pope benedict xvi is in a hospital in northern italy with a broken wrist.ff slipped and fell during his vacation in the alps. a vatican official says the pope will stay in the hospital for a few more hours as the doctors treat his fracture. the 82-year-old pope was able to walk into the hospital with the help of an aide and is otherwise in good health. >> we're following a developing story in indonesia this morning. bombs exploded at two luxury hotels, a j.w. marriott and a ritz-carlton this morning in jakarta, killing 9 people and wounding at least 50. the bombs exploded just two minutes apart. jakarta's police chief says the suspected suicide bombers were guests at one ofhe two hotels. there's been no immediate claim of responsibility but a terrorism analyst says the like ri culprit is an al qaeda-linked terrorist group. >> that is a lot of smoke. i walk quickly out of the hotel. everything was quite crazy. a strange sensation that people had to, you know, with blood and these kind of things that has been confusing. >> u.s. officials say they believe that

. >>> pope benedict is being checked out at a hospital in northern italy after he fell this morning.ttee has finished hearing four days of testimony on her nomination. joel brown has the latest. >> reporter: a white new haven firefighter who judge sonia sotomayor ruled against in a reverse discrimination case was among the first witnesses to testify at her supreme court nomination hearings. >> achievement is neither limited nor determined by one's race but by one's skills dedication commitment and character. >> reporter: but on the judge's side are new york mayor michael bloomberg and her former boss in the new york d.a.'s office, robert morganthal. like she's done all week judge sotomayor stepped past hot button issues and refused to state how she would rule on things such as abortion or gun control. >> would you want to come in here and say, i agree with you. this is unconstitutional before i had a case before me. >> reporter: but republicans kept trying to knock her off her script during the second round of questioning. >> is there any personal judgment to be relied upon by a supr

. >>> pope benedict xvi is on vacation in northern italy. before leaving, he celebrated mass as usual. earlier in the week, he fell down breaking his right wrist. the 82-year-old had minor surgery and will reportedly haveo wear a cast for about a month. the vatican's key spokesperson said the pope is right handed and is most upset he won't be able to write. >>> up next, a local guy getting ready for his first- ever nfl training camp. no, not maureen or any relatives. it's someone else and you're going to made that -- meet that person. >>> and activities to coop your summer busy this summer. we have your attention now. >>> and and you know what? we have some great sunshine in our forecast. i'll lit know what to expect pes just where t ttuemra bel ila tefe thr break.  >> temperatures today below seasonal. 83 degrees at national and at dulles. 84 degrees at baltimore. we should be in the upper 80s. 66 at frederick and overnight lows will be on the cooler side clear skies over the washington area, partly cloudy skies. a few clouds to the

. >> 21 people died after a train carrying liquefied gas exploded in northern italy. it happened in a northern town on monday night. at least 11 others were seriously injured. it took time to identify many victims balls they had suffered such severe burns. the blast happened when parts of the train came off the rails as it approached a railway station. pakistani militants in a region bordering afghanistan said they have withdrawn from a peace deal with the government. the group made their declaration as the army stepped up operations against the taliban in the northwest. a passenger jet crashed into the sea off the comoros islands on tuesday, killing 152 people, but with one teenager miraculously surviving. the teenage girl spent the night alone in a rough sea without a lifejacket. she described the ordeal to her father. there were suggestions the plane's fight recorder had been fountain at the crash site, but officials say that was from a distressed beacon. >> the sole survivor from an air disaster in which more than 150 people died. she is recovering from minor injur

. >>> pope benedict has gone to a hospital in northern italy, after suffering a minor fall.he 82-year-old church leader was on vacation in the alps when the accident happened. >>> and nasa is trying to figure out why the shuttle's fuel tank lost so much foam insulation on liftoff on wednesday. "endeavour" docks at the international space station today. >>> for supreme court nominee, sonia sotomayor, it's up to the senate. the judiciary committee will likely vote on her nomination next week. the full senate sometime in august. and by september, she could be wearing a supreme court robe. viviana hurtado has more. >> reporter: the senate confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor are over. supporters and critics spoke, including two new haven firefighters. they were at the heart of the apoll lat judge's ruling the supreme court recently reversed. the men said they suffered reverse discrimination, when sotomayor sided with the city. >> i was shocked when i was not rewarded for this hard work and sacrifice. but i actually was penalized for it. >> reporter: this sharp criticism was

