i'm ali velshi in des moines iowa, iowa state fair. ironic over my right shoulder, you see cigarettes. over my left shoulder you see fried food. maybe not, not the most interesting place to have a conversation on health care. it is on everybody's mind. that's why we are brink it to you. bringing you outbursts, outrage and conversation that went on at townhall meetings across the country held by congress and the president. the president is having another one. his third one this week. it's going to be in colorado in the 6:00 p.m. eastern hour. 3:30 from now. we will bring that to you live. you will also hear in this half-hour about canadian-style health care. you are going to hear about a possible doctor and nurse shortage. and we'll look into the number of uninsured people in this country. >> does congress intend to pass health care reform and if so how do you intend to pay for it even if you have to have a tax increase. do you intend to pass the health care reform, that's what i'm asking? >> i would intend to pass a health care reform

. >>> from who channel 13 in des moines, iowa, one woman is getting the most out of this year's state fair. she's attempting to eat her way through all 54 food on a stick offerings. from hot baloney to chocolate cake on a stick, she's targeting it all. it will not be cheap on the wallet or body, costing $300 and about 1,400 calories. >>> well, i'm christina brown. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> top of this thursday morning to you. we hope your doing well with this act of weather pattern. the more intense storm activity is still to our west. it will not make it through here until sunday morning. we will be tracking this warm, moist tropical air mass. we will see chances of scattered showers and storms each and every afternoon. right now it is 76 degrees downtown. 81 degrees in ocean city. a 7 degrees-92 degrees throughout the day. -- 87 degrees-92 degrees throughout the day. i have more with an update on hurrica

lawmakers are in des moines, iowa -- lawmakers in des moines, iowa, are trying to repeal a 1942 cityrdinance that bans public dancing after 2:00 a.m. i have something to say to everyby in des moines. everybody cut, everybody cut. ♪ ♪ everybody cut, every, everybody cut♪ ♪ footloose ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. ♪ welcome to the show, everybody. welcome, welcome, welcome. hey, over the weekend, i got the honor of going to my first nascar event. it was in chicagoland speedway. i have never been to one. and it was phenomenal. anyone been to a nascar event? [ scattered applause ] four people? fantastic. [ laughter ] it's soething like you've never seen it before. they asked me to say, "gentlemen, start your engines." that was my line. i was like all right. "gentlemen, start your engines." and i was nervous about it. i get there and god, they just were so nice with their fans, nascar, they give them -- they really soup it up. they give you headphones and cool things, you can hear the drivers like talking as they're driving, all this stuff. so anyways, before the matc

it was a packed house from des moines iowa. tom harken got an earful about the bill. >> it reads like something that was brought up in the 1930s in germany. it is not good [ inaudible ] >> a lot of the people who were here have no clue oh than making comments that, you know, they are going to be afraid because -- people's lifestyles will be changed. >> a lot of fear are stoked by those that don't want to change. >> reporter: senator harken says the meeting went well and some people have legislate questions. >>> still ahead on 9 news now, the redskins return to the practice field. and d.c. united takes on one of the greatest soccer clubs in the world. >>> plus a school that decided to to adt a no-homework policy. details after the break. this is 9 news now. follow your lead. they watch everything you do... ...and every move you make. this includes your choices about what you eat... ...and your choices about health and exercise. so take the lead. if you make healthy choices... ...your children will, too. it's up to all of us to l

. >>> from who channel 13 in des moines, iowa, one woman is getting the most out of this year's state fair. she's attempting to eat her way through all 54 food on a stick offerings. from hot baloney to chocolate cake on a stick, she's targeting it all. it will not be cheap on the wallet or body, costing $300 and about 1,400 calories. >>> well, i'm christina brown. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day >>> tom is here to tell us what we can expect from the weather. tom? >> well, headline, hurecneedasby just a little bit. let's take a look at what's been happening outthe.er howe, it is still a very powerful hurricane. thankfully now just passing to the northeast of puerto rico. still has winds near 130, gusts to 155.e. th's only dn by about 7 mi hles our. ill continue to pass to the f bermuda, it appears, this morning. gotew f srs fweho southwest of e fredericksburg. they may roll into the southern surbs in a couple of hours. forecast for today coming up in just a couple of minutes. stay tuned. >> thank you very much. >> let's go to jerry edwards and the news 4 traffic

