. >> seven north carolina men, alleged to have trained here at home for a, quote, violent jihad overseas. >> this morning, the men are being held at an undisclosed lockup, far from the town where they trained. john hendren has the details. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. a senior law enforcement official tells abc news, if alleged plot in rural north carolina, is the latest example of islamic radicals recruiting on american soil. the fbi is calling it a homegrown terror plot. seven north carolina men are charged with supporting terrorism and conspiring to commit murder abroad. the fbi raided the home of the alleged ring leader, 39-year-old

willow spring, north carolina.for most, i don't think they would say, oh, this is a place where we have home-grown terrorists? >> reporter: right. what we know, we got a copy of the indictment, going flew this morning. one claim it makes is that the group stockpiled weapons over the past year but the wife of the alleged ringleader says only responding to news reports that guns and ammunition were becoming scarce. >> i will say that we do have -- we do own guns in our home, as our constitutional right allows us, and i don't think there's a crime in that. >> reporter: authorities also claim boyd and one of his sons traveled to israel to wage holy war and boyd's wife, who you just listened to there, just wanted to pray in jerusalem for another son who had died in a car crash. >> think about her. one son died in a car crash, two arrested along with her husband. wow. her life is just turned upside down. >> reporter: tough situation. >> richard, thank you. >>> new details about the latest searches involving michael jacks

the president on the ground in north carolina.th care reform in the first of two town hall meetings today, the first in raleigh, n.c., the second in virginia. on capitol hill, lawmakers are hammering away on health care. it does not look like they're going to meet the august deadline. a new rest is in poll released this morning find at least half of all americans, 49%, believe the country's debt -- best days are behind us. with me now is the former director of the democratic caucus. we have the chairman of gopac as well. you look at those numbers, and i want you to be specific in terms of strategy, how you would advise the white house to do with this electorate? how about these congressional members that are going to go home and hear about it? >> we areç becoming more optimistic. that is 49% who says that we are past our best days. we are in the worst recession now -- jane: let me add something, the 49%, that has gone up five. . go ahead and finish. >> we are in the midst of a recession right now, that for the middle class, has b

chris what, do we know about this police shooting in north carolina, any connection to what's happening down in south carolina? >> reporter: that remains to be seen right now. but there does appear to be promise of a break in this case. this morning a shooting occurred at a home in gastonia, north carolina, about 30 miles from her where we are in gaffney. it came in as a burglary call. a woman saw suspicious behavior in a home across the street. police find three people in the home. one of the man had an outstanding warrant. the guy they say pulls a gun and shoots the police officer in the leg. the officer returns fire, killing that suspect. now, here is what has this serial killer task force so interested. they say there was a vehicle that the man that they shot was in a ford explorer suv that is very similar to the vehicle that the suspect in the serial killings here in gaffney was seen driving. they also say he is a very close physical match. he's a large man about 6'2", 250 pounds with a similar type face and wearing a ball cap. and so they're questioning now the two people that wer

. >> and raleigh, to be back in north carolina. it's a community and a state that has been so good to me. and i know that part of the reason is because i travel with one of your homeboys, reggie love. but i hope it's more than that. a couple of people i want to acknowledge very quickly. first of all, i just want to thank sara coleman for the wonderful introduction. give her a great round of applause. yes, she brought me a cupcake factory t-shirt, but no cupca cupcakes. i mean, i know i've been talking about health care a lot, but i think cupcakes are good for your health. so, next time. i also want to acknowledge the broad high school jazz ensemble. i want to thank garner taylor for the invocation. tom gill for the pledge of allegiance. chelsea cole for "the national anthem." dale burns, our wake county public school superintendent. i want to thank steven mayers, the broad high school principal. i want to thank your own governor, governor perdue who is here. unfortunately, senator kay hagan, senator richard burr and congressman bra

here in north carolina, you know this isn't about politics. this is about people's lives. >> and speaking of health care, he is speaking about it everywhere he can, the president sounding more like he's in a stump speech than a town hall on health care reform. that's in north carolina. more on that in a moment. so what do you think? i think i'll go with the basic package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> the president out campaigning today for the far-reaching reform of health care, now dominating action on capitol hill campaigning, this afternoon in north carolina. here to bring out the president's fighting side. here he is aiming his pitch at the folks out there who already have healthcare. >> nobody is talking about some government takeover of health care. i'm tired of hearing that. i have been as clear as i can be under the reform i've proposed. if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you keep your health

