at those live pictures. aren't they beautiful? lien over that for a little while. today's spacewalk is the 201st by the u.s. astro

meineke. >>> welcome back. we are getting a lot of movement on the story we have been following. >> i love your visits with the wise latina women. it was painful to watch the republicans today. they need to grow up. to be fair, it is not just republicans, it is both sides in many cases who are doing that. then, we see rick, your show allows us to express our opinion. it's amazing, bravo. >> thank you. it's you guys, your comments, your involvement. there she is, by the way. see her coming in. the only person seen more on cnn than anderson and wolf blit zer. federal appeals judge sonia sotomayor. let's be honest, she is all but in. it is looking like that. it is a safe bet you are looking at the next justice of the united states supreme court unless something really bizarre happens. even those that are screaming the loudest say she is impressive. jeff sessions said today on cnn that sotomayor will most likely get approval before the senate goes on vacation next month. so no delays. that was their words. so who a

meineke. >>> welcome back. i'm rick sanchez. this may be one of the biggest political guests in white quite a while. a senator gets into an affair with one of his ploismees and her husband, who also works for him, by the way, finds out, decides to go public. and who does he talk to? las vegas sun columnist john rolston good enough to join us live now with this story. we have a lot of stuff to got gete to, john, about four minutes to get to. some of the developments everybody is talking about today, the $96,000 apparently paid by the senator's mom and dad. what's that all about? >> well, i don't think a lot of people were surprised to hear this, rick, considering how protective mike ensign, a former casino owner, is of his son john but the unseemliness, i've used that word a lot, of the father bailing out the 50-year-old son, that's what this looks like. now of course the statement put out by senator ensign's lawyer says this was a gift to the family because they were so close and was another in a long line of acts of generosity

meineke. >>> well coom back. i'm rick sanchez.e told you we are going to be monitoring all the pictures and information coming out of tehran. we have more pictures to share with you. there, you hear more video. yep. this is different than all the video you have seen thus far on this show today. i think let's do this. let's listen to it. i'll come back on the other side. i think the words act of defines best describe what you are looking at there. it is important to point out what it is that they are chanting. we are going to be sharing some of those translations with you coming up in just a little bit, because it speaks volumes as to who these people are and what they are trying to achieve and where this situation is moving in iran. in the meantime, another part of the world where i promised you i would keep on top of. we're going to do that right now. >>> it's as if you were to invite to your place a criminal who raped your family and wanted you to accept conditions for that violation. he raped your family. tough words, right? th

come to meineke now and get a free ac system check. at meineke, you're always the driver. >>> sonia sotomayor, no stranger to personal and professionals hurdles. she cleared another one on this day. check it out. what you are seeing is the united states senate judiciary committee voting in favor of sending sonia sotomayor's name to the full senate vote to make her justice on the u.s. supreme court. no surprises around the table. every democrat voted aye, as did one republican senator, lindsey graham, of north carolina -- south carolina. i think i might have said north carolina accidentally. the one republican you remember that lindsey graham of south carolina did have some tough questions for you. a lot of people still thought he was respectful and a statesman during the questioning and he did go ahead and vote for her. we will turn now to north carolina where we got some disturbing news. >>> self-described, good family guy gearing up to fight and kill another country. the feds are figuring all of this out and have a bunch of people in

meineke. >>> think about this. one year ago today, you were paying the highest price for gasoline ever recorded. how much have prices come down since then? will they keep heading lower? allison? >> reporter: last year on july 17th, the nationwide average for a gallon of gas hit $4.11, the highest price ever. today, the average price is $2.48. a drop of nearly 40% from the all-time record. how much more money is that in your pocket. we went ahead and did some back of the envelope calculations. assuming you drive 13,000 miles a year and get 23 miles per gallon, the difference translates into savings of more than $900 a year. not too shabby, kyra. >> that's a pretty fair chunk of change. what's next? will prices continue to decline? >> analysts expect them to fall more. they could dip below $2 in some markets. they don't expect to see last year's lows, when we saw gas $1.60 to $1.70 a gallon. this summer, it gos as high as $2.69 on june 21st. it lost steam as more americans stayed home during the traditional driving s