that it was heated there, then check out this scene at the healthcare town hall meeting in des moines, iowa this afternoon. >> it reads like something that was brought up in the early 1930s in germany. it is not good on this free country. >> a lot of the people that were here, they have no clue in making comments that, you know, sure, they are going to be afraid. because people's live styles are going to change. >> i think a lot of the fear is being stoked by those who don't want to change the system. >> even though that tempers flared. the senator said that the meeting went well and that people have legitimate concerns these days. >>> still ahead on nine news now, the high-tech worlds that are saving lives by keeping local police officers out of harm's way. plus, the nine lives of them. we have a preview of the new hbo documentary that premiers in rr stay with us. so when you said you bring fiber optic all the way to the home, you meant... we bring fiber optic all the way to the home. um... which gives you more bandwidth than cable. so you can upload faster. so it's like comparing a horse

. >> we're here in des moines, io iowa, at the iowa state fair. so busy eating that i country do it, but i'll be with you. >> also. josh levs he is our truth seeker in chief. you can add that to your resume. we'll be looking at questions from our blogs, facebook and twitter and angie holland as well with politico fact inch checking.com. not aligned with any side in this discussion. thanks for your time as well. let just get to all of the questions right now. so, josh, we have heard this week at one of the health care forums about the so-called death panels. this was something that came up actually on a facebook page just about a week, week and a half ago. it was a pesting on former alaska governor's sarah palin's web sincht right. well, she used the term death panel, but we heard many at these town halls give ideas that the government would create groups of people who ultimately decide who's going to live or die, who is deserving of medical care or who is not. the truth squad is back. we tackled t here's our verdict, folks. let's get straight to i

president, let's go to our ali velshi, talking with people from your gentleman to iowa and stons in between. today, he is in des moines, at the iowa state far. i'm sure that's a lot of fun. you've been bouncing around on that bus. so don't try the food at the fair, i'm not saying it's bad food, but it could make you sick with all the bouncing around on the bus. >> don, too late for that unfortunately. we were at the missouri state fair yesterday, iowa state fair today. over my left shoulder, we're got fried dwirchgis and oreos and over my right shoulder, it's a cigarette booth, so an ironic setting to be talking about health care. but the same thing here in and missouri, tennessee, kentucky, illinois, georgia, people are talking about this. this is clearly the thing that has aroused emotions in america and as ed just said to you, we're getting mixed response, we're getting those who say it's overdue. they're so behind the administration and the president about getting this done and getting it done fast. and others who saying overwhelmingly, slow down, what's the rush and how are we going to pay for this. the president

and, frankly, the former governor of alaska should listen to him, and i would change this to des moines, iowating her like a reasonable person. but she is not. she is a whack job. i admire is speaker gingrich for pretending that she is a serious person, but she is not. greta: what is up with him for that? why did he have to sayç that? ymgo to gretawire.com and tell . and do you hear music? apparently, tom delay does, and he is getting out his dance shoes. the man nicknamed "the ca hammer" is joining an actress, a sportsman, and others. congressman delay says he has been working out like crazy to get ready for the show, and that answers the great mystery. yes, there is a career after congress. and sergeant james crowley is back. no, not for another beer summit. he spoke at a convention and got a standing ovation. >> it has been very difficult for my family, friends, my colleagues back in cambridge. it would not have been as easy for me to handle this without the support of the fraternal order of police. greta: and there you have it, the best of the rest, but still ahead, your last call, one m

new video of a heated ruckus at a town hall in des moines, iowa.ut are the objectors that show up at these meetings really angry mobs that the democrats are portraying them as. >> clayton: ralph reed is a republican strategist and chairman of the faith and freedom coalition. he joins us to talk about this and other stuff. good morning, ralph. >> good to be with you. >> clayton: you know the allegations as morning. the new york times saying the democrats are pointing out these town hall meetings -- they allege anyway these town hall meeting's are being orchestrated by lobbyists of the republican party. these are not real americans are the outraged but that these are somehow being harvested by the republicans. any truth to that? >> what it really does is give you insight into the mindset of the obama white house and the national democratic party if they confuse spontaneous combustion of citizen activism and massive protests about government-run top-down one-size-fits-all health care with something that's orchestrated. now look, there are some nationa