i think i might have said north carolina accidentally. the one republican you remember that lindsey graham of south carolina did have some tough questions for you. a lot of people still thought he was respectful and a statesman during the questioning and he did go ahead and vote for her. we will turn now to north carolina where we got some disturbing news. >>> self-described, good family guy gearing up to fight and kill another country. the feds are figuring all of this out and have a bunch of people in cuss stoes. that's next. ng fewer pills. just 2 aleve have the strength... to relieve arthritis pain all day. avo: are you on medicare? are you using cpap therapy for sleep apnea? then here's a message from liberty medical. over time, cpap parts stretch and wear out. you should replace your mask, cushion and filter every three to six months. the good news is, medicare may cover the cost of these replacement parts. with supplemental insurance, you could pay nothing at all. and liberty medical delivers them to your door. liberty is a medicare

at sherwood forest golf course in north carolina. you can use a lama to carry your clubs.y friendly, kids love them, and they are good pack animals for golf clubs. the lamas are weak on choosing the right club. >> i know you said the two-iron, i think this is more of a nine-iron for me. >> they're also better at eating the greens than reading the break in the greens. it might be a little bit of time before they make it to the pga tour. >>> on the cbs "morning news," here's a look at today's weather. it will remain extremely hot on the northwest coastline. all-time record highs in portland and seattle. thunderstorms will drench much of the east. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. prices plunged on one of china's main stock markets this morning. the shanghai closed down 5%. japanese auto giant honda reported a 96 drop in profits. they blame falling auto sales and a strong yen. >>> as we reported, law enforcement officials investigating michael jackson's death are focusing on his doctor and a powerful drug he was given. jonathan martinez of our las vegas s

the fbi says the north carolina men raised money and were willing to die as martyrs. the men are not accused of plotting attacks in the united states. but u.s. officials fear that young men like these will soon begin to plot attacks here on american soil. jeremy and vinita? >> john, do we know anything about the relationships between these men or how they met? >> we know that daniel boyd, apparently recruited his two sons. that the other guys are generally men in their 20s. one of them is in his 30s. we don't know where they met. they apparently weren't going to a mosque. at least daniel boyd was not. and one mosque in the area, the islamic association of raleigh, is distancing themselves from boyd. so a lot to come out. >> john hendren this morning. thanks. >>> we'll have more on these terror arrests coming up later on "good morning america." >>> also this morning, there's major developments in the criminal investigation of michael jackson east death. abc news has learned that the investigators will likely list the powerful drug propofol as a contributing factor. and

. >>> and of all places, raleigh-durham, north carolina, seven men under arrest for plotting to export terrorism. those stories and more just ahead. thank you for joining us. >>> let's look at the weather with justin berk. good morning. >> good morning. straight up 6:00. we've got ourselves a very warm setup. in fact a little muggy this morning. i want to take you back to stevenson where we have a little fog. and we had a shower last night roll through carroll and northern baltimore county. and there may be fog in those spots that got that overnight rain bath. we got 70 degrees now in stevenson. also in cockeysville and churchville. 73 parkville. on the bottom side of the beltway, 73 glen burnie. we're clear now on maryland's most powerful doppler radar but a partly sunny sky will give way to just an isolated storm this afternoon. 89 is going to come with some sticky humidity and it's going to feel warmer than that but we'll actually increase our chance of rain as we head through tomorrow. >>> 6:00 a.m. if you have not heard yet, it's kim brown's birthday. >> thank you. traffic lights

the gentlewoman from from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague from massachusetts for yielding time. while we disagree on issues, it's clear that he's passionate about this issue. mr. speaker, i come before you today deeply concerned by closed rule we have before us. throughout this appropriations season, the democrat majority has taken unprecedented steps to silence both the minority and their own democrat colleagues by offering all appropriations bills under closed rules. this is consistently eliminated the ability for members to speak up for how their constituents believe their money should be spent. but today marks a record in modern history. today the democrat majority has gone even further by surpassing the number of restrictive rules ever offered during appropriations season in the house of representatives. mr. speaker, when republicans were in the majority, the most regular appropriations bills considered under a restrictive rule in any single season was four in 1997, which was before my colleague, mr. dreier, was the

