flips the script in the anna nicole smith drama. this time, she's the one being investigated for murder. smith was interrogated by the fbi on suspicion of allegedly plotting to kill her stepson rival. that. while the two were battling for her dead oil tycoon husband's half a billion dollar estate. anna nicole smith died two years ago and can't defend herself. but was this cookie playmate really capable of murder? >>> and massive developments in the haleigh cummings case, turned divorce saga. the little girl's dad now says he was disturbed by his new wife and her ever-changing story about haleigh's disappearance. ron still won't admit that's why he's divorcing misty. but what does this mean for the investigation. >>> jealousy, envy, sex, blackmail. saying the extortion case was fueled by revenge. this up named source says the cbs news producer wanted to hurt letterman because he was having sex with his live-in girlfriend. meanwhile, the mistress' grandma is talking, and you're not going to believe what she's saying. >>> plus, heart-w

both anna nicole and e. pierce marshall have since died but the war for that $500 million fortune, it rages on. it could make this little child, anna's daughter, dannielynn, there she is on the cover of "us" magazine, half a billionaire one day. straight out to my fabulous expert panel. former fbi expert in charge, don clark. legal analyst for "the insider," darren kavinoky. cnn legal analyst lisa bloom. and paul boyd, correspondent from "inside edition." paul, we have both covered so many crazy and disturbing anna nicole stories. could this be the craziest of all? >> it was a shocking revelation. i mean, who would have thought anna nicole smith investigated by the fbi for allegedly plotting to murder somebody. it kind of came out of left field, but here we have the fbi documents and it's stunning. >> yeah. and you know, after anna nicole died from a drug overdose, there was that nasty custody battle that ensued and it was all really about money at the end of the day. the big mystery, who was the real dad of

both anna nicole and e. pierce marshall have since died but the war for that half a billion dollar fortune, it rages on. it could make this little child, anna's daughter, danni lynn, there she is on the cover of "us" magazine, half a billionaire one day. straight out to my fabulous expert panel. former fbi expert in charge, don clark. legal analyst for "the insider" darren kavinoky. cnn legal analyst lisa bloom. and paul boyd, correspondent from "inside edition." paul, we have both covered so many crazy and disturbing anna nicole stories. could this be the craziest of all? >> it was a shocking revelation. i mean, who would have thought anna nicole smith investigated by the fbi for allegedly plotting to murder somebody. it kind of came out of left field, but here we have the fbi documents and it's stunning. >> yeah. and you know, after anna nicole died from a drug overdose, there was that nasty custody battle that ensued and it was all really about money at the end of the day. the big mystery, who was the rea

when anna nicole smith first died, birkhead was very outspoken at a hearing in florida about anna nicoleavior vis-a-vis drugs. now it seems like he's maybe changing his tune a little bit. listen to this. >> at times i took her presidency and i was told by mr. stern to give it back to her because she needed it to live. and in addition to that, i -- i just told her over and over again. i said don't, something's going to happen to you, something's going to happen. >> with anna she always referenced you back to the doctor's name with the name on the bottle. sow took some comfort that a doctor was prescribing this and someone who was supposed to be of the right mind in charge of this. >> so kim serafin, explain this to me. some people feel like larry birkhead is now somehow aligned with howard k. smith and is somehow abuse allegation. >> well, again, you know, he is saying that he is not taking howard k. stern's side like he said. he was kind of insulted when this deputy d.a. kind of implied that he was. he said they were riding up in an elevator, and she apparently said to him she thought he

>> well, these details about anna nicole smith. there are some unfortunate details about having bowel movements in the pool, about howard k. stern like i said before injecting valium after lighting it up with a cigarette lighter into her body and then there is also evidence of her having infections. i mean, this -- and the testimony also about her just being in a depressed state for many months following her son's death. a lot of it paints a picture of a very tragic figure and then the people around her, what were they doing? and that's what this case is all about. >> okay. russell, we'll talk again in a couple minutes about this. tlc going to war with jon gosselin. they're going to file a breach of contract lawsuit against him. he wants out. doesn't want any more filming on the show. you better believe tlc is going to fight. who's standing on stronger legal ground? we'll take your calls. 1-877-tell-hln. >>> don't judge a book by its cover. things aren't always what they seem. those are sayings we've all heard growing up. but somet

bombshell allegations in the anna nicole smith case. a pharmacist testifies she had a laundry list of prescriptions including muscle relaxants and methadone. five months later she was dead. who is responsible for prescribing her enough drugs to kill her? we'll take a look. "issues" starts now. tonight, a frantic search for a child killer. the monster who murdered 7-year-old somer thompson is still out there. cops have interviewed more than 100 sex offenders in the area. they believe none of them were involved. police zeroing in on this sinister abandoned house right there. gosh, that looks like a house of horrors. the last place they believe little somer was seen alive. could this be the house where she was murdered? crime tapes surround this dilapidated home. burned up in a fire, officers are taking bags of evidence from inside and using something called light technology presumably to detect blood and fluids. they're also combing through a dumpster in the yard. also under investigation, a public bathroom at the park right across the st