. >> of course the pope was vacationing in northern italy. and we will provide updates often his recovery on our website at wusa9.com. of course we will have the latest information tonight on 9 news now at 5:00. >>> police are trying to piece together what happened last night. it led to the shooting of three people in greenbelt including an off-duty capitol police officer, a suspect and a 12- year-old girl. police tell us it started with a fight between the suspect and another man and then it ended in a confrontation and gun fight between the off-duty officer and the suspect. the little girl was an innocent bystander and she was grazed by one of the bullets. the u.s. capitol police officer and the suspect are both being treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> now we have the latest information on that terrorist attack in indonesia. u.s. citizens are among the injured. following a pair of suicide bombings at two luxury hotels in the indonesian capital of gentleman car that. the attacks killed at least eight people but so far there's been

despite undergoing surgery yesterday to treat a broken wrist. 82-year-old pontiff isn vacation in northern italy. you can see the cast. officials say the pope broke his wrist after suffering from a minor fall. the cast will stay on for a month. then he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> we are joined now for a check of the weekend weather. what a beautiful day. >> i love it. it is not like july. so, it's really comfortable. nice and sunny. temperatures in the 80s. so, we're going to repeat it again tomorrow. >> oh. >> just one more day. however, we are going to see changes as we head into the workweek. at least for tomorrow. again, just look today. plenty of sunshine out there. very low humidity. that's the key. let's go outside. and talk about your forecast. here is what it looks like out there. yes there are a couple of cloud making their way across the area. but for the most part. we will see a clear night across the region. right now, 81 degrees. partly cloudy. northwesterly flow, 7. today hit 83. this morning's low. 68 degrees. in fact, we're going to be a little cooler. here is what

they're telling us the pope slipped overnight in his chalet in northern italy. he had just left for vacation on monday. a lot of alarm bells going off because the pope is 82 years old. howeverring, they are telling us it's nothing serious. they're going to keep him in the hospital for a couple of hours. we understand a slight fracture on his list. the good news, people seeing him going into the hospital, said he walked in on his own with the help of an aide. but he is being checked over completely there. it appears that the worst that's happened is on the wrist. 82 years old. a lot of alarm bells going off, but it's clear he didn't fall and knock his head or anything like that. people relieved. however, it is the hope and his age what it is and people are concerned. steve: all right, greg burke with the latest on the pope. we thank you, sir. ainsley: another break news story. a pair of deadly bombings kills at least eight people in jakarta, indonesia. at least one american is among the dead. suspected suicide bombers set off powerful blasts at two luxury hotels,

he is now hospitalized in northern italy. x-rays showed he has a broken right wrist. doctors say the fracture is small. for observation. >>> a shootout injured three people inclu ydi angoung a girl. >> it involves an off-utdy capitol policeicff. oer s er oshotngraut last night near the goddard space flight center. pamela brown has the latest. >> this began with a heated argument between roommates. a shootout. two people are recovering in the hospital this morning. police say the fistfight between two men got so heated they crashed through their apartment window. the off-duty officer went off to call help. the roommate went back to retrieve a gun. >> there was all lot of gun shots. >> a capitol police officer happen to be pulling into the parking lot and began shooting back, but hitting the subject several times in the body. >> the off-duty u.s. capitol officer was shot. the suspect was shot. >> and a 12-year-old girl was grazed and taken to the hospital. residents are shaken up. but we live on the bottom floor. she got shot through the building. it could have hit me o

he was able to walk into a hospital in northern italy with sought help. he is out of the hospital now. >>> all judge sotomayor can do now is wait. the supreme court wrapped up her final testimony yesterday. the senate republican say they don't plan to block her confirmation vote. her comment that a white latina might make better decisions than a white man came up again. senator lindsey gram got the final thoughts on that. >> to those who may be bothered by that, what do you say?ham go final thoughts on that. >> to those who may be bothered by that, what do you say? >> i regret that i might have offended some people. i believe that my life demonstrates that that was not my intent, to leave the impression that some have taken from my words. >> you know what, judge? i agree with you. good luck. >> thanks. >> lawmakers say they could vote on sotomayor's nomination before they leave for their august break. the senate judiciary committee meets at 9:30 to talk more about it. >>> a funeral will be held today for the florida couple killed in a home invasion. byrd

he's on vacation in northern italy, and apparently overnight he slipped and fell in his bath.pital sources tell cbs news the 82-year-old pope has fractured his right wrist. there are conflicting stories about how serious that fracture is. some media outlet ins italy are reporting he's had a local anesthetic and may be undergoing some surgery. we don't know why the pope has slipped, but there have been growing concerns about his health just last week. he's still carrying out a full public schedule. just last week he met with president obama. he is known to have high blood pressure and on recent public occasions, he is sometimes seen to weaken. >> sheila thanks. >>> now to the economy here at home. goldman sachs and jp morgan have recently posted far better than expected earnings reports, and wall street is now closely watching citigroup and bank of america today. cbs news correspondent priya david is at the new york stock exchange with more. pria good morning. >> reporter: maggie good morning to you. we just got word in that bank of america has beaten the earnings expectations.