tom harkin of iowa was interrupted several times saturday in des moines by people in the audience. >> this is not health reform. this is control. control over our lives. >> senator harkin calls the outburst scare tactics that are part of a nationally coordinated effort to disrupt the meetings. the republican party says it is not behind those efforts but some conservatives groups have encouraged people to show up at the meetings. hundreds gathered in memphis, tennessee to voice their concerns to democratic representative steve cohen. the congressman planned to address social security and veterans benefits but that town hall quickly switched topics, then it turned into a raucous debate over health care reform. in new york state, congressman scott murphy got an earful from all sides. hundreds gathered at a parking lot to express their positions on health yar overhaul. >>> new this hour, the senate minority leader weighing in at those outbursts. republican senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky says he thinks neither side should try to engage in disrupting the town halls. he's defending the

in des moines, iowa senator tom harkin was interrupted several times yesterday by people in the crowd. some in the audience even began shouting at one another. >> we ain't going to do anything. >> why don't you go home. >> how dare you! how dare you! how dare you! >> joining me live from seattle, republican congressman dave reichert of washington. he sits on the ways and means committee. >> good morning. >> let's get an assessment of the anger at these town halls. how much is legitimate and how much do you think is manufactured by special interest groups looking to kill the bill? >> well, i think it's legitimate. i have been out talking to my constituents across my district and what i'm hearing is that this isn't really an effort by people to come to town halls to learn more. however, i think some people might be doing that. it really is these -- the people across the country have read the bill or read portions of the bill and are upset with those portions of the bill and see too much government control. they want their voices heard. i really see it as a grassroots movement, here espe

some pictures of stephen that i took a hammer when i was out attending his trial in 1991 in des moines, iowa. there he is coming at a dumpster down below. in the upper left he is in a room he called the california room in his ottumwa, iowa house. stephen was quite an unbelievable extraordinary figure. in addition to having stolen something in the order of 25,000 rare books, conservatively estimated to be worth about $20 million over 20 years coming he had collected in and produce a collection it with a collection and the clinton within the collection it were in these bookplates. these are entered into evidence at his trial. you were wondering how in the world did i get these bookplates -- i got on quite legitimately legally, i pay for them. after he was convicted in hear his defense at that trial by the way it was not guilty by reason of insanity. and they did not buy that and he went to prison. but after he went to prison would have been the residue of what had been left of the library, they cannot determine were all the books that come from. these books that were left over in a few of the

this one in des moines, iowa on saturday. similar scenes playing out across the country this week. >>> now sarah palin is turning up the heat in the debate as well calling the democrats' plan evil. we'll have more of her words in just a few minutes. >>> plus, when there's something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? there's an historic hotel that some baseball players are afraid to sleep in. they say it is actually haunted. but never able to resist a challenge, i had to check in and check it out for myself. did you see how tired i was? i worked so hard on these sties. you'll see what i found coming up. >> looked like you were sleeping pretty soundly. >>> we want to get to the fatal air crash over the hudson river between new jersey and new york. nbc's jeff rossen is in hoboken, new jersey with the latest. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: lester, good morning. police divers are back in the water this morning. you can see the new york city police boats behind me right in that search area. they're looking for more

getting any more civil for democrats pushing president obama's health care reform plan, in des moines, iowanator harkin was interrupted several times yesterday by the people in the crowd there and some of the audience even began shouting at each other. >> why don't you go home? >> how dare you! how dare you! >> join me live from washington, d.c., as the president of freedom works and here in studio igor holsky, blogger for the american progress action fund good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> matt, i want to get your take on what we're seeing across the country with all of the outbursts. at the town hall meetings. tell me what you think of all this. >> i think when this whole thing started you saw a lot of real people with real anxieties both about the process of the expedited process democrats are trying to use to ramp through this bill, but also the substance of the bill, and a lot of real people were showing up, they were pretty rowdy, it was like equated to a high school football game. what's happened is that the democratic leadership particularly harry reid

we're going to be going to des moines, iowa, stopping in towns in kentucky, missouri, kansas an