on the stand her doctor said she tried to get anna nicole off the drugs.ey to get off the drugs for her baby. this reportedly from anna nicole smith, give me my medication and leave me alone. these three are the focus of the court hearing, howard k. sterp and two doctors. we are going to find out if they are facing a trial. all three conspireing to funnel prescription drugs to her. with us, drew finley and jim moret, attorney and chief correspondent for "inside edition." do you think we are going to have a trial? >> what the prosecution is trying to show, this witness testified anna nicole fits the definition of addict. the prosecution is trying to show that howard k. stern and the two doctors knew she was addicted and continued to supply her with drugs and conspired to do so. if they can prove this at a preliminary hearing the three will go to trial. this testimony is important because this does establish that the psychiatrist discovered one of the doctors prescribed anna nicole with seven different medications. when anna was asked she said, ask howard. i

there's nicole with us as well. and john bowman. nicole jumping in there. jus tip, i'll start with you. everyone wants to know, what are you thinking, laptops or the snooze? justin, from what you're seeing and the details, what do you think? >> i think the snooze is a much more likely scenario. more believable. and actually, i really don't think it makes a difference. either they're sleeping, which is pretty bad, but as humans, you can understand that someone might fall asleep. if they're actually on the laptops for over an hour, one pilot giving the other pilot a course, and they're ignoring communications that they actually hear, and they're flying past their destination, i think that that scenario may be even more scary than the fact that they fell asleep. >> let me pick up on one of your original points. does it matter? either way, they were distracted. i think we're a little more alarmed if they're sleeping. but how does it matter when you're doling out punishment and what their future holds? >> it doesn't matter at all. the only issue is, if they're t

. >>> anna nicole's boyfriend and two doctors may have to go to trial. prosecutors believe there is enough evidence to prosecute howard stern and two doctors. >>> nine banks, all part of the same major holding company have shut their doors. that brings the total to 115 banks closed by the feds so far this year. an average of ten banks have failed every month in 2009. but that is still nowhere close to the 1989's record high of 534 bank closures which took place during the savings and loan crisis. >>> a tanker here has stopped leaking oil into san francisco bay. the leak started yesterday morning when a fuel line ruptured on a panamian fuel canker. hundreds of gallons of oil have spilled into the bay. officials are telling people not to swim in the bay and to avoid local beaches. >>> pirates want $7 million for a british husband and wife kidnapped while aboard their yacht last week. but the couple's government will not pay off. they say they do not make deals with hostage takers. they set sail from the sechelle islands. the couple are being held on a hija

mia nicoles body and what turned out to be a bullet beneath it. police have not discovered the murder weapon. but they did discover during the investigation that web had enpregnated another woman last year, perhaps add to the fuel. >>> baltimore city police are looking for a man who broke into a west baltimore home and raped a woman. this is a drawing of the man, anyone with information should call city police. >>> the search is on for the driver who ran from a city officer for several blocks today. the man's bullet-proof vest may have saved the officers life. >> reporter: a mail carrier who witnessed the dragging of the officer says he appeared to be caught in the suspect's car from high up and in plain view of the suspect. it all began at the western police district station and the officer was dragged five whole blocks to edmenson avenue where he got free from the car. >> he was in pain, you could hear from him hollering and stuff. >> reporter: the officer stopped the car for another reason, that's when he found that he was wanted on a warrant.

now, you remember, anna nicole and e. pierce marshall has been in a nasty battle over his dad's megamillions estate. anna nicole never had the goods to prosecute smith on the alleged murder plot. believe it or not, even though anna nicole and jay marshal's son are both dead, the big bucks case is still not settled. wow. >>> tonight, beyonce is speaking out, and for the very first time about what kanye west did at the mtv video music awards. you haven't forgotten this, right? he swiped the microphone from taylor swift, and pretty much said beyonce should have won. it was wrong on so, so, so many levels. tonight, beyonce is actually standing up for con yeah west. really? you have got to hear what she says. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >>> it is time now for the showbiz news ticker. more stories making news right now. >>> you know, taylor, i'm really happy for you. i'm going to let you finish. but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> who can forget that truly, jaw-dropping moment when kanye west stormed th

where can people get the information, nicole? >> cnn.com/h1n1.r or the cdc. so tell your friends to go over there, because it focuses on your local community. national numbers are one thing, but you should know whether or not your hood is in greater risk or not. and that's really important to obviously get that shot as we're looking at right there. >> very useful information. talk to you later. >>> talk about roughing it. you'll probably be impressed. a republican congressman's vacation was tropical, that sounds cool. very treacherous as well. why he could be a shoe-in for the next season of "survivor." >>> all right "prime news" is coming up. so let's check in with mike. you're going to dig a lot deeper into a story we touched on today. but people want answers about what happened at this sweat lodge in arizona. >> yes, spiritual claepsing and retreat. but two people ended up dead. we'll talk to a family member, and we're also asking what the sweat lodge being operated legally, did they have a permit? because it's not uncommon for that area, so w