meineke. when i returned from the campaign trail, i am trying for those months to not allow the distractions to sometimy or paralyze our administration. tns, pretty tough. >> is this your unconditional way of announcing you are going to run for president in 2012? >> as i said, i do not need a title, nobody does to effect political change. >> reporter: political office? >> i can't see me being totally out of public service because that is within me. it is the way i am wired, to desire to help. >> are you ever going to run for president? >> are you ruling it out? >> all options will keep on continuing to be on the table as they have been for me my entire life. i am not going to close any door that may be open for me out there. all options are on the table. for now, i want to help other people in or out of office, don't care what party they are in if they are willing to fight for what is right, smaller, smarter gorse, energy independence, national security, those things that i believe in. i will

meineke. >>> an update on our breaking story tonight.e investigating a multiple murder on the tennessee/alabama border and they have a suspect in custody. police say five bodies were found in two homes in lincoln county, tennessee. some of the victims are related. police say there's another crime scene on the same street linked to those five deaths. now, the sixth victim was found across the border in huntsville, alabama. police identified the suspect as jacob lee schafer and say murder charges are pending. we don't know the victims' identities and no word on the cause of death. a close eye on that story for you all night on cnn. >>> do you think the state of education is a problem for african-americans? president barack obama says think again. he spoke at the naacp's centennial celebration in new york this week. i want you to take a good listen to this. >> the state of our schools is not an african-american problem. it is an american problem. because if black and brown children cannot compete, then america cannot compete. and let me say

meineke. >>> all right. sure is a juicy story if it is true. of sex, betrayal, broken friendships, scandals, all that behind the rise of facebook. social networking empire, born in a harvard dorm room. >> for the rest of the story we bring in the author of "accidental billionaires" founding of facebook, tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal. you may know ben, he is the author of some other books including "bringing down the house" and "rigged." good talking to you. how much of this book is true, how much isn't? >> it is a true story. the whole thing is true. i write narrative nonfiction, take the facts, sources, court documents and turn into it an entertaining thriller style book. it is a true story. >> the facebook folks don't seem entertained. i want to give their response. they say ben mezrich clearly aspires to be the jackie collins or danielle steele of silicone vally. >>> are they dissing you here? >> they definitely are not happy with the book. i don't mind being called jackie collins of silicone valley. >> she is very rich. >> they're

meineke. >>> back now to our breaking news.ifollowing eve development. >> reporter: we are back here in this conference room waiting to hear from the sheriff again. this time we're told about another arrest in this double homicide case. what exactly the charges will be will have to wait and hear from him directly. who this might be, we're not sure. we know they had two persons of interest that they had been talking to in this case since yesterday. one of those persons was arrested today and he was charged with tampering with evidence, not with anything with the double murder that started this case, but with tampering with evidence. this particular person has been arrested and now we're hearing we might have a second arrest coming up. could this be the one that is finally a murder charge? we'll find out shortly. >> we're awaiting that press conference. david mattingly standing by. we will try to bring it to you live. if it doesn't make it within the 10:00 hour, cnn.com/live. cnn.com/live, they will carry it for you. it could com

meineke. >>> a few minutes before the top of the hour.s a quick check of what's happening now. tragedy in afghanistan. a u.s. military -- the u.s. military, rather, confirms two crewmen were killed today in the crash of an f-15 fighter jet in ghazni province, southeast of the capital. it's not believed to have been caused by enemy fire. >>> and security is tight in jakarta today in the wake of suicide bombings at two luxury hotels in indonesia. the remains of at least one more person have been found. that brings the number of victims and bombers killed to nine. police believe a known terror mastermind may be behind the attacks. >>> all right. let's check in with reynolds wolf, not this time to talk about weather, what's happening in your neck of the woods but let's take a beautiful journey west. >> went out to yellowstone national park. had the opportunity to go out and do a story on the super volcano. yellowstone is situated in a jind caldera or a crater and alt yellowstone you have the old faithful geyser. it's been erupting in that par

only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you.oes. meineke. >>> political fallout from outside the box comments vice president joe biden made about the russian government. biden told "the wall street journal" in blunt terms russia faces big problems in the future. he said their economy is "witherring" and they are clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable. today hillary clinton was asked if the obama administration is sending mixed signals on russia. >> no, i don't. as i just said, the vice president was the first person to call for resetting our relationship with russia. that is what we are in the process of doing. obviously, it is going to take time and effort but the president's summit in moscow a few weeks ago was a great start. the president said, look, we want a strong, peaceful and prosperous russia. we are going to work with russia and have areas of agreement and disagreement. >> secretary of state hillary clinton. french president nicholas sarkozy is in the hospital after he became hant while jogging near