seriously and president reagan of course was a broadcaster from his early days at who radio in des moines iowa, and he knew what the free marketplace meant to free speech and therefore his fcc repealed it by a 4-1 vote back then and was the best thing that ever happened to free speech in america. for the first time broadcasters were on an equal playing with our print brethren. >> host: after the end of the fairness doctrine 1987 what happened to the radio airwaves? what kind of metamorphosis' did you see? >> guest: it was instant. i was involved in a talk radio station in seattle washington back in 1988 called king 1090, very liberal radio station i might add and we can get into that story a little bit later. >> host: absolutely. >> guest: but immediately the first out of the great debate colgate was rush limbaugh and he fully understood what it was to be able to opinionative really on the air waves when he was in sacramento california he had to live under the fairness doctrine guidelines. when he located in sacramento he told me that it was amazing that there was nobody giving political talk

in des moines, iowa, and he knew what the free marketplace meant to free speech. and, therefore, his if i can repealed it by a 4 to 1 vote. it was a best thing to ever happen to free speech in america. for the first time broadcasters were on an equal plain with our print brethren. >> host: what kind of metamorphosis did you see? >> guest: well, it was instant. i was involved in a talk radio station in seattle, washington, back in 1988. it was called king at 1090. very liberal radio station, i might add. and we can get into that story a little bit later. >> host: absolutely. >> guest: but immediately the first one out of the gate was rush limbaugh, and rush fully understood what it was to be able to opinionate. he had to live under the fairness doctrine guidelines when he located in sacramento, he told me that it was amazing that there was nothing doing political talk and he said oh, this is a cakewalk, my word, what fun this is going to be. then he had to succumb to the fairness doctrine by giving an hour of a program to somebody in the community who was concerned

everywhere from des moines, iowa, to st. louis, missouri. into chicago, we could see high winds and hail. we'll keep an eye on that. scattered showers throughout florida and the gulf states. the high heat continues in the northeast. we're talking about 5 to 10 degrees above the norm. from nevada out to washington or actually up to iroregon and washington, heat returning to that area with temperatures in the 80s. dry on the west coast. rockies looking good. it is going to be in the triple >>> that's a quick look at your weather picture. 15 minutes past the hour, folks. >> thanks, a lot, dave. >>> coming up next, millions of young girls had a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. but is it safe? >>> plus, why investigators believe a babysitter could hold the key to finding a missing 6-year-old girl. >>> and the cover girl versus anonymous internet attacks. how her battle can change the you're watching the "early show" on cbs. show and tell you weren't always my favorite day. with all the pet hair in the air, i'd spend class preoccupied, bothered

by the time we get to des moines, the iowa state fair has a butter sculpture of some sort. >> the iowa state fair every year has a spectacular full-sized butter cow like we're talking full-size cow made out of butter, and this year the extra butter statue is going to be of neil armstrong commemorating his walk on the moon. >> all right. in addition to the fun we're going to have, and i'm looking forward to it and i'm salivating thinking about the food, we're going out there and in between meals we'll talk to americans about the economy, about health care. you've been on that bus a lot more than i have. i've had a few runs on it. what's the benefit of doing it that way over the way we get to cover news particularly from officials and politicians? >> well, i get about 60,000 miles over the course of the election. i'm based in d.c. but i traveled all over the country during those two years in the run-up to the election and the election. you just get out there and just talk to people, real people. you get off the east coast and get out of new york and out of d.c. you get into the middle of

we're going to the des moines, iowa, state fair tomorrow. i was told i couldn't wear this hat on tv too much. we're talking to people about health care, the economy and dollar day corn dogs. as you can see, rick, my day is pretty much set up. >> ali, has a great life, he gets to wear that hat and gets to have those conch dogs. i have something to help you out if you're one of the 150,000 americans who had to line up for the first time unemployment benefits last week. gets very complicated, rick, we'll break it down for you. everything you need to know at the top of the hour. >>> i'm elizabeth cohen in atlanta. ki parent bring their kids to thepedia titian and some parents are just saying no to the vaccine the government recommends. at the top of the hour, i'll tell you which one. >>> we'll see you shortly. turning people away from free health care clinics. what's going on? we'll ask the woman in charge of one clinic that's faced with that decision every single day. her story. >>> welcome back. checking stories happening right now. thousands