bomb shell allegations in the anna nicole smith case. a pharmacist says she had a laundry list of prescriptions including muscle relaxants and methadone. five months later she was dead. who is responsible for prescribing her enough drugs to kill her? we'll take a look. will "issues" starts now. tonight, a frantic search for a child killer. the monster who murdered 7-year-old somer thompson is still out there. cops have interviewed more than 100 sex offenders in the area. they believe none of them were involved. police zeroing in on this sinister abandoned house right there. gosh, that looks like a house. horrors. the last place they believe little somer was seen alive. could this be the house where she was murdered? crime tapes surround this dilapidated home. burned up in a fire, officers are taking bags of evidence from inside and using something called light technology presumably to detect blood and fluids. they're also combing thank you dumpster in the yard. also under investigation, a public bathroom at the park right across the stre

. >>> anna nicole smith's former boyfriend and two doctors are going on trial. a california judge ruled yesterday there is enough evidence to try them. they're accused of conspiring to illegally give her controlled substances and of supplying drugs to an addict. but boyfriend, howard stern and the doctors say they didn't know she was addicted and they were trying to help her. they pleaded not guilty. their arraignment is scheduled for december 11. >>> do you take a really good look at your bills before you pay them? if you do, you can find some hidden fees that really add up. as gerri willis reports, the gotcha fees are everywhere. >>> from cell phones to cable service. to credit cards and banks. to airline travel and hotel stays. experts say the average american is spending close to $1,000 a year extra on hidden fees and surcharges, a nickel here, a dime there. >> that's real money. married couples were talking about $2,000. that's a nice -- that's a nice chunk of change to stock a healthy retirement, pay for a nice vacation, get a head start on school costs. >

. >> nicole continues her special series on a proud tradition of the u.s. marine corps. nicole? called "evening parade." and one of the highlights of the weekly event is a battle of the bands. every friday evening during the summer the public is invited onto the marines oldest military post. called "marine barracks washington," the post was established in 1801 to protect our nation's capitol. >> in this day and age, we are more famous for our ceremonial marching units and our musical units, the commandant's own and the president's own u.s. marine band. >> and during evening parade, both bands get to strut their stuff. officially called the "u.s. marine band", it was created by an act of congress in 1798. >> we played for john adams and his wife and a small party of guests before john adams left office. but it was really thomas jefferson who took office right after that gave us the name "the president's own." >> the president needed his own musical unit to perform at different white house functions for foreign dignitaries and those who may attend his very nice estate. we've playe

nicole? >> reporter: and it's hard work, jessica.he american ballet theater, or abt, runs a special summer program. it helps bring talented dancers closer to their dreams, step by step. six weeks of dancing, eight hours a day. you do the math! it's abt's summer intensive program, where young people from age 12 all the way up to 22 get a taste of what it's like to be a professional dancer. >> the goal is to reach as many dancers as possible with the american ballet theater technique and incredible training and give them a phenomenal experience during the summer, which helps them in the future as far as their training, not only in ballet, but modern and taking it to next level. >> reporter: this program is super competitive. teens travel from all over the world to come to new york. in fact, this year's class comes from 30 states and 15 countries. but getting in is not an easy task. the auditions are tough, especially for the big apple. >> new york is a very difficult program to get into. we're looking for really strong, talented dancer

>> anna nicole smith involved in a murder for hire plot? was she planning to kill someone for money? >> the camera caught him. buck naked with his face and when he got in my house, he had to see that the system was up. >> you have to see the naked burglar caught on tape. what was he thinking and why isn't he wearing any clothes. tv's most provocative entertainment news show continues right now. it is 30 minutes past the hour and broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. "showbiz tonight" demands to know, are jon and kate goss lib the biggest hypocrites ever. we did serious digging around and what we uncovered will astound you. this "showbiz tonight" investigation made for big news breaking today. >> jon, kate, make up your mind all right. why do you have to talk out of both sides of your mouth? jon gosselin's special brand of hypocrisy has us scratching our heads like the comments about how he really feels about kate. this guy can't make up his mind. which is it? who can forget on september 8th, he told john he despised kate.

i'm joined by george will, nicolle wallace. arianna huffington and donna brazile. george, i have to condition fez, when i want to know what the white house thought and what you thought given your history with the nobel prize committee. >> the nobel prize committee forfeited its reputation for seriousness. if it had a reputation for seriousness. the president has a problem in afghanistan a real problem in scandinavian. the war set off a global cry of two words, for what? the committee answered that. they said, after 263 days of his presidency, but really after 11 days, because it was february 1st that the nomination was closed. he was honored for values and attitudes. notice the word attitude. shared by a majority of the world's population. this is an award for attitudinizing. >> it is well deserved. >> well deserved in. >> come on, george. i'm a forward-looking optimistic person. the president, in my judgment, he's well deserv. but he must also earn it. george, in 11 days, president obama overturned many of the policies that much of the world disliked. he ended ban

