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behind the headlines: actress meryl streep says women need to keep pushing the boulder up the hill. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first: obama cabinet member kathleen sebelius. as the nation's highest-ranking health official, secretary sebelius played a key role in the passing landmark health care reform. this week marks six months since president obama signed the bill into law and some of the law's new policies now start taking effect. democrats are using these changes to try to get out their base out to the polls in november. >> any young adult under 26 can be added to a family plan as long as he or she doesn't have employer-based coverage. this year preventive care begins being offered with no co-pays and deductibles so kids' immunizations and cancer screenings, we think it is really good for people to get preventive care up front and not pay for the disease in the long run. this year small employers get a tax credit for covering their employees and that will carry on. this year seniors get a $250 check to help

. >>> actress meryl streep is leading the fight for obama's museum on the national mall. she had a fund-raising dinner last night to purchase land for the women's natural history museum to be built at 12th street and independence avenue southwest. the house passed legislation last year authorizing the museum. a vote is pending in the senate. >> museums are very important in washington, d.c., to our national heritage, memorialize in marble, granite, glass, steel, stone. >> the cost is unclear, but supporters say the bridges of the land and construction cost would be paid by private sponsors. >>> there's a lot more still to come in. the next in market >>> of women's lives scattered along the stre

the cause that brought meryl streep to d.c. ♪ >> plus, the local librarians turning to song to tell the of their budget woes. now they have become annternet sensation. >>> a truly sad story. a d.c. woman's possessions lining several blocks this morning. and she has nowhere tgo. >>> this morning we are staying on top of a troubling story in northwest washington. a woman's belongings are lining the street for several city blocks after she was evicted from her hom poice are on the scene to make sure no one takes her stuff. this is 11th and otis in northwest washington where we found news 4's tracee wilkins. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have seen this scene played out across the country as folks deal with the economic downturn. it has affected ts woman, 50-year-old eloisa diaz who lived here 22 years and her home in northwest for 15 years. she said for the last two and a half years she'sot been able to have steady work, and the work has dried up causing her eviction. take a look here. d.c. police are guarding her stuff. because this stuff lines baskly about four blocks of thi

. >> you said meryl streep. you said maybe meryl streep. >> i said maybe streep, i said if she's lucky. >> larry: andy, are you very happy for amy's success? >> yeah. >> larry: you won't be after what she just said. >> no. no. amy is beloved by all. that's her secret move. no one doesn't like her. >> oh. that's nice. i can name a few. >> yeah, i would say it's inspiring to see. i came in when amy was in the middle of her run. and i would say her and seth maybe more than anyone really looked out for me and kind of took me under their wing and made sure i was doing okay. >> larry: why, fred, is he staring at you? >> i was just showing him the ropes. >> there was a lot of hazing. >> so much hazing. really kind of limp hazing. >> but i accepted you. >> i appreciate that. >> this year for the first time. >> i'm really excited for amy. >> larry: we'll be back with the cast and the exec producer. "saturday night live," it's 36 years, starts tomorrow night. don't go away. logistics makes the world work better. ♪ when it

. >>> still ahead -- ♪ >> sulking about budget >>> actress meryl streep is in the district tonight raisingey for a new museum. streep is supporting plans f a national women's history museum on th national mall. the money raised tonight will go toward buying federal property for the museum at 12th and independence southwest. the house passed legislation authorizing the museum last year and are pending in the senate. >>> some local librarians are becoming a hit on the internet for their unique way of dealing with hardship ♪ >> the staff at the sentrahonic region alally says this budget is the worst in years. so they made this video. it has received 30,000 hits in a week from people all over the world. >> chinese, hungarian, swedish web sites. it's very gratifying. >> people have this image of librarians that we're not like regular people, but w really are. so we don't usuly dance on the tables, but after hours, who knows. >> the full video is on our web site, of course, [ mom ] my son ryan didn't know his voulez-vous from his frere jacques... [ speaking french ] [ mom ] ...so he decided to s

meryl streep attended a fund- raiser for the purchase of land to build the museum. the house passed legislation authorizing the museum last year. a vote is pending in the fall. >>> hacker strike twitter. tonight, what the website is doing to ensure the safety. >> teacher bonuses if students do well -- who says the practice does not work? >> a homicide in broad daylight has neighbors asking questions. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. >>> we are learning details about a murder mystery. >> outside of her greenbelt apartment in the 8500 block. more on what we have learned about the victim. >> caroline, the initial call to 911 was four shots fired in this greenbelt neighborhood. for hours, residents were not able to go inside their homes of police investigated what ended up being a mysterious homicide. those who find -- found the body described a horrifying scene. >> she was always smiling, always happy. >> at 2:30, a neighbor's maid a gruesome discovery. >> we had seen her hanging outside the building. it was sad to see. i could not look at it. >>