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come to meineke now and get a free ac system check. at meineke, you're always the driver. >>> all right, erica. tonight's "shot" is the reason they invented the internet in the first place. ladies and gentlemen, i give you the amazing bunny who walks like a person. >> stop. >> walks like a bunny walking like a bunny on its hind legs. behold the aweinspiring wonder. ♪ here comes peter cotton tail bunny on two legs. >> yes. bunny on two legs. >> i thought bunnies could only hop on two legs. this bunny can walk. it is amazing. >> i know. yep. >> just like a dog. huh? do anything for a treat. >> that bunny has been signed up by caa. a big competition between various agencies. >> a little battle brewing there? yeah. good times. >> there you go. that's it. there's the bunny. >> the bunny is going to take over our jobs after it goes to space. >> right. see all the "shots" at ac360.com. join us there. >>> at the top of the hour, update you on today's breaking news in the michael jackson investigation. the coroner's report will not be out this

only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you.ave 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> he's won the yellow jersey seven times. not this time, lance armstrong came in third. his teammate, alberto contodoro of spain came in second. the racer from luxembourg was third overall. cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta spoke immediately with armstrong immediately afterward. >> coming in first, is that something you thought about? do you care if you come in first or not? >> we well, i wanted to come in first. but sometimes in sports, there's somebody that's better. and i was that guy for seven years. i never understood what it felt like to get second or third. i'm 38 now. your race guys that are 24, 25, 26. they're fast. they're strong. they have acceleration. they have all of the things that you had at that age. you get third. that's what the great thing about the tour. the best man always wins. >> you can see are more of dr. gupta's exclusive interview with armstrong on "american morning." >>> your feedback. it's crazy too. c

meineke. >>> i'm john king and this is "state of the union." french president is in the hospital undergoing medical tests this morning. presidential pal lays said mr. sarkozy became ill whilinging with his body guards. the 54-year-old president underwent a physical early they are month. his blood tests were normal. moscow said it's perplexed by controversial comments made by vice president joe biden. biden told the "wall street journal" that russia has a withering economy and a leadership that's clinging to the past. his remarks come weeks after a summit meeting between the united states and russia that was intended to promote thawing relations. sarah palin's last day in office. she resigns tonight during a ceremony in fash banks. the lieutenant governor will be sworn in as her successor. she's leaving office because of a slew of ethics complaints against her. it cost the state millions to represent her and distracted her from her job. that and more ahead on the "state of the union." now let's

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only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> more now of our conversation with the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. >> let me ask you about the politics of this for you. you were here not in this role, but you were here the last time we had a democratic president and the democrats in charge of both chambers of congress and the president wanted health care reform. it didn't pass and his party was hammered in the midterm elections, not the president, he came out of it just fine. he lost 52 seats. do you have any worry we're headed into a similar situation? >> i remind you that the health care bill did not pass at that time. i think the american people want us to perform, they need this, this is urgent. it's urgent in terms of their health, their economic stability -- the economic stability of their families, and they want to see a democratic majority in the house and senate and the democratic president in the white house to show that we can work together to have a positive impact on

only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> boy, 11% in new home sales and it's a sign that the market is starting to bounce back here. we had gerri willis weigh in on this. if you would, break the numbers down for us. >> absolutely. new home sales going up 11% to 349,000. guess what? wall street was surprised about this. they expected it to about be 2%. this is the largest increase in nearly nine years and so it comes to this very big positive result for people watching these numbers and i want to tell you, new home sales is really a small part of the market. look at what has been going on in the big part of the market. existing home sales have been out for three state months. look at these numbers. april, may, june, you can see a building effect going on here and there are more and more home sales and even when you drill down with this market, las vegas, the market has been hit by this crash. it had the highest sales since 2006, the height of the boom in june. so you're seeing a re