something to keep an eye on. >>> ana nicole smith's body guard takes the stand for a second day.ry burke talks about her prescription drug use. what he is saying now about the drugs she took. >>> talk show host rush lick limbaugh won't be buying the st. louis rams after all. he was part of an investment group preparing to bid on the team. they cut him from the roster. the head of the group says limbaugh had become a complication and a distraction. limbaugh talked to his listeners today about the decision. here's some of that. >> those people who enabled this event for their own racial reasons, for their own waitings, their own fund-raising, their own face time, their own business reasons, they're going to be just as unhappy as they were before this happened. it's a collection of unhappy, angry, agitated people, and that's not going to change. >> at least one nfl owner, the owner of the colts had said he would oppose limbaugh's effort to buy into the league, and the commissioner, nfl commissioner roger goodell warned limbaugh's divisive rhetoric would not be tolerated if he was in

>> well, these details about anna nicole smith. there are some unfortunate details about having bowel movements in the pool, about howard k. stern, like i said before, injecting valium after lighting it up with a cigarette lighter into her body and then there is also evidence of her having infections. i mean, this -- and the testimony also about her just being in a depressed state for many months following her son's death. a lot of it paints a picture of a very tragic figure and then the people around her, what were they doing? and that's what this case is all about. >> okay. russell, we'll talk again in a couple minutes about this. tlc going to war with jon gosselin. they're going to file a breach of contract lawsuit against him. he wants out. doesn't want any more filming on the show. you better believe tlc is going to fight. who's standing on stronger legal ground? we'll take your calls. 1-877-tell-hln. >>> don't judge a book by its cover. things aren't always what they seem. those are sayings we've all heard growing up. but som

i'm proud to be joined by the director of the free clinics, nicole. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me about the people who benefit from your work and the clinics you represent and the health fairs we have been talking about tonight. >> the people who benefit from free clinics every day is the first and most important thing to remember. there are 1200 free clinics open and operational every single day. our patients, 83% of them are working. they come from working households. they are like you and i. they have no place else to go. >> what would for those people, the people who turn to you now, what would a strong, robust public option mean? >> we need to make sure when we talk public option or universal health care, access to quality health care. we are talking more than an insurance card, but a place for people to go, get the medical care they need, find the medical home, get healthy and live good lives. that's what they need. >> you are in the literal sense of this on the front lines of the health care crisis in this coun

this is a former son-in-law who is still linked up the adult daughter, nicole. on again/off again roy. they have an 8-week-old son. >> motive cooked up here. the family saying this guy is a nonviolent person, got along great with the family. he and his ex-wife had on again/off again type fights. the family says it was nothing serious and no documented -- >> a 3-year-old was also attacked here fighting for survival. how is the 3-year-old doing? >> her condition improved here. now in fair condition, an upgrade from critical and stable last week. >>> always appreciate it. coming up, michael vick in a reality series? and i'm okay with it.

. >> the man behind it all, novelist alexander nicole smith, his first opera. >> it's the mcbeth story, ambition, greed and disaster. and playing the roles. >> it's a far cry from the number one ladies detective agency, the tv series made his name. >> we were driving around the city this morning, and looking at various places mentioned in the books. >> those books helping to show there is more to africa than wildlife and wars. >> it's brought this area to the attention of the world, and i am happy about that, this is a country i admire greatly. >> back at the opera house, they warm up for the big opening night. >> of the long lasting impression on those who will have access to the city, and those who have a chance to play in this particular village. >> do you think that the opera will be a hit? >> i think it will definitely be a hit. >> so whaused to be the front door of a repair shop is now backstage at this extraordinary operatic experience, and just about to go on stage lady mcbeth. ♪?éynk >> it is a big moment for the arts here, true to form the prolific mr. smith is dreaming up pl

>> nicole, stick around. >> it's not as bad as people think. >> nicole is sticking around and we'll talkher more. >> president obama is pushing for more department of the power against wall street that he says will help main street. will the government plans really help you and us or end up back firing? >> plus, a controversial plan to keep the teens safe. why the critics say randomly issuing breathalyzer tests in school, we will have a debate coming up. ♪ . rewrite your hair's past and give it a whole new life. new aveeno nourish plus. active naturals wheat formulas proven to target and help repair damage in just three washes. - building shiny, strong... - hair with life. announcer: new aveeno nourish plus. >> new consumer financial protection agency that i've asked congress to create will have just one mission, to look out for the financial interests of ordinary americans. >> that was president obama at the white house on friday, pushing for more government power in the form of a new federal watch dog agency to oversee mortgages, credit cards and other financial products. wall street i

. >>> the fbi was investigating anna nicole. the press obtained documents which say prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to charge anna nicole in this. smith died in 2007 of a drug overdose. >>> the u.s. military is airlifting supplies to the philippines. torrential rains killed 246 people and displaced 380,000. two million homes were flooded. u.s. soldiers based in japan have been delivering food, clothes and cleaning supplies, even mosquito nets as well. >>> let's move over to bob van dylan who is watching your weather. bob is going to tell us about snow in the west. this is as we get rain in the east coast, too. >> two major stories going on. one is that low that is across the east coast. i want to show you the cold front that's now dropping down out of canada and affecting places around montana. a lot of snow throughout for the early part of the day. so you can see coming down, you see the white on top of the clouds. snowfall accumulations of about 1 to 4 inches. that's going to really taper off overnight tonigh