he left the hospital in northern italy where he had surgery to repair his right wrist. he actually slipped and fell at a chalet in the italian alps. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on tape outside of atlanta. police officers rushed into the flames to rescue a disabled woman and her daughter after the van caught fire. the officers just happened to be driving by at the right time, literally dragging the mom to safety there. >>> we are waiting for president obama to talk at the white house. he's going to be talking about health care, this was scheduled late today. there was not on his schedule. it was scheduled for 3:15 and they're 25 minutes late, but as soon as the president talks, we'll bring it to you. we'll bring you the president's remarks when they happen. you're watching msnbc. at 155 miles per hour, andy roddick has the fastest serve in the history of professional tennis. so i've come to this court to challenge his speed. ...on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't. so i can book travel plans faster, check my account balances faster. al

. >>> demonstrators formed a human chain around mountains in northern italy trying to send a messageo g-8 leaders. it is to raise awareness of problems in africa. >>> so far it appears the party of mexican president is losing ground in mid determine elections. mexicans went to the polls on sunday and early returns favor the institutional party. calderon has controlled the legislature since 2000. >>> a wildfire is burning near los angeles this morning. details on that coming up. >>> plus, we will introduce you to one of the top finishings at the at&t national who thrives despite a physical condition that could keep others out of the game of golf. >> we are live outside to show you the weather. no problems inside the beltway, but not too far away the visibility rapidly drops to zero. i will show you the foggy concern and the forecast in to next weekend. good morning, you are watching 9 news now. thursday, finally! dinner with the girls tonight. mmm... mexican, or italian? i really want dessert tonight. i better skip breakfast. yep, this is all i need. ( stomach growls ) skipping breakf

. >>> pope benedict is recovering after falling on vacation in northern italy.ld will wear a cast for a month. >>> now to the latest on the trial of american student man da knox. she just arrived in court what is scheduled to be the last day of testimony. let's go live to london and nbc's john yang. what happens now? >> reporter: chris, great to see you again. she is in court now. this is the last day of testimony before a two-month adjournment, two-month summer break. they'll come back in september. today, they're hearing the defense is presenting witnesses who are battering away at prosecution case. the focus is on a bra clasp that came off the bra of the murder victim, meredith kercher, amanda knox's roommate in italy. my colleague, chatman bell, tells me the defense is presenting a forensic expert scoring some points, pointing out that this bra clasp was not found until a subsequent search much later, after the murder the night of the murder and they're raising questions that it could have been contaminated, that the dna evidence that the prosecution is pres

after therief operation, he emerged from a hospitaln northern italy smili and ving to crowds who'd gathere he'd been injuredhile vacationg at his alpine etreat. doctorssaid the arm would be in a cast for month. the pope is 8years old. >> lehre and still to come on the wshour tonight: the naacpt 100; a hlth care update; and shields and broos. that all follows t suicide bombingsn jakarta, indonesia. eighteople were killed and more than 50 woued at two amerin luxury hotels. newshour correspondt kwame holman rrates our story. >> reporter: the near- simultaneous explosions haened shortly before 80 a.m. as guests wereacking the hotel staurants for breakfast. the firsof the two bombs detonated at the j.wmarriott in centl jakarta. grainy otage from closed circuit tv showed aan walking across the lby, and seconds later, the flash of t explosion. t minutes later, a second blast at the main restauranin the neighboringitz-carlton hot. windows in both hels were blow out, and debris and gla were scattered on the reets outside, where shaken gues and onookers gathered. >> ( anslated ): it was so big, espe

the pope is on vacation this week in northern italy. the vatican officials say he fell and fractured his right wrist last night. he was in his room at his vacationed russia lay in the alps. the video shot earlier this week before his accident. despite the injury vatican says that the pope celebrated mass this morning and ate breakfast and then he went to the hospital. he is expected to wear the cast for a month. the pope is 82 years old. >>> coming up tonight a bizarre scene. pickup truck crashed into a house in prince george's county. >>> craig melvin goes into the wind opportunity toll see what it is like to be in a strong hurricane. >>> our forecast coming up. stay tuned. =d if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop

the pontiff greeted well-wisher in northern italy at his first public appearance since his surgery. vacation after a fall in the italian alps. >>> a big weekend for shuttle astronauts. astronauts installed a porch for science experiments at the international space station's $1 billion lab. >>> finally, tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of apollo 11's historic lunar landing. it was on july 20th, 1969, astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. that is a quick look at the news. now let's take a look at the weather. >> now here's jenna. >>> it's the tale of two kellies. a young woman named kelly hildebrand wanted to see how many other kelly hildebrands are on facebook. she found a young man named kelly hildebrand, sent him a message and the rest is history. kelly and kelly hildebrand join us now from coral springs, florida. good morning, you guys. >> good morning. >> so how do i defer between the two of you? what do i call each of you? should i call you mr. kelly, miss kelly? >> usually i'm kelly girl, he's gelly boy or kelly. >> so kelly g

vatican is saying pope benedict seen here in israel in may has been take ton the hospital in northern italyer slipping and falling during his vacation in the alps. >>> we're going to have to wait a while longer to find out what killed michael jackson. the l.a. county coroner 'office hoped to release the report on michael jackson. >>> a bittersweet moment of the family and friends of farrah fawcett after being nominated three times, fawcett has been nominated a fourth time for executive producer for "farrah's story" for her three- year battle with cancer that eventually took her life. >>> the thermometer says july but a lot of folks are thinking football right now. at 10:00 you can start buying up the tickets. go online at ticketmaster and get your tickets and at m & t stadium they open on monday. >>> some bank of america people are getting a surprise in the mail. abc 2 heard from a couple of bank of america customers say the replacement card comes with a letter saying account information may have been compromised. you'll remember at the start of the year bank of america issued new credit ca

as youan see, his left hand, the vatican says he slipped in his vacation while vacationing in northern italy. the pope is in high spirits and will suffer no long-term effects. he will be in a cast a monchlgts back in this country, if you want the best health care, you don't have to go far. just head to johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. johns hopkins is once again rated the country's best hospital by "u.s. news and world report." it ranks first out 48,000 hospitals studied in fields like ear, nose and throat and it came in second in geriatric care and gynecology, neurology and unusual row surgery. johns hopkins has been the top hospital according to "u.s. news & world report" for 19 straight years. >>> police in maryland are investigating a deadly accident. they say the driver lost control on walker mill road in capitol heights and hit a pole and the name of the victim has not been released. >>> a driver slams into a house and has to be rescued. >>> another driver slammed into the dmv. >> there are four other stories making headlines in the washington area today. >>> a nasty accident invol

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. >>> pope benedict xvi is in a hospital in northern italy after falling during his vacation in the alps. a hospital spokesman says the pope is undergoing surgery for a wrist fracture. >>> three more american soldiers are dead, unfortunately, killed in southern iraq. mortar rounds were fired into a military base outside of basra, iraq's second largest city. >>> i want to introduce my guest co-host. you know i offer a spectacular person to join me for most of the show. today i'm pleased to have angela burt-murray of "essence" magazine. you brought us good luck the last time you were here. a lot of people watched the show. i understand last night you were at a dinner with president obama when he spoke to the naacp. >> yes, the naacp centennial dinner last night. the president came. the ballroom was full of enthusiasm for his remarks but he gave a little tough love to the crowd and talked about personal responsibility and finding common ground and the things that everyone can do to help close the achievement gap for black and brown students. >> interesting. i heard a friend of mine this mor

after the brief operation, he emerged from a hospital in northern italy smiling and waving to crowds who'd gathered. he'd been injured while vacationing at his alpine retreat. doctors said the arm would be in a cast for a month. the pope is 82 years old. >> lehrer: and still to come on the newshour tonight: the naacp at 100; a health care update; and shields and brooks. that all follows the suicide bombings in jakarta, indonesia. eight people were killed and more than 50 wounded at two american luxury hotels. newshour correspondent kwame holman narrates our story. >> reporter: the near- simultaneous explosions happened shortly before 8:00 a.m. as guests were packing the hotel restaurants for breakfast. the first of the two bombs detonated at the j.w. marriott in central jakarta. grainy footage from closed circuit tv showed a man walking across the lobby, and seconds later, the flash of the explosion. two minutes later, a second blast at the main restaurant in the neighboring ritz-carlton hotel. windows in both hotels were blown out, and debris and glass were scattered on the streets

the pontiff greeted well-wisher in northern italy at his first public appearance since his surgery.acation after a fall in the italian alps. >>> a big weekend for shuttle astronauts. ptronauts installed aor pch for ntpentt the a international space station's $1 billion lab. >>> finally, tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of apollo 11's historic lunar landing. it was on july 20th, 1969, astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. that is a quick look at the news. now let's take a look at the weather. janice huff is oside on the plaza. >> good morning, tamron. i have a beautiful set of beautifully talented young teen women here, part of the 39th annual talented teens international competition. these are some of the girls who were in the competition. hi, ladies. we have the winner here, this is brianna guadalupe? >> yes. >> where are you from? >> georgia, canton, georgia. dy a medley of songs. i did "a clang is going to come," "i'm changing, "everything must change." >> what will do you now? >> i'll go all over the world. i'm not sure where b