the last full-length nonhorror film he directed was "music from the heart" in 1999 which earned meryl streepmination. is that out of your system now? you don't seem to care anymore about doing other things. >> i think i reached a peace with it, you know? sometimes you fight what you are, what you're doing. and say, i'm going to do this instead. and at a certain point you say, i'm really good at this and people really seem to enjoy what i do and i've definitely left a mark on american cinema of some sorts off another. >> reporter: a claw mark. >> maybe a claw mark. >> reporter: i'm john berman for "nightline" in an inashern arbor, michigan. >> "my soul to take" opens october 8th. >>> up next, we've got some more horrific footage from the world of live tv bloopers. we're just getting on stage or keeping your hair straight can be a real nightmare.wúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwú wúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwúwú if you fight to sleep in the middle of the night why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba recept

occasionally meryl streep but i have to have had a lot of hair and makeup done for her, because she's>> jimmy: i get emeril. [ laughter ] so count your blessings. >> it's -- lesley and i have an agreement. if she's having a grouchy day she just tells everybody she's me, and vice versa. >> jimmy: that's identity theft. you shouldn't stand for that. that's totally unacceptable. obviously you've done many, many interviews. have you ever been genuinely scared during an -- besides this one, obviously. an interview you were conducting, have you ever been scared? >> scared as in physically scared or -- >> jimmy: like fearful. >> well, you know, sometimes you get a little anxious because you can't figure out exactly how you're going to get to the thing you want to -- probably the most in some way anxiety-provoking was saddam. >> jimmy: saddam, which saddam? hussein? >> that would be the one. >> jimmy: really? why? because he seems like a fun guy. >> no, he -- you know, the room was ringed with all of the aides who work for him, and i really was worried a lot about getting the tapes out of the

. >>> and oscar women meryl streep made a stop in washington.pport the national women's history museum. howard? >> it is warmer this morning. we'll be in the low 70s by 9:00. low 80s by noon and upper 80s to low 90s for highs with an outside chance look at the storm. a last look at your seven-day forecast when we return. [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ to bring the family together on sunday mornings than with the warmth and aroma of freshly baked pillsbury cinnamon rolls. [ wink! ] [ wink! ] ♪ four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and aga

meryl streep is in washington tonight. she is pushing to have a new national women's history museum built on the mall. if congress agrees, the museum would be built at 12th and independence. the house okayed the plan, but the senate must vote on the legislation. streep is an honorary board member of the group working to build the women's history museum. >> another beautiful day. >> i came up with any excuse to not get here faster. get gas, anything. just to be out. >> what they call a spa lift. >> it was low 50s and now it's around 80. dry air mass, heats up nicely and not too much. here's your forecast first. the next three days, tomorrow will seem more like summer. a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. hesitated to put these icons on. a slight chance on thursday. highs back around 90 and then on friday, maybe a shower friday night, highs again right around 90. all right, let's break down tomorrow for you. our last day of summer. 68 to start. so almost 4 to 8 degrees warmer in the morning than it was this morning.

the last full-length nonhorror film he directed was "music from the heart" in 1999, which earned meryl streep an oscar nomination. out of your system now? you don't have to care anymore about doing other things? >> i think i reached a peace with it. sometimes you fight what you are, what you're doing. i'm going to do this instead. at a certain point you say, i'm relevant go really good at this and people really seem to enjoy what i do. >> i've got to admit i was a huge "scream" fan. loved that series. freaked me out. >> whenever i've been forced to watch a scary movie, like that one, i do fast forward sound down. i can't hear the music. i can't see the images. this will probably give me a nightmare. >> can't do it. >> this will probably give me nightmares. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by un

there's no difference between that-- meryl streep is watching this going really?tis. you should say she was born to it. the younger daughter of screen legend janet lee and tony curtis. but her real life is unlike anything she'd imagined. at what point in your life did you realize," i have achieved what... not only what i wanted to achieve but what most people don't in this world?" >> i didn't want to achieve anything. that's like the last thing that... i'm not a dreamer so i never had a wish list. >> reporter: not to be a best selling author, but her latest children's book published this month is her ninth. not to be an activist. or a pitch woman. or even a wife and mother. >> jamie lee curtis. >> reporter: and not to be an award-winning actress. so she's made some 40 films. her latest you again a comedy about lingering high school hive al res hits theaters this week. >> it's fun. >> reporter: you get to use your cheerleading skills. >> exactly. go gators, go, go, look at you. >> your character in the movie says nobody gets through high school unscathed. >> report