>> at least not from the writings of nicole and chris on myspace and facebook. not talking about any hostilities. >> we'll hit on that when we come back. the adult daughter of those killed, the ex-wife of the accused, speaking on myspace, defending this guy. we'll let you see that and take your calls at 1-877-tell-hln. they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the longest-lasting plugins ever. get freshness that won't fade away for 60 days. ahhh! with plugins lasting impressions. and yes, it's glade. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> david letterman, well, the word is out again. he let it out there. national tv. about the sex ka pads, at work -- i don't know if it was at work. people that worked for him. no surprise. we're learning more now, specifically about the young women he has reportedly been with. this all started, again, as an allege

we have our first glimpse of the last days of anna nicole smith's life. the onetime supermodel reportedly so weak, couldn't get out of bed. reduced to bringing pied yeah light out of a baby bottle. lying in her own feces. we know howard k. stern, her lawyer/boyfriend, partner, and two doctors charged with conspiracy in her death. we want to know how could people so close to her let this happen, to get to this point. let's bring in russ will wettanson, pop squire.com, also an attorney. russell, we're getting this account here. sad account of her final days. how indicting is that against stern and the two doctors? and how could that impact the case? >> it's definitely a sad account. it will have an impact. this judge is hearing evidence that will determine whether this case goes to trial, that's what the preliminary hearing is for. so the more gruesome evidence he hears and the more evidence he hears that the doctors and howard k. stern contributing to anna nicole smith's drug use, it's going to be damaging and could lead to this going forward in the crimin

rights group says a new costume being sold at target is no trick-or-treat. >>> the father of anna nicole smith's daughter says he saw the model take an enormous amount of medications. lawrence burkhead also said she had so many ailments, he couldn't remember them all. her lawyer, howard k. stern, is among the three defendants. they are charged with conspiring to give illegally controlled substances to smith. all three have pleaded not guilty. >>> new york state's mandatory order for health care workers to get flu vaccines is temporarily blocked. last month workers protested the mandate requiring them to get vaccines by november 30th or possibly lose their jobs. the public employee federation is happy with the judge's decision. >> as we've noted all along, it encourages its members to get vaccinated, encourages the volunteer vaccination of its members against the influenza. however, we believe the commissioner overstepped his authority and jurisdiction when he implemented these emergency regulations. >> scores of nurses and teachers were also granted a temporary lock against the mandate a

. >> someone who knows who he is his exguy, nicole richie. mo who was hurt in a car crash in beverly hills. she was driving her land rover when a photographer rear ended her and what it turned out to be is a the photographer didn't have a license and so he was arrested on the spot. he was a 29-year-old. ricci at the time said, yes, i have some pain but she opted to get her own treatment instead of having an ambulance called and there's no word. officials won't say whether there were any children in the car. she has a 2-year-old and infant. >> paparazzi type? >> yeah. that what it sounds like. he's a freelance photographer and he is rear ending her and chasing her. >> the judge won't be kind on that. >> not at all. >> i don't know what this reality show has become. it is a train wreck. we are talking about ka and jon plus eight, minus jon, whatever. how about minus $230,000 from their joint account. that's what kate is claiming the husband took 230 of $231,000 on "the today show" yesterday. she said i'm sitting here with bills to be paid in my

. >>> the father of anna nicole smith's daughter says that he saw the model take an enormous amount of medications. larry burkehead also said she had so many ailments he could. remember them all. he testified at a preliminary hearing yesterday. smith's boyfriend and lawyer howard k. stern is among the three defendants. they're charged with conspiring to illegally gill controlled substances to smith. the other two defendants were smiths physicians. all three have pleaded not guilty. >>> new york state's mandatory order for health care workers to get flu vaccines is temporarily blocked. last month workers protested the mandate requiring them to get vaccines by november 30th or possibly lose their jobs. the public employees federation is happy with the judge's decision. >> as we've noted all along hef encourages its members to get vaccinated. we encourage the voluntary vaccination of our members against influenza, however, we believe that the commissioner overstepped his authority and jurisdiction when he implemented these emergency regulations. >> groups of nurses and teachers were also

side show in a hearing from the three people accused of illegally giving prescription drugs to anna nicole smith. yesterday, he barred prosecutors from asking her doctor if there was a sexual relationship between smith and her doctor. smith died of a drug overdose in 2007. >>> those are some of our headlines. hello. it's friday, so hopefully that makes it a little bit better. >>> back to this balloon story. it had so many people glued to the tv. maybe you were among them. a boy believed to be on a runaway weird-looking balloon was later found at home and safe. correspondent richard lui. let's talk about -- i said it was weird-looking, this kind of spacecraft-looking thing, apparently homemade, flying sauce saucer, basically. >> it's about 20 feet in diameter, about five feet tall, and authorities say it reached as high as 7,000 feet. dad referred to this balloon as a 3-d low-altitude vehicle. he wanted something that would hover above the ground. we hear about what this balloon might be used for. >> it could be used to put scientific instruments into the air, it could be used as a center p