some thundershowers, youan see down in north carolina. the real action has been out in the mid part of the country. there is also one lonesome shower that is up around baltimore. but, here's what's going on into tennessee, and mississippi, boy have they had a wet time. we have been reasonably dry here in the washington area. see more rain heading toward knoxville. that is the area i think coming our way primarily to our west as we get on into tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. look at greenwood, mississippi. almost five inches of rain. we have had, not even an inch of rain here in washington. on the other hand. friends on vacation at ocean city. today a nice day. lot of sunshine here is what is left of the low pressure. moves to our west. showers, thundershowers. possibly strong wonder. a bit more likely to be up to our north. some areas, around here. we may be getting 1/4 inch of rain. folks twoshdz the blue ridge. loudon county. shen dougha valley. 1/2 inch of ran or more. when you get up and head out. i think there will be cloud

north carolina 11%. north dakota 4.2%. ohio 11.1%. oklahoma 6.3%. oregon 12.2%. pennsylvania 8.3%. puerto rico 14.5%. rhode island 12.4%. south carolina 12.1%. tennessee 10.8%. i missed south dakota. 5.1%. tennessee 10.8%. texas 7.5%. utah 5.7%. vermont 7.1%. virginia 7.2%. washington state 9.3%. west virginia 9.2%. wisconsin 9%. and wyoming 5.9%. those are just percentages, but you know what they represent? they represent real hard-core pain for american families today. and the fact that we would have the gumption to come up and take another $3 billion from them to increase the benefits structure of federal employees at a time when what we should be doing is seeing how we can become more efficient in the federal government, spend less money in the federal government, flies in the face of the difficulties that these individuals find themselves faced with. if you look at what's actually happening to our country and you take the 75-year projections, this year we're going to spend under $200 billion in interest. in eight years from now we're going to spend $806 billion in interest just

jeanne meserve in raleigh, north carolina. thanks so much for that. >>> health care on the agenda and the president is taking his message to a supermarket in virginia today. but the people who need convincing are members of his own party. democratic leaders sent six hours last night negotiating with house blue dogs, fiscally conservative democrats who have the most to defeat any bill that comes from the energy and commerce committee. jim acosta is digging deeper to figure out why the coalition is putting the brakes on the health care plan. good morning, jim. >> you're right. when it comes to health care reform, president obama is having as much trouble with members of his own party as he is republicans. take the conservative house democrats known as blue dogs. without them, the democrats would not have a majority in the house, something they now know all too well. >> we'll see. >> reporter: running from meeting to meeting surrounded by news cameras, the blue dogs mag be the most popular breed of politician on capitol hill thes

paul in dhahran, north carolina. independent line. of a cut thank you for taking my call. -- caller: of thank you for taking my call. ironically i'd read about this on my blog. i enjoyed the speech but i think what president obama does -- and that think it caught the attention of many in african- american community -- is that he comes off a little bit conservative when he talks before an african-american audience as opposed to a bleeding heart liberal. in front of white audiences. i think it was good, he set up a speech talking about discrimination and racism and prejudice. racism is economic. personally i care less what rush limbaugh and sean hannity -- i could not care less if they like me or not, so you have to talk about the economic conditions which produce the lack of education of black children in this country. i have to say this as well. when we are talking about the educational system, we are talking about for african- american children it is a mis educational system. people like obama who rose to gretna's did not do it becau

but right now president obama is in north carolina trying to help americans understand what he plans> the bills started coming in and i knew that i was not going to be able to make the bills with my income and also with my husband's income. and it just started snow balling from there. >> but as that mother found out, and others are finding out, health is out there. the executive director of the pretty in pink foundation. give me the lowdown on what your organization does for women who experience breast cancer. >> yes. thank you for having me. the pretty in pink foundation is a not-for-profit organization within the state of north carolina that provides funding for breast cancer patients for treatment. i'm referring to anywhere from surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and many times all three. >> what role, penny, do volunteers and financial donations play in your ability to turn around and give women with breast cancer treatment? >> actually, that is huge. what we bring in, 90% of all funds that are brought into our organization go directly back to the patient for treatment care