only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> the president out campaigning today for the far-reaching reform of health care, now dominating action on capitol hill campaigning, this afternoon in north carolina. here to bring out the president's fighting side. here he is aiming his pitch at the folks out there who already have healthcare. >> nobody is talking about some government takeover of health care. i'm tired of hearing that. i have been as clear as i can be under the reform i've proposed. if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you keep your health care plan. these folks need to stop scaring everybody. nobody, nobody is talking about you forcing to have to change your plan. many of you have been denied insurance or heard someone who was denied insurance because they got -- had a pre-existing condition. that will no longer be allowed. we won't allow that. with reform, insurance companies will have to abide by a yearly cap on how much you c

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come to meineke now and get a free ac system check. at meineke, you're always the driver. >>> you're in "the situation room." happening now, it's so popular it almost ran out of money in a matter of days. the rebate better known as cash for clunkers. >>> just seven more flights before the space shuttles are grounded in two years. should they live on past their expiration date? they might have to to keep americans flying in space. >>> out of the emergency room, into neighborhood clinics. is there a problem with the program for low-income patients that michelle obama helped create in chicago? we'll investigate. wolf blitzer is off today. i'm john king. you're in "the situation room." >>> as the united states begins to wind down its commitment in iraq, some young americans and iraqis are learning more about each other far from the war in new england. mary snow has more on how bridges are being built between the two cultures. >> reporter: hi, john. one of the striking things about the iraqi teenagers you're about to meet is the sense of op

only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> in speaking with paul kagame, the president of rwanda, the one thing that struck me was his continued reliance on the idea of self-reliance, on the idea that his people, his community, needed to stand by itself. this comes perhaps from the fact that his people was let down by the community, by the united states, by the western general when they most needed intervention. he has a skeptical view of outside intervention or offers to help weather it involves foreign aid, the u.n. in its involvement, and the court. he is skeptical of the national criminal court to indict the president of sudan over the genocide in bal darfur. >> you don't like the criminal courts of basheer and sudan. here is a man who desperately sought international assistance against the genocide, and when the government in sudan seems to be perpetrating something that in some ways can be seen as similar, you're standing on the sidelines. >> i question the process because i u

meineke. latoya. >>> tonight's shot, a milestone in iraq. iraqis played their first home soccer match since the invasion. michael ware was there. he get caught up in all the excitement. take a look. it is the shot. >> welcome to international football baghdad style. this is iraq's first time international since the ban was imposed in 2002 in the lead up to the u.s.-led invasion. excuse me, guys. iraq is playing its first home game against palestine. this is an incredible scene. this is filled to capacity with intense security. as the war continues. but it is this game, this that has been the iraqi people's disconnect from the horror and them. this is the only thing that has united the iraqi people. >> it is nice to see michael ware so excited and happy there in baghdad. >> i think in all his years of covering that war we've never seen him smile. >> see the most recipient shots at ac360.com. a lot more ahead at the top of the hour. my exclusive tour of ghana's cape coast castle with president obama and my sitdown interview. i'm sorry. i can't

meineke. welcome home, man. >> i think this is fair to say i could answer the question what's the word i am looking for? , stupidly. 56 minutes of press conference 55 men's and 40 seconds on healthcare. 30 seconds of racial controversy. i wonder what the media will go with the next day. let's go to the wheel and give it a spin. round and round. come on healthcare. daddy needs a new hip replacement. >> i should have known alwaalwa harsh but funny. >> what's the latest on the diplomacy bash between the president the professor and the cambridge cop really on? with us to sort fact from fiction eminent law professor charles ogle tree who is representing his faculty colleague henry gates in the controversy. professor good to have you on again. is it samad dams -- sam adams bud light? >> if will be something light whether it's bud or something else. >> is game on? will they be getting together? >> the hope is they would get a chance to meet before the president takes his vacation in late august. that

only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you.ave 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> we're back with secretary of treasury, timothy geithner. let me ask you about this, because i talked to a number of businessmen, and a lot of them said, can we tell geithner to stop beating up on business, tell obama to stop beating up on business? we feel like we're the villains, like we're being mistreated by congress. >> if you listen to what the president says, i feel at times the same way. we feel deeply that the strength of the economy depends on the work of the united states. their work at putting things at risk again. the president understands that. >> do you feel it fair to say that they've been battered unfairly? >> the financial system? >> let's talk about the financial system. >> the financial system has suffered a dramatic loss of trust and confidence largely because of the judgment many of the leaders of our institutions made in managing those institutions. the consequences of those choices were vae damavery damag to people across t