it might be one of anna nicole smith's doctors really in the hot seat. dannielynn's dad told the court friday that doctor sandy kippur dismissed the idea that the ex-playboy playmate was taking too many drugs. birkhead said of smith, took more medications than i have ever seen anyone take. under cross-examination, birkhead admitted that smith had a laundry ailments including back problems from breast implants, migraines, seizures. smith died back in 2007 of an accidental overdose and depending on the outcome of this hearing, kippur, howard k. stern and another doctor could be tried for conspiring to give smith controlled substances. >>> almost october 31st, halloween. time once again for your little angels to turn into ghosts and goblins. one popular -- actually two costumes this halloween might not be so scary. in fact, making people very angry instead. >>> we are just now getting pictures. take a look with me. a massive fire burning there in downtown in colorado forced a closure of several roads and the evacuation of multiple businesses. a whole lot of

. >>> the father of anna nicole smith's daughter says he was forced to beef up the testimony about the amount she had. birkhead claims a prosecutor told him his daughter might be affected by smith's drug use. >>> those are some of the headlines we're following this morning. >>> good morning. it's 31 minutes past the hour. morning, sunshine. i'm robin meade. >>> so vaccines for the swine flu are slowly starting to trickle into the country. health officials were only giving it out to high-risk patients like babies, pregnant women and the critically ill. >> i don't want to put my grandchildren in danger, and they go to public school, and i don't want them to be in danger, so i told my daughter as soon as it hits miami, we would like to be first. >> well, federal health officials say despite the slow delivery of the swine flu vaccine, there is no reason for you to panic. however, there has been a rise recently in cases of both the swine flu and the seasonal flu all around the country in different places. >>> the next legal step in the balloon boy saga could come next week. that is when ric

with us, defense attorney, nicole and mike brooks. melina, give us the lowdown. what's going on with ron and misty? >> they have getting a divorce. the papers have been sent to misty's lawyer. ronald filed for it or is in the process of filing. he told misty he wanted to get a divorce. monday, he went two the attorneys office and filled out the paper work. it's in the works. >> let's get a call in, lee in maine is with us. lee, your comment or question? >> caller: thanks for taking my call. >> yeah. >> caller: my comment is in regards to misty. i have been following this closely. the key is going to come from her family. i really believe that the half-truths and inconsistencies are because she's protecting someone. her brother put himself at the scene. i think that's going to end up being the key to solving the case for this little girl. >> you bring up great points there. let's get the sound bite ready from misty's mom. she thinks that misty may have something to hide. let's get that ready. in the meantime, i go to mike. she brings up good points about the famil

let's show that once again as anna nicole smith is pregnant. she seems out of it if we could get that video up there she is in clown face and howard k. stern is filming this. let's listen to just five seconds of this. >> okay. there it is again. is this something that'll be introduced? is this something that is at the state's disposal or not russell? >> even if it's not introduced i find it hard to believe the judge hasn't seen this. i mean, this is a video that attorney general jerry brown has referenced before as evidence that this is a woman who clearly was on drugs in front of the public eye. so, this video could be very powerful. but, even if they don't have this video there's lots of other powerful evidence the judge is hearing. >> what's the most powerful, russell? >> these details about anna nicole smith some unfortunate details about having bowel movements in the pool and howard k. stern like i said before injecting volume after lighting it up with a cigarette lighter into her body and evidence of her having infections. i mean the test

anna nicole smith was 39 years old when she died of a drug overdose in 2007. to illegally provide her with controlled substances. larry herk hedd a expected to testify in this master later this week. >>> county safety officials say that sweat lodge where people got sickened two people died didn't have the needed permit the needed building permit. he says the structure at a sedona arizona, resort was taken down before it could be inspected. the sheriff was lacking to see if any type of criminal negligence play as role in the deaths. sweat lodges are used for cleansing rituals and the fire chief says most hold up to maybe a dozen people but this one held as many as 65. the owner of the resort where this happened hasn't commented yet. >>> there's a new memorial for the chicago student whose brutal beating death was captured on cell phone video. the peacemakers wall of respect features an outline of derrion albert's shoe. activists it serves as a stark reminder of the violence that claimed his life. last month 16-year-old derrion albert was viciously beaten blocks