the gentlelady from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. foxx: i want to thank my colleague from colorado for yielding time. however, i must rise in opposition to this closed rule for h.r. 2965 enhancing small business research and innovation act. while there may be many merits to the underlying bill, this would have been a perfect opportunity for the majority to have opened up this process and allowed the house to work its will. this is a relatively noncontroversial bill which might not even have needed to be considered under a rule, except for the opportunity for some of our democratic colleagues to get some amendments passed. we could have -- we're in a very busy time with appropriations process and the schedule is very, very full this week and had we done this, again, under an open rule, i think the process could have gone very, very quickly. however, the majority has continued its process of shutting out n

>>> a group broken up in north carolina. what they were about to do.ust ahead. >>> and michael vick is allowed to continue his nfl career. what team wants to hire him? that and more for the next two hours right here on "good morning maryland." >> thank you so much for being here. let's send it to justin with a first check of the weather. >> good morning. 4:58. our wake-up window at the bottom of the screen. and we have a muggy morning as we start off with temperatures in the lower 70s for many of us. in fact many of us 70 in churchville, cockeysville, westminster, mount airy. 64 glen burnie. 72 in centreville. just before midnight we had one lone shower in carroll county. locally heavy rain from winchester to manchester and up north of parkton to the pa line. overall that storm dumping a little rain, enough rain to produce fog. we have partly sunny skies today with an isolated thundershower today. two-degree guaranteed high of 89 degrees. it's july 28th. yeah, it's kim's birthday! happy birthday, kim. let's see what's happening on the roads now. >> hap

, north carolina.here is why they couldn't get the shuttle off today, more showers coming through cocoa, florida. look at today, another tenth of an inch. they've had over four inches for the month. as we go through the nighttime hours, tomorrow morning, another beautiful morning. lot of sunshine with a dry, high pressure in on us. that will continue with light north to northwesterly winds right on in through wednesday. by the time we get into thursday, our winds begin to turn a little bit more into the southwest. humidity comes back. my goodness, tomorrow morning, temperatures in the 60s. even around town, it will be in the low 60s. 50s once again. another july. 50s for you folks out in the suburbs, sparkling blue sky, few puffy, cumulus clouds coming out today. what a week to be on vacation. sunny, warm, dry. temperatures low to mid 80s, more of the same on tap for wednesday and thursday. we're in a dry pattern, so only a chance of an afternoon shower or thunder shower on thursday and friday. tempera

yes, you see right there, in raleigh, north carolina. it's one of many such events in president obama's campaign to make health care a right and an obligation for all americans. >>> but, first, back in washington, big signs we're finding out now of progress on both sides of the capitol. on the house side, cnn has now learned that the logjam arising from resistance by so-called blue dog democrats is easing. while over in the senate, behind closed doors, the so-called group of six, three democrats, three republicans, don't have a done deal yet, but we're being told they're pretty pleased with what they've done so far. >> okay. we have some good news. last night we received a preliminary report from the congressional budget office. the cbo has reviewed a draft of the health care reform bill we are currently negotiating. keep in mind, the current draft does not include resolution of several key issues. nevertheless, the report is encouraging. the current draft of the bill scores below $900 billion over 10 years. it covers 95% of all american

that's gaston, north carolina. apparently about a half hour from where all this was going on in south carolina. we've got -- do we have him? david mattingly is standing by on the phone. he will let us know what's going on with this. david, what are police saying? >> reporter: well, at the moment, all eyes from investigators in south carolina and north carolina are on this what looks like a run-down house on a two-lane county road in gaston county, north carolina. that was the scene of a shootout between police officers and a suspect inside the building which happened about 3:00, 3:30 this morning. police were originally called to the scene on a possible robbery call. when they got there, they encountered some people inside the building. one man pulled out a gun and started shooting at the officers, wounded one officer in the leg. police returned fire and killed him. they are now looking to see if this man might be serial killer -- >> i think we just lost david. let me bring mike brooks into this while we try and get