pulling up on a road from atlanta all the way to des moines, iowa.day. we're stopping in towns along the way to ask people what they want of their health care system. here are some of the responses we've had just on our first day. >> i want to be able to afford the best care that i can for myself and my children. >> i want to see my own doctors. >> i want to pick my own doctors and everything else instead of being assigned one. >> if we can just take care of that, then i would be pretty happy. >> i want my health care to be affordable, at a reasonable cost. >> i'm not going to go to the emergency room every time i get a cough or cold. i'm worried about the big illnesses that can really bankrupt a family. >> i don't want to settle for less than the best, if our life is at stake. >> reporter: health care costs are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in this country so obviously, affordability is a big issue. quality and access, those are big issues, too, that we're hearing from people. but the one that we're hearing about which is really what's pl

our affiliate kcci in des moines tells us about a meeting held last night by iowa senator tom harkin. >> it reads like mongolia that was thought up in the early 1930s in germany. >> reporter: people from both sides of the health care debate packed a room at the des moines health care center to here senator harkin talk about health care. the angriest ones were the loudest. >> how dare you -- >> the senator tried answering questions and concerns, but it wasn't easy thanks to the lively crowd that spilled into the hallway. >> i think he heard me, yeah. i think he heard there's a lot of people out here angry that congress proposes bills, doesn't read them. and then when the people out here read them, congress gets angry that we're reading the bill. >> denise groves has experience in nursing and went to the meeting to get more information on health care. >> i didn't really think i was going to get up and talk but i really get tired of listening to them. >> she says the opposition should have come up with more ideas than complaints. >> i would like to ask these people what solution do you h

candy crowley is live in west des moines, iowa this morning.the town halls, candy? >> we're hearing many, many things, really across the board. people for it, confused by it. senator grassley has not seen this kind of passion since 1989 two decades ago. that is not coincidental with catastrophic health care congress was trying to sell to senior citizens. you are seeing that passion here now in iowa. >> if it's okay with you, i'll get started. >> chuck grassley holds his 72nd town hall meeting this year. and what a year. >> we're here at a time when i sense people are scared for our country. >> stimulus plan, bailouts, government spending, health care, grassley gets two, sometimes three times the crowds he's had in previous years, many people, so many hands in the air. >> where do my children go to get their insurance if they don't want government health care? >> how are you going to change the insurance so that the small businesses can compete? >> reporter: so many cross currents. >> i need to know what are you doing to the insurance companies

zoom into des moines, iowa. you see the radar picture. most of the action is off to the west. severe thunderstorm warning west of des moines. that's quarter-sized hail and winds gusts to 60 miles per hour. that rain goes into northern portions of that wisconsin coastline, so watch for showers out there. later today that front sags to the south, and severe thunderstorms possible. kansas city through st. louis towards chicago late today. i think most will fall to the south, but notice some rare offshore to the carolinas. it will bleed back in today. look at the fog. that's what's developing right here. this gray shade as it expandzs, atlanta hartfield jackson will get the big delays with poor visibility first thing in the morning. look at that thunderstorm complex around oklahoma city. zero in towards your action. most of it right overhead. it's a loud start for oklahoma city. that falls apart later this afternoon. more thunderstorms late today. we have more on that in a half hour. good to see you on this monday morning. >> thank you. >> it's like we were just here. >> yes. >> s

carl cameron has been at the state fair in iowa, des moines. karl, what are they saying? >> well, there is a recognition that things have turned a little bit and the opposition is getting a lot louder. there is no shortage of people that recognize that the healthcare system is too expensive. when we talk to them here at the iowa state fair there, is complaints and concerns and a quizzical aspect as to why things haven't been completed already. here is a quick sampling. >> i don't think we should be socialized. i think we are a represented republic not a communist nation. i don't think there is any authorization in the constitution for the federal government to be involved at all. >> they haven't decided anything nobody decided nothing. and everybody is rushing to the bandwagon saying oh it's going to be this way or it's going to be this way. it's not going to be nothing yet. they haven't decided anything. >> three more weeks in this congressional break before lawmakers get back to washington and back to work, shep. opposition is growing in the meantime. shepard: hot summe