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nicole writes -- debbie posted this -- javier posted this -- all right. time for your views. can a relationship survive infidelity? what's the trick? how do you pull this off? have you been through it? call us toll free at 877-tell-hln or text views with your comment and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. >>> east cleveland's outgoing mayor is coming out clean for dressing in drag. he's wearing a wig and full makeup on the right. brewer told the tabloid show "inside edition" that he posed for photos at the suggestion of a female friend. he says this leak cost him re-election last month and he's pushing for a criminal investigation. >>> a 5-year-old girl fell into a glass table and it shattered. >> what we're seeing is the glass which is fairly large going through the lung which is the black here into the liver. >> it's amazing how lucky she is to be alive and she won't let this slow her down. >>> 40% support legislation working through congress and 40% opposed. 49% oppose the health care reform plan. 34% supported it. option among older americans is dropping significan

meanwhile nicole also says i'm a 40-year-old mom of four. every sport you play is at your own risk. where will this go next? now if you agree or disagree, go to cnn.com/robin. right now, natasha, the majority of the people are posting in agreement with those two posters. if you disagree, we encourage you to post. >> we'll see what else happens. appreciate it. >>> so hundreds of thousands of people should expect another traffic nightmare today. rafer was just talking about it. the california d.o.t. says the damaged san francisco/oakland bay bridge will not open in time for today's morning rush. now workers are repairing a section where 5,000 pounds of metal broke off and fell into traffic tuesday. drivers are crowding alternate routes and using public transit in record numbers. the d.o.t. is not sure when the bridge will reopen. a mess there yesterday. >>> ladies and gentlemen, behold megaton. a 10,000-pound ball of rubber bands. check it out. rippley's says it is the world's largest. it's nearly seven feet tall. jill is really proud. >> i was thinking it got a little bit out of hand

the judge appointed a guardian for nicole's meaning that the mother no longer has control over her daughter. the guardian will not let her go home until safeguards are in place, such as a gps bracelet. >> that is my baby. when she says something about rights, i say, and you don't. -- know you don't, that is my baby. >> they are thankful to have been providing her with a safe haven. they would not say why she was admitted and kept here for four months. reporting live, abc news. >>> there is a deal reached with the d.c. government to continue running the southeast tennis and a learning center. they served an eviction notice in august saying that barry had not renew the corporate registration. the attorney general said that all stories -- and said that all parties are satisfied with the agreement. she is the estranged wife of councilman marion barry. >>> high school students are in support of d.c. teachers. at the multicultural high school marks this morning in front of their school, it was to protest a plan to lay off hundreds of district teachers. the school's chancellor recently announced t

. >> reporter: want to bring in nicole rabelli from disney. good to see you. just walk through the train here. yeah, when people come in, they're going to be blown away by this. >> we think so. they'll see artifacts from the charles dickens museum in london. they'll see models and a replica of the sound stage. they'll get to interact with hp front pcs. >> people will actually get to see how the movie was made? >> right. they'll see snow and carollers. it's all for free. >> no accumulation down here. all right, here for the next three days. >> all for free and perfect for families. >> you've been 32 cities, right? >> 32 cities. driven by amtrak all across the country. we have 40 in total. we'll actually end in new york in about a month. >> reporter: nice talking to you. >> thanks for being here. >> marty and mary, bring the kids, this is fabulous. it's disney's a christmas carol train tour at the b&o railroad museum. today, tomorrow and sunday. i'm telling you, it's going to blow you away. >> what's amazing is they've wrapped the outside of the train. you know

a hearing for three people accused of illegally giving prescription drugs to anna nicole smith. yesterday he barred prosecutors from asking a witness if there was a sexual relationship between smith and her female psychiatrist. smith died of a drug overdose in 2007. >>> well, good morning, sleepy head. it's friday. i hope that makes you feel better. i'm robin meade. here is what's going on today in the news. the top story, one that you just cannot take your eyes off of, so many people followed this as it unfolded. if you missed it, here's the deal. a little boy believed to be on this runaway balloon later, hours later, was found safe at home. correspondent richard lui, let's talk about this thing, this balloon. it's a homemade aircraft the man was working on, looks like a flying saucer. >> or a giant cupcake. doesn't look like a typical balloon. it was 20 feet in diameter, five feet tall. while it was airborne authorities say it reached as high as 7,000 feet. dad referred to the balloon as a 3d low altitude vehicle. he said he wanteded to build a balloon someone could operate fr

nicole killian has the latest. >> this is the first time a u.s. president has made an in person appeal. president obama says his hometown is ready and eager to host the games. only in town for couple of hours, president obama joined the first lady to make the pitch for chicago to host the 2016 olympic games. >> and urging you to choose chicago, to choose america. >> he spoke to members of the international olympics committee. >> there is nothing i would like more than to step a few blocks from my family home with michelle and are two girls and welcome the world back into our neighborhood. >> i never dreamed that the olympic flame might one day light of blogs in my neighborhood. bu-- light up lives. but today i can dream. >> almost a week of intense goldwind with tolovic officials then included plenty of star power, including oprah winfrey. but it is the president who kept it off. >> i promise you this, the city of chicago and the united states of america will make the world proud. >> other cities under consideration will find outwho get the gold l