we'll also hold a rally in north carolina.he is trying to keep the pressure on congress to quickly agree to leg. >>> this morning there's a possible health crisis looming on capitol hill. senators and other staffers have been notified about a possible swine flu contamination among pages. the pages, of course, work closely with senators on the floor in clip rooms and offices. christie, what can you tell us? >> reporter: there's a class of 50 pages right now, five of them have been isolated because they have been demonstrating flu-like symptoms, possibly the swine flu. now, senators were sent a message from the senate sergeant at arms tarrance gainer who said the five pages talk about the elevated temperature, sore throat and cough the others are suffering from. this could be the swipe flu. the cases have not been confirmed. the tests are too uncomfortable and will alter necessary treatment. the sick pages are "resting comfortably apart from their piers." their wages are typically high school juniors, they work during the school

wilmington, north carolina, 90 today. down in florida, 94 and warm in ft. myers. well, lynn, we're going to talk a little bit about the lack of any tropical systems when i come back a little later. >> all right. bill, thanks so much. >>> well, a bank actually puts up good numbers. a tech leader leads by example. and one heck of a billing error. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we have the details that will let you decide whether tony romo had a reason for his nasty breakup with jessica simpson. >>> also, the american lead giveth and the american league taketh away. and could an all-star be headed to philly? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> nasa hopes to launch the space shuttle "endeavour" on a mission to the international space station this evening. five previous attempts have been scrubbed because of bad weather and technical problems. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano announced a task force wi

neighbors in north carolina are talking, though, about the religious meetings at the home. hearing islamic music and about the raid. authorities seized numerous high-powered military weapons. >> scary as hell, man. it's scary. you just don't know. this day and age, you just don't know who your neighbors are. >> and daniel patrick boyd is facing charges of conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons abroad. in a statement released by his wife, sabrina, from the muslim society in raw law, she wrote "here an ordinary family, decent family who care about beua man bes" -- about human bes." their sons are also being charged. >>> the mayor's summer job program ended after six weeks. the d.c. council has yet to act on mayor fenty's request. bruce johnson has more. >> the program gives the mayor's program high marks. this would help spruce up playgrounds. >> mayor fenty is asking the d.c. council for more $24 million to complete the nine- week, three-day summer jobs program for the nearly 19,000 young people. the director of the summer jobs says there's been no repeat of t

and breaking just moments ago we have gotten word that a suspect shot and killed in north carolina is, in fact, believed by police to be the south carolina serial killer. the shooting happened in gas tone i can't, north carolina, just about a half hour from gaffney south carolina, that's the area where the serial killer is believed to have murdered at least five people. the spree, we believe, began nine days ago. the first victim this man, a peach farmer. his wife found him dead in their home. then, wednesday of last week, relatives found the bodies of a woman and her 83-year-old mother. we're told they had been tied up and shot to death. the very next day, the killer apparently struck again and murdered a man in and his 15-year-old daughter as they closed up their family furniture store. the father, we're told, died at the scene. but his daughter, we're told, fought to live for two days before she died in a hospital. mary ann silber with breaking news now in gaffney, south carolina. marianne, i believe police have just spoken. what do they say. >> investigators think they have the ma

. >> a group of men in rural north carolina. new information -- our own peter burg on how much or how little home grown jihad -- >>> the coroner's rourt of michael jackson's death, which we thought was going to be released at the end of this week, including all that toxicology information, is now going to be made public next week. not this week, as we've been previously led to believe. in the meantime, police searching the las vegas home of dr. conrad murray, investigators including federal drug enforcement agents looking for a lot of things. back to the panel digging deep are lisa bloom and jeffrey tuben. we know from court documents filed last week that when murray's houston office was raided, it was possibly for a case of manslaughter. that's -- his own attorney used the term. are you any closer to saying that this could be a -- that this is a manslaughter case? >> well, it is a manslaughter investigation. whether they will actually bring charges and whether murray is guilty, i'm not ready to say. >> it would be a hard thing

there has been a shooting and confrontation in north carolina. is the suspect from the south carolina serial murder stop in north carolina? we do not know, but we will get late breaking information on that. we are getting new stuff from the president oversees. michael jackson's funeral scheduled for tomorrow. we will be covering that here on fox news. we are about 15 minutes away from a live news conference from the head coach of the tennessee titans' on the untimely death of aaron mcnair yesterday. his girlfriend, married, and his 20-year-old girlfriend dead apparently everybody knew about -- pictures of them on vacation and everything else -- he was shot multiple times, once to the head. the girlfriend was also shot. we were able to confirm that the gun that killed steve mcnair was purchased by his now 20-year-old girlfriend. whether she is a suspect in this case remains to be seen. police have only said that the gun belongs to her. we are slowly putting that together. jeff fisher, coach of the tennessee titans', will be with us in 15 minutes. r