. >> the curious culinary combination the rave at the iowa state fair. a des moines chef named shawn valderamma grabs hershey's chocolate syrup, flips it over the top, drizzleles it over and flips it again. more than 5,000 strips have been sold. >>> a look at our exclusive weathernet and then we'll start the 6:00 news. stay with us. "good morning maryland" continues now. carol! denise! you've lost weight! it's just all these giant things make me look small. (chuckle) i hate dieting. me too. that's why i eat this fiber one yogurt. (mr. mehta) it has five grams of fiber, zero fat, and fifty calories. please, this is too creamy and delicious. it's true, only fifty calories. i am adding this to my list. here it is. (announcer) go to fiberoneyogurt.com for valuable coupons. >>> welcome. i'm jamie costello. it's tuesday, august 18th. we'll look at weather and traffic in a moment. >>> first the headlines. she said yes but that is not the problem facing a man who makes laws for a living. why a man's question is being questioned this morning. >>> and we'll have the latest in

reporter: we have been driving from atlanta to des moines and passed through georgia, tennessee, kentucky, illinois, missouri, heading into kansas and iowa. we're talking to people in places smaller than what would get media coverage about health care. as the health care debate was heating up on tv, we were trying to get a quieter discussion going. there was plenty of disagreement where we went. we ended up in an interesting place, northwestern kentucky on the illinois border. we had a bit of a town hall meeting. one was a democratic candidate who ran in the last election and lost. she had very, very strong views on health care. here is a bit of a taste of what she told us. >> well, my husband and i are two of the 47 million plus that don't have health care. i'm not talking insurance. i want health care. my husband had diabetes and a bout with cancer. what insurance company is going to cover us. if i get sick, i'm going to the emergency room. who is that costing? it's costing us, the taxpayers. if they have to tax me more to get health care, tax me. tax me, tax me, tax me. i'm willing to pay. >> reporter: i have to tell you, you can see

made it to the end of the road for you, iowa state fair in des moines. you haven't been driving the cnn express, you are not certified? >> you are very astute. i think you are the first person in 1,000 miles and six day whose made a comment that graphic does make it look like i am a driver. we have a driver. dale, pop in for a quick second. say hello. the men who has driven the cnn express for more than 100 miles. every state in america. he takes care of us. and does the driving. i do a lot of eating. in honor of the health care coverage. i am eating something that isn't fried for once. a piece of steak that, that the place we are standing next to. iowa's top choice gave me one. a big -- did i get the right name. >> steer and stein. the name of the place. if you are hear. this is really good. but, this has been a tour into the heartland. been a trip talking to people on main streets. weave have been stopping wherever we have been going. talking to people. we do get the work done. we have enjoyed great food. then to some of the state fairs. not here for t

we've been driving from atlanta to des moines, and we passed through georgia, kentucky, tennessee, illinois, missouri heading into kansas and iowa, and we're talking to people usually in places smaller than would normally get media coverage about health care. in the beginning of the week as the debate was really heating up on tv with the town hall meetings we were trying to get a quieter discussion going. there was plenty of disagreement where we went. we ended up in one interesting place in paducah, kentucky, northwestern kentucky just on the illinois border, and had a bit of a town hall meeting. one of the women was formerly a congressional candidate. she was a democratic candidate who ran in the last election and lost but had some very, very strong views on health care. here is a bit of a taste of what she told us. >> my husband and i are two of the 47 million plus that don't have health care. i'm not talking insurance. of course we don't have insurance, but i want health care. my husband has diabetes and had a bout with cancer. what insurance company is going to cover us? there aren't any. if i get sick today, where do you t

iowa on the weekend? >> that's right. by friday night we'll get to des moines be eating well. >> don't eat any of those funnel cakes because they aren't the healthiest of things. we know you have good health care but we want you to stay healthy. ali velshi on the road in paducah, kentucky this morning. leave a comment on our show blog what you think about health care reform. or call the show hotline, 1-877- 1-877-my-amfix. >>> there is a look at the swastika on this sign. it happened after a contentious debate about health care. >>> welcome back to the most news in the morning. you saw it here on "american morning," a georgia congressman in a heated back-and-forth over health care reform, then he finds a swastika painted on the sign outside his office in atlanta. congressman david scott says he believes it happened because of the health care debate. he joins us live from atlanta this morning to talk more about this. thanks for being with us. i'm sure it was a very disturbing sight. when did you first see it and when was your reaction? >> well, i saw it when i g