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meineke. >>> to our viewers, hurt in situation room. happening now, an influx of stimulus money this time to bolster police departments across the country. it is a billion dollar infusion but it is not enough for everyone. who gets a check and who gets zero dollars? behind the wheel and staying in touch. talking on the cell phone is distraction enough but a new study says texting while driving is an even bigger recipe for disaster. >>> and drug agents and search warrants. investigators search the las vegas home of michael jackson's personal doctor. i'm wolf blitzer. you're "the situation room." >>> is talk like that actually breaking republicans? senators talked about the health care battle, possibly becoming the president's waterloo is explaining his party's hopes for health reform and defending against one republican saying that southerners are hijacking the republican party. joining us now from capitol hill, senator jim demint, republican of south carolina. he is the author of a brand new book entitled "saving freedom, we can stop am

only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you.s. meineke. ♪ i know the truth and words will be our salvation ♪ ♪ lift up our hearts to be thankful ♪ >> larry: lionel ritchie in top form today. dionne warwick and her son damon eliot with us. by the way we spoke of michael's childhood, brooke shields was a close friend. very emotional when she paid tribute. watch. >> we had a bond. and maybe it was because we both understood what it was like being in the spotlight from a very, very young age. yes, it may have seemed very odd to outside. but we made it fun and we made it real. when he started wearing the glove, i was like, what's up with the glove? both of us needed to be adults very early, but when we were together, we were two little kids having fun. although our hearts are aching, we need to look up where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon, and we need to smile. [ applause ] >> larry: in a crescent moon, never heard it put like that. >> that's from her heart. everything that was done today. >> larry: dionne, everyone kno

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come to meineke now and get a free ac system check. at meineke, you're always the driver. >>> to our viewers, you're in "the situation room." happening now, she made the 911 call that led to the arrest of the harvard professor henry louis gates. for the first time, she's speaking out about its incident and its controversial aftermath. >>> gripping details about bernard madoff's ponzi scheme. a lawyer for madoff's victims now says the disgraced financier is talking from his prison cells and spilling beans about how he stole billions from investors. >>> and a new warning about the dangers of tanning beds. experts say the cancer risk is serious, just as bad as cigarettes. we'll have an in-depth report on this alarming new study. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> could we be seeing the beginning of the end of the recession? president obama says possibly. this comes as the government puts out the so-called beige book that says while the economy remains weak, it's becoming less severe. listen to president obama's thoughts

meineke. >>> hi. welcome back.rth over health care reform. we want to take a closer look at how reform affects you. that's really what it comes down to. >> that's right. >> we're talking about plans in the house, plans in the senate. all of this is about what's in the plans. maybe not as much attention as to what's in the plans. we're really stuck on how to pay for it. we should really look at real world scenarios to help us understand how health care reform could impact each and every one of us. >> how can you as a citizen know if you want health care reform and which plan until you know how it will affect you. the problem is who is you? because there are a lot of yous out there. there's people who have great insurance. people who have lousy insurance. people who have no insurance. it runs the gamut. in next hour, i'm going to introduce to tony and the rest of you to three people who are going to help us explain this. the first person is named mary. she's a recent college grad. looking for a job, doesn't have insu

come to meineke now and get a free ac system check.t meineke, you're always the driver. >>> i filled in for regis the last two mornings. i chatted with the bachelorette. after weeks of televised lip-locking, she picked her man. they appeared on the show. take a look. >> you're so adorable. >> thank you. >> kissing all the guys. what do you think about it? >> first i thought it was kind of weird. you get used to it. >> how many did you actually hook up with? how many did you actually sleep with? >> i'm shocked! i'm shocked! >> wait. you greased up this guy in oil on national tv. you're shocked by that question. >> it was aloe vera. >> i kissed ten guys but only four with tongue. >> you know what, i just threw up in my mouth. >> great. >> i'll give you this, anderson cooper. let's be honest. you asked the question everybody wants to know, all of these dating shows. >> on that show, i don't watch it. they show her greasing people up and then like volcanos erupt and you see the ocean moving. so it seems like this is going on a lot. >> she'