look at that heavy rain pushing off the coast of north carolina. they got heavy rainfall in southern portions of virginia down south of richmond. they got strong, gusty thunderstorms. all that activity missed us. we got to see a relatively decent weekend. those temperatures are in the upper 60s and lower 70s. looks like we're going to continue to see a warm-up friend. looking at your next-day planner, clear skies tonight. a full day of sunshine tomorrow. 64 starting off your work day. get those sun glasses ready. it will be a warm 1 in the afternoon. we could top out in the mid to upper 80s and holding on to the the sunshine the next couple of days. >> thank you. >>> you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. use the interactive tools to track coming storms right down to your street. go to foxbaltimore.com. >>> thousands hoping for a glimpse of history. an e-mail lottery is held for tickets to michael jackson's public viewing. what his family is planning for the funeral, next. >>> a deadly day a

mark strassmann has more from there. >> reporter: in north carolina, police killed a burglary suspect and later learned he was this man, the serial killer stalking gaffney, south carolina. patrick tracy burris, a 41-year-old career criminal, wanted for a parole violation. >> somebody's going to have to explain why this individual, who should have been away behind bars was on the street. >> reporter: police matched burris' suv and gun, but still no motive or no known ties to the community he stalked. gaffney's spree is apparently over. five murders in less than a week in three separate senseless attacks. klein cash, a farmer. hazel and her daughter gena murdered together. like steven tyler and his 15-year-old daughter abby, gunned down as they closed the family store. now marlene jones can stop sleeping with a gun under her pillow. >> my mind can be put at ease, and cherokee county can be put at ease that they have actually got the right person. >> reporter: not the victims' families. their grieving has just begun. mark strassmann, cbs news, gaffney, south carolina. >>> straight ahead,

first stop, raleigh, north carolina, then bristol, virginia. and blue dog democrats are about to explain why they've opposed their own party's plans and fiscal conservatives are holding a news conference as we speak. >>> this hour the president hits the road and he's taking part in two town hall meetings, including one at a kroger super market. ed henry joins us from bristol, virginia, with more on that. ed? >> good morning, heidi. significant about this town hall later today, with kroger employees who have pretty generous health benefits and they're not uninsured and people with good benefits who are insured don't want to pay higher taxes in order to cover the 46 million people who don't have that insurance. i can tell you from talking to people in these supermarket aisles, that conventional wisdom may be turned on it head. they're rolling out the red carpet in rural virginia, but the president could get a chilly reception in the frozen food aisle where we found a mccain voter that health reform is being rushed, just like the stimulus. >> like

cnbc's senior correspondent scott cohn is outside the federal prison in butner, north carolina. hey, scott. >> trish, today is the first day of the rest of bernie madoff's life, and it's here in butner, north carolina. a medium security institution where he arrived a short time ago. we will show you that, and tell you about his new digs. when "the call" continues. come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay on remaining '08 and '09 models. you'll find low, straightforward pricing. it's simple. now get an '09 silverado xfe with an epa estimated 21 mpg highway for under 28 thousand after all offers. go to chevy.com/openhouse for more details. last month, this woman wasn't even able to get around inside of her own home. they chose mobility. and they chose the scooter store! if you or a loved one live with limited mobility call the scooter store! no other company will work harder to make you mobile or do more to guarantee your complete satisfaction. if we pre-qualify you for a new power ch