iowa. we ended up at a steakhouse in downtown des moines and senator kennedy came in with his entourage and had his coat off and pretty soon in the steakhouse he was leading senator chuck grassley of iowa around the steakhouse and introducing him to iowans. that was a manifestation really of his love of the process and politics. senator grassley just followed along meekly and shook hands with his own constituents. >> i love that story last night when ted kennedy went out to iowa to help john kerry. you voted for my brother. you voted for my other brother. but you didn't vote for me! but now you can make it all right by voting for john kerry. >> joe biden faberge egg, very joe biden as well. i can totally see him doing that. for some reason it just makes a lot of sense. tom, talk about, if you could, senator kennedy's place in history when you look at the crowds that have come out to say good-bye. we are saying good-bye to a leader. there is a presidential quality to what we are seeing unfold before our eyes. >> of course we are here in the mother lode of the kennedy -- boston. the first fam

i'm saying i want to have a system that covers everybody. >> iowa resident mary kerry is joining us from des moines, craig, you did have a chance to speak with senator grassley afterwards. what point did you make to him? >> well, what i said was to the senator when he got done with his interview was i appreciated him being here and that i felt that he had listened to our concerns and answered our questions, but i mainly wanted him to go back to washington and let the people know that have been calling us un-american and calling us mobs that we really can be civil and that this is a discussion that we should be having and this is what america was founded on and what it's all about. >> you oppose this proposed health care reform legislation, craig, don't you? >> yes, i am. i oppose this particular bill. >> the biggest reason you oppose the house democratic version is what? >> well, i can tell you from my point of view that i see this as a massive government intrusion into the lives of the american people, and i was going through the bill last night just so that i could be better informed, and i can t

senator harkin of iowa was interrupted several times saturday in des moines by people in the audience. >> this is not health reform! this is control! control over our lives! >> senator harkin calls those outbursts scare tactics that are part of a nationally coordinated effort to disrupt the meetings. the republican party says it's not behind the efforts but some conservative groups encouraged people to show up at the meetings. hundreds gathered in memphis, tennessee, to voice their concerns to democratic representative steve cohen. he planned to address social security and veterans benefits but the town hall turned into a raucous debate over health care reform. >>> congressman murphy got positions from all sides on health care overhaul. >>> president obama's week ahead includes pushing health care reform opinion on tuesday he will attend a town hall meeting in new hampshire. let's go to be inning mike viqueira at the white house. are we expecting a more controlled situation? >> reporter: one can always shop this isn't going to be the uhmer of shove when it comes to the town hall meeti

moines. it was held yesterday by democratic senator tom harken of iowa. >> who sent me here? i sent myself. how dare you, how dare you blame i'm part of a conspiracy. how dare you! if you want to talk about conspiracy, i'll tell you about conspiracy. if you want to hear what we want to know? >> jamie: good morning, everyone. i'm jamie colby. it's not an isolated incident as americans across the country are showing up for the town halls trying to express how they feel about healthcare reform and the nationalization or public option. >> eric: i'm eric shawn in new york. senator harken calls the outburst you call at the meeting scare tactics and misinformation. the police are even there. caroline shively has been following the heated debate from washington. she has the reaction. people were fired up at the meeting last weekend. is it continuing in to this weekend? >> certainly from coast-to-coast, we're seeing similar video coming from the town hall and cities across america. usually there's just a trickle of people. now hundreds are packing into the rooms. here is just a sample. listen to one

. >> well, ali's tour winds up at the iowa state fair in des moines.ng for president obama's health care town hall to begin. we are going to bring it to you live as soon as it begins and then, we'll hand it off to rick sanchez on the other side of this break. have a great weekend! quality and reliability... are more than words here. it's personal. i have diabetes. rodney's kid too. so we're so proud to manufacture... the accu-chek® aviva meters and test strips... here in the u.s.a. plus, we've proven you'll waste 50% fewer strips... when you use our meter, which means greater savings... for people with diabetes, like me. now that's a true american value. accu-chek® aviva. born in the u.s.a. >>> hello, everybody. i'm rick sanchez. kyra is joining us over here. >> maybe i should give you my mike. i will kind of help stretch as we like to say here in television. >> as you wind up this shot, you will find someone down here. go ahead. get that shot. you will see someone. how are we doing with the mike? >> i'm glad he just found the mike. that's all i have t