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meineke.ltering temperatures here and heat in the south. can i tell you something, reynolds, i heard someone say 0 0 degrees for a high in atlanta? >> i know, that's a little chilly. we're spoiled and ridiculous in the south. it's nice. >> people have new york have no idea what we're talking about. coolest spring since 1958. out west just very dry conditions and you want to talk heat. let's talk about video we'll show you, certainly hot stuff happening near arcadia, wildfires going out of control, trying to create fire lanes to break up the spread of fire. with the winds gaining some intensity they could have some problems. dry in california. certainly you have the flames. we go to the magic wall, we'll sew you the opposite kinds of conditions in florida. heavy rain and possibly flooding because we've had scattered showers along parts of the i-10 corridor near mobile. north of the big easy we're seeing cells pop up. the reason is quite easy, we have a frontal boundary that has been draped righ

meineke. >>> are we done with this recession? here to tell us is an economist and a businessman at the top of his field. the economist is known on wall street as dr. doom. so when he said in a speech last week that the economy is likely to recover by the end of the year, stocks actually rose 1% in one hour. the billionaire real estate and publishing mogul, mortimer zuker man is usually an optimist, but even he wrote in the wall street journal that the economy is worse than you think. yikes. he warned on this program just a few weeks ago that the giant budget deficits in the united states could eventually have dire consequences. neil, what should we make of the fact that despite this bad news, goldman sachs had record profits? >> it just shows there's winners as well as losers, and the best-known banks can make serious money. trading, which has always been one of goldman sachs strongest suits. making trades, making transactions with the firms in the capital. but it was interesting to see the number of other banks, morgan stanley,

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meineke. >> here are some facts. july will be the deadliest month of the nato forces of the entire war. the pentagon is admitting that the u.s. has lost troops "at an alarming rate this month." eight british soldiers were killed in a single 24-hour period last week. when their caskets returned home, the united kingdom held a day of national mourning. britain is the united states's most important allies in this fight. many believe in the casualty rate remains high, the public could abandon their support for their effort. joining me to talk about all this, david kilcullen. david is a former army officer who helped the u.s. plan the troops in both iraq and afghanistan. andrew besovich is a professor of boston university. they are in opposition on this. is this uptick in violence good news, by which i mean when the surge began in iraq, general petraeus warned that the initial effect of the surge would be to actually raise troop casualties because the united states forces would be actively engaging the enemy in ways they

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only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> it's time for the shot. tonight's ebay overload over michael jackson. there are about 50 dhow jackson-related items on the site. >> is that all. >> a few of the stranger ones like this. take a look. where is it. >> wait for it. oh. >> what is that you ask? it is billed as a moon walking cheeto. >> huh. >> side to side comparison reveals a mild resemblance. someone wan this had chee toe bad, sold for 35 bucks and change. >> it sold? just buy a bag. you'll find one of your own. >>> but the good thing about that cheeto, it will probably last the next 60 years. perhaps a moon walking piece of toast. the owner said he noticed the strange image before he was going to butter the toast. if you're interested, make an offer. any offer. last but not least, art lovers will appreciate the face of michael jackson in this slab of cultured marble. look closely. i don't see it. yeah, no. >> yeah. i don't think so. >>> we asked people in our graphics departm

come to meineke now and get a free ac system check. at meineke, you're always the driver. >>> a baby girl cut from her mother's womb, her mother found dead in her closet. the woman you see believed responsible. suspected p suspected passing off the baby as her own. she is now held on $2 million bail. >>> when we first brought you this horrific story yesterday, everyone assumed the worse, until now. the baby is not only alive, but get this, she's also said to be in good condition. she was found in plymouth, new hampshire. her mother's body found in her worcester, massachusetts, apartment. our boston tv station wcbb brings us up to date. >> reporter: julie corey of worcester was taken into police custody last night in plymouth, new hampshire. investigators were tiched off by friends when they became suspicious when corey told them she had just given birth. they didn't even know she was pregnant. >> some friends became a little concerned about how she could home so early after just giving birth. >> reporter: police believe the child is th