. >> at a town hall meeting in raleigh, north carolina, president obama addressed what is arguably the second greatest concern about healthcare reform outside of costs. >> we've got to overcome the understandable skepticism that somehow washington can never get anything right. i mean, that's the biggest challenge we have right now. his goal is health insurance for people who can't afford it, or who the companies don't want to sign up. i'm for the public option. >> but republicans are not, and neither are moderate democrats. they worry about unfair competition for private insurance companies and government involvement in healthcare decisions, which is why cooperatives like this one in seattle are getting a long hard look. >> it is a system where patients being actively engaged in their care with their care providers, we believe, ultimately, will be healthier and see better results in the long run r >> health co-ops can hire their own doctors and negotiate ates with doctors and hospitals. this he can provide insurance or organized coverage by other insurers. tax coverage helps lower prem

joins us now from north carolina. so you just heard marc lamont hill and me. take this wherever you want to take it, bernie, go. >> well, you mentioned congressman king. let's start with that. congressman king isn't a racist because if he were, we would have heard a lot more racist things coming out of his mouth over all the years he has been in public service. we haven't. so he is not a racist. but some people think he is. you have to wonder why? i don't want to get too haifa loot tent about this, bill, i think this all started when we emerged from caves. we were tribal from the beginning. we always looked out for our group over anybody else's group. that's why when somebody took a shot at sinatra, italian americans would bristle. what makes this thing with michael jackson so sad, at least to me so sad, is that it's not enough for the elites to simply make him and honor him as a great american entertainer. they have to make him a black hero and i'm sorry to repeat what you said earlier, but a black hero of a man who paid white people to produce his children?

this is an appearance in north carolina in raleigh as he pushes for reform. he's both there and in virginia today. he had just finished that raleigh town hall. he says he wants a plan that would ban denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions and holds down costs. he also took at a swipe at people who predict health care reform will blow up the deficit. >> i can't help but remember those same critics contributed to a $1.3 trillion deficit that i inherited when i took office. i mean, seriously, you know, i'm now president so i'm responsible for solving it, but i do think we shouldn't have a selective memory in terms of spending habits. >> cnn's dana bash reports an agreement has been reached among the blue dog democrats in the house for a health care reform package. details to be released as the day plays out. the leader of the group tells dana bash the energy and commerce committee will mark up the health care bill though there is some agreement and it will not be brought to the floor of the house until members return from their august recess. >>> ber

>>> plus, exclusive details about the arrest in north carolina. the wife of one of the suspects speaking out only on 360. the de. - others buy the car of their dreams. - ( beeps ) during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. it's an opportunity today. it's a lexus forever. special lease offers now available on th. >>> crime and punishment tonight. we've been digging deep about yesterday's terrorism related arrest in north carolina. seven men, most young in their 20s, charged with plotting terrorist attacks abroad. you're looking at mugshots of four of the suspects. the feds say all seven took part in weapons training and military tactics in north carolina to prepare for violent jihad overseas. authorities are searching for an eighth suspect still at large at this hour. one of the men in custody is 39-year-old daniel boyd. his two sons were also arrested. boyd was born and raised here in america, and until recently -- or until yesterday led a very low-key life as a drywall contractor. not a much different picture. now a much di

in raleigh, north carolina, the president was reassuring his audiences in spite of what critics say, people shouldn't be afraid of reform. >> i have been as clear as i can be under the reform i proposed, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. if you like your health care plan, you keep your health care plan. these folks need to stop scaring everybody. you know? >> even with the agreement today, the house measure may not head to the floor for a vote until after the august recess. >>> they'd be cranking up the heat. the ac i should say in the pacific northwest if they had any. it's the heat that's really cranking up. triple digit temperatures triggered heed advisories in a region known for its cool weather here. the forecast high for seattle today is 100. which would make it the hottest day on record there. the unusual heat wave has lasted for several days at this point but winds off the pacific ocean may cool things down a bit. hopefully by friday for all of you there. >>> we're learning even more about the final moments of michael jackson's life. paramedics said the superstar

host: steven is next from winston-salem, north carolina. caller: good morning, i vote republican. with sarah palin i do not believe she is a viable candidate in that here she is elected as governor, has a term of four years, and in mid term sheet is quitting. -- she is quitting. for what ever reason, for the obscure reason she is a wonder if she were elected as president, that things get tough, will she quit in the middle of her term as being a president? host: and you are a republican, right? so if she were to run, how the think this will put up with potential opponents like mitt romney or newt gingrich, may beat temple in the of minnesota? caller: well, i don't think she would ever get on the ticket to