. >> ali wraps up his road trip at the iowa state fair in des moines. >>> if you're looking for moreut cnn.com/healthcare. you can even find out about the closest town hall meeting to you, the key players in the debate, the different plans and, of course, the controversial sticking points to those plans. >>> and how about this? wouldn't you like to know what the former surgeon general of the united states thinks about health care reform? well, how about that? we have him. he missed his mark. put him on his mark. we have him here. we'll talk to him next. dr. david satcher, in the "cnn newsroom." ies who need assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... great news. you

iowa saw a unique downpour. a water guyser was seen shooting out from the ground in de moines. it was due to a water main break. the water shot up several stories into the sky causing some flooding in the area. that's no big deal around here. live look outside where it is still relatively calm. we have weather and traffic together and bob has the updated numbers. >>> it was cooler than expected. we only got into the low and mid-80s in most places. there's shower activity in the south. right now it's quiet around here. but across west virginia, virginia and the carolinas, there's a batch of moisture that is starting to organize. we expect to see overnight into tomorrow, chances of showers and thundershower. the best chance will be south and east of baltimore. from city to washington d.c., we can see showers late tonight into tomorrow. so put that on -- take your umbrella. you'll need it tomorrow as you get away from the city it looks like more sun by tomorrow afternoon. >>> now let's check the roads with sharon gibala. >>> we're happy not to have rain on the commute because we d

iowa. just southwest of des moines. when a woman said in her opinion health care isn't a right. >> like i said. i'm a dumb southern iowa red neck. i see nowhere in the constitution where health care is a right. >> we will have a bill through the united states senate. probably not one i would have voted for. so if anybody criticizing me for negotiating, you've got six weeks to look a bill that you wouldn't otherwise have, and i don't think that you would have 150 people at my town meeting, or maybe 300 people here at my town hall meeting. >> chuck grassley is deeply involved in health care reform bargaining. >>> kansas congressman dennis moore who represents kansas city said he's been getting death threats on the plan to overhaul health care. he called police after being threatened twice in the last ten days. because of the threats, moore, who is an army veteran, is not holding town hall meetings on health care. he's sending out surveys to constituents in kansas. he's also taking opinions from voters by phone and e-mail.

moines town hall meeting. it doesn't look like the same scene in tampa bay and st. louis. senator par kins feels this is a national effort. here he is from iowa. >> there was an interesting coordinated meeting to interrupt meetings and stuff. i don't expect that to happen here. >> so what is he referring to? "the new york times" reporting democrats are pointing out these people are showing up at these events may look like angry hecklers according to the democrats. but they are saying they are a grassroots effort by the gop to send out lobbying efforts to these different groups and have people paid to go there and speak out and yell. one group theory citing in "the new york times" is the freedom works by former congressman dick army. tom arcen saying this done appear it's one ice lighted incident. >> may be true. stop on the blog if you want to log on foxandfriends.com. the people talking to reporters at least with all the news reports say no one called me. no one told me where to go who time. i went of my own accord because i wanted to ask my elected officials these questions. i have a lot of concerns about healthcare. nobody's admitting they

iowa takes the lead, 7-6. >> same score, two outs, and grounding out to second-base. ends the game. and des moiness celebrating. they're onto williamsport. >> you love the kids. >> massachusetts, taking on rhode island.ahead nd down 7-6. and nick able to score becausevn he draws a walk.sixt tied at 7. ene bases still loaded and nextn. batter, here's karl ravech.ast a >> it's a walkoff grandslam, and massachusetts is going to williamsport.slam! >> massachusetts, dramaticing t victory for them. walkoff-homerun. >> to the big boys, nationals have offered top draft-pick, a record deal, leading into the monday deadline. how much it is, only that it is a record deal. it may not matter, the team president said, there's a very real possibility, he won't sign with them. >> there's been a lot made of lebron leaving in 2010 and dwayne wade is part of the free-agent class. and he thinks the nets could have some interesting players, and new jersey will be 29 million below the salary cap, following this season. he was at the meadowlands, making a cameo appearance. and said this miami can offer more, and tax law