that's unbelievable, nicole. it's heartbreaking. >> it is heartbreaking.the most clicked on stories right now because it redefines of what you think of living in poverty. >> yeah it does. it does. i hope that people connect and read those stories. i do. let's light ten up a little bit. i personally think the world has gone mad. >> yeah, i'm with you. >> what is going on with everybody needing, and i mean, needing to be famous? what's going on? >> are you talking about octomom, perhaps? >> that's just the beginning of my list. we don't have time for my list. >> maybe the guy who can pretend to put his kid up in a balloon and try to get attention nar. >> yes. >> a lot of folks are craving attention. i would say it is downright crazy as well but there is a story that we have that's trying to understand why people do this. experts say this need for attention, richelle, is a basic human need to be part of a group and also the adrenaline that comes along with it, having paparazzi follow you, and whatever else. one psychologist says that this famed motive is a di

i can see things more up in the sky and i can say thank you and anna in nicole howard k. stern facing trial. for allegedly providing smith with controlled substances. he will be cross-examined by defense attorneys and saw him inject smith with medicine five times. she died of an overdose in 2007. >>> 34 minutes past the hour. it's not an exactly great weather day for most of our viewers. i'm going to let bob point it out to you. >> it's interesting, too. all of the heavy rain that they had two days ago in california. overflow in the atmosphere, everything is whipping buyy from the west to the snow today saturday morning, and those areas, advisories, april 16th 1977 and top of the power let's watch for that. and you can see them right there, wind gusting to 60 miles per hour, and take you live here and road is wet and it's a cold more on that in half an hour. tlargs chicago. good morning to you. >> good morning. >>> so on chances are pretty soon, there's a lot morgan chase sparked the rally. we're seeing a lot more open. goldman made a lot more gun and the investment bangi

. >>> a number of new developments for the court in the anna nicole smith saga. she saw her lawyer boyfriend inject her with medications at least time times. testimony that came up during a preliminary hearing in florida today. a judge will did if they should be tried on charges they conspired to illegally provide smith with controlled substances before her drug overdosed death, which occurred in broward county florida. also today a toxicologist who investigated her death testified smith was in poor health. he said that may have complicated her reaction to other drugs. the father of smith's baby is set to testify later today. run at least in recent storm is not as bad as predicted. the weather service is canceling the flash flood advisory for los angeles county because the heavy rains that soaked california overnight are beginning to ease up. the storm system knocked down trees and power lines. it made a mess of so-cal roadways. it's expected to hang over the area through tomorrow morning. >>> now, many homeowners are fearing that mudslides will come in. especial

nicole churchill says that she regrets writing president obama after winning the miss hampton university crown. she asked the president to come to the virginia campus saying that students were unhappy with her win because she isn't black. >> because unless she's talking about health care, she don't need to be sending him letters. >> a lot of people are mad, upset, because it's not someone who would represent us. it's not someone you could look at, we're not the same skin color. how can we relate? >> it doesn't matter either way to me. i just want her to do her job. >> churchill says she blew a few negative comments out of proportion and people have been genuinely supportive. did she ask him to come to watch the pageant? i don't know. >> i wonder what her job actually entails. >> representation. she's representing -- >> that's fair. >> representing that university at the state pageant, i think. >> that's fair. >> but that's true. you asked. it was an emotional night for team usa as they tried to rally around their teammate hurt in a fatal car crash. here's the update on the story. >>> yea

right, nicole? >> that's a great question. yes, there is hostility that's built.s about your personal feeling of confidence in actual output at work but really, it is also about the people around you who are envious, who are questioning whether or not you really have talent or if you just got the promotion because you bedded the boss. >> you two are backing the argument we've been hearing that it creates a hostile work environment. it is interesting though that men don't have that same view. about the letterman case anyway, men are saying how could he be -- if in fact it is true -- extorted by someone in his own company. but women seem to be saying this. why women? >> i think because women are in the position of feeling that it is most often that a man is the boss, still today, and they're feeling that the man has the power, the man has -- maybe they want to be appreciated, admired, they want to be -- have some of that power, too. so unconsciously it may motivate a woman to do something that really isn't great for her, isn't great for her career, and i think women

simpson's ex-wife, nicole brown and her friend, ron goldman were found dead outside of her l.a.d what followed from the white bronco to the infamous liter gloves became part of the trial of the century and came

>> -- nicole? >> i knew it was not ok. my dad always told me not to do that. he did not even want me to listen to music loud. i just have my license and i thought it was cool. they are not in the car with me anymore. pretty much, it's just -- >> you never thought it would happen to you? >> i never thought it would happen. i had been texting foggers prior to driving so it was second major -- i had been texting by years prior to driving. >> have your friends learn from your experience? >> to be honest, i don't think so. i really don't para i think many people who saw the magazine fought it was a nice celebrating but nobody really read the story. >> we got letters from readers who read your story. >let your friends know we did your story for a reason. >> people i have shown thought it was cool but the few friends -- i should to mostly guys. seventeen magazine is not a guys magazine. i still have many friends -- >> reggie, your story is so dramatic. as it changed your friends' lives? is there one thing you'd want your friends to remember from your story? >> it has