the investigation continues, which includes a possible break- in near gastonia, north carolina. cording to the associated press, south carolina authorities are a on the scene of a burglary, where local police shot and killed a robbery suspect who may be linked to the south carolina slays. they're conducting ballistic testings to see if the bullets from the north carolina location match the crime scenes in south carolina. viviana hurtado, abc 2 news. >>> certified baltimore's most accurate hook,er is chief meteorologist norm lewis and the most powerful doppler radar. >> a string of pretty days today. >> absolutely gorgeous weather. lots of sunshine. low temperatures. low humidity. how many of you are sporting sunburns? >> okay, i am. >> well, you. >> and some others out there. i think everybody else has probably been out in the sun lots. it's been absolutely gorgeous. and it's going to stay that way down through the week. by the end of the week and the weekend, some showers are moving. in, which kind of need it. >> it's getting a little dry out there. outside right now, your shot

the subject getting national attention after the arrest of seven men in north carolina. investigators say the men were terror training on american soil. while plotting attacks overseas. >> new information coming out that alleged ringleader daniel boyd and his son were denied entry into israel back in 2007. and may have been detained for awhile. federal agents claim boyd was trying to execute and attack in the jewish state during his visit. including north carolina, there have been three different cases of home grown terror arrests in the last few weeks alone. a long island man pled guilty to training in pakistan to blow up subways in europe. in minnesota another man pled guilty to being a part of american born somalis planning to carry out jihad in somalia. >> arrests have been made in places like minneapolis and north carolina. so, i think, better education about the breath of the threat and how it could be carried out is important. but even as we educate. we prepare. >> janet napolitano said the police, military, agencies need the help of citizens to report if there is

killed in a shootout with police during a burr larry in north carolina. police say his gun maved the five murders in south carolina. we'll have a live report. police now saying the gun found at the scene of former nfl star steve mcnair's shooting was in fact, bought by his girlfriend just two nights prior. both were found shot to death on saturday in a nashville condo. police have not ruled it, though, a murder/suicide. mcnair who was married, was shot four times. his girlfriend, just once. >>> it is the deadliest day in almost a year for u.s. troops in afghanistan. at least six soldiers killed in roadside bombings. seventh reportedly killed in a firefight. taliban militants claim they have captured an american soldier, although there is no proof of that. u.s. marines claim they were fighting a group of insurgents who later escaped by dressing up as women. >>> senator-elect al franken showing up for work in washington one day early. set to be sworn in tomorrow after eight months of recounts and court challenges. toodz, he appeared and said he is ready to g

the fbi has busted an alleged terror cell in the heart of north carolina. he has connections to our area. finex where he went to high school and where his mother now lives. -- find out where he went to high school and where his mother now lives. >> we have had this pattern of late afternoon thunderstorms. i wonder if we get any in the ar. >> up in the baltimore metro area, every day,hey seem to pop up in different areas. if you have any plans for the next hour or so, that is whe we are finding the heavy concentration of downpours. this is a ninth -- this is a nice look around the city. they're just a few clouds around. it is very warm and humid and will stay that way for the next few hours. there is a chance for a few thre isolated showers and understorms. we will pick up a few more ''re watching.we this is a tiny cluster of very heavy rain. of course, you ha to go quite a way to find more showers and storms, dow to the peninsula. we have more action in sections of north carolina, sections of tennessee, more to the south, and all of these will come into foc

at him. >> reporter: visiting hours at the prison are very liberal and ruth madoff may move to north carolina to be close to her husband. after everything, they say she's absolutely devoted to hi very much in love, just like bonnie was to collilyde, collar lee. >> brian ross, thank you. >>> and you'll find links to all of brian's reporting and the first chapter of his soon to be released book about madoff by going to "the world newser" at abcnews.com. >>> and still ahead on "world news," america's top military mansur v man surveys the war inraq and afghanistan. >>> the americans who tonight have running water, and still dot have after it six years of trying. >>> and the new airline that will pamper your pets, coast to toast. the classic flavors of tuscany inspiration for... dinner bell sfx: ping ping ping fancy feast elegant medleys tuscany entrÉes restaurant inspired dishes with ong grain rice, and garden greens is it love? or is it fancy feast? it's so difficult .to sleep., that's why there's stayfree® overnight. the only one with night-guard zone™... and 18 anti-leak channels... for maximu