. >>> the pope preached to followers in northern italy. a spokesman for the 82-year-old pontiff is saying he's learning to live with his cast. >>> it was 40 years ago today the apollo 11 moon walk, historic feat. the first time americans beat russians in space. believe it or not, there are still some people who think that never happened, that it was a huge conspiracy, cooked up by the government to put the u.s. ahead in the space race and boost patriotism. how do conspiracies get started? robert thompson, professor at syracuse university's school of communication and extensively studied conspiracy theories around the moon landing. good to have you with us. >> good morning. >> set the stage for those who only read about the moon landing because they weren't around yet, what a pivotal time in our history and why it was so important. >> well, it really was. we were in the middle, of course, of a cold war with the soviet union and in the space race the soviet union had been beating us quite handily. they, of course, got the first rocket into o

pope benedict xvi has been taken to a hospital in northern italy.eportedly having surgery to repair a fractured wrist. the spokesman says the pontiff slipped and fell on vacation. >>> a second person has died building a stage for the pop singer madonna. the concert has been canceled. madonna issued a statement saying she's devastated. >>> ayatollah is calling for the release of anyone who was arrested or detained in the government's crackdown on post election protests. he made the demand at his sermon this morning in tehran where tens of thousands of opposition supporters gathered. the ap reports that police fired tear gas at some iranians as they headed to the prayer session. >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is kicking off a week-long trip to india and thailand. paying respects to the victims and attacks. she'll be meeting leaders to strengthen business partnerships between our two countries. >>> well, we're following breaking news and following it all morning from jakarta, indonesia, powerful bomb blasts leaving nine dead and more tha

italy. everything is made 100% around milan in the northern part of italy. it's important for us to control the quality. but also our know-how is italian - wemake everything in italy but, for example, all our team of designers comes from all over the world.we export all over the world so we are also very international in that sense. >>reporter: for lighting company, artemide, who also take a pride in everything being designed and made in italy, staying on top of technology is also vital. >>gismondi: it is fundamental ... both technology and innovation are ... because our consumers, the clients purchasing a lamp for their homes, offices or hotels need to have a product that is guaranteed. the real guarantee lies in the product being technologically well-made, in terms of quality, life of the product, efficiency, certainty that the product will last. >>reporter: it's a belief held by many economists that luxury goods are the last to be affected by a financial crisis and the first to come out of it. >>: by concentrating on quality, in design, innovation and con

france, italy, northern ireland. wherever they feel there might be an opportunity. >> the people in ireland were very kind to us. we also respected them. they saw that we honest and they respected us. >> when people can stay, you can see the difference. joseph completely rebuild his house with the money earned in northern ireland. local organizations say the only open the children. >-- only hope in the children. >> for adults there's very little hope to have a new mentality to be integrated into the society. but it's all about the young people. but the people are poor, but not stupid. they know how to survive. they've been surviving like this for centuries. there's a lot of good will between romania and the european union. the challenge is how to use it to help these people picked themselves up out of the mud. bbc news reporting from northwest rumania. >> this is world news today from bbc world news. a man deadlines, china's economy is growing at a faster rate than expected. gdp expanded by nearly 8% in the last thre

the pope fractured his wrist friday after falling while vacationing in northern italy.ast for about a month. >>> and talks resume tomorrow in california hoping to solve the state's $26 billion budget gap. lawmakers wet behind closed doors with governor schwarzenegger. huge progress made during hours of negotiations. this as most state agencies including the dmv were closed because of furloughs. >>> and five space walks planned after safely docking with the international space station. 13 crew members from five countries are living onboard the space station. the shuttle will spend the next 11 days making repairs on the shuttle and loading supplies. >>> finally, upset at british open. tiger woods fell one stroke short of making the cut and it is only the second time in his career that has happened. meanwhile, tied for the lead at the open is 59-year-old tom watson. watson, by the way, is the oldest player to lead a major golf championship. at the age of 69. the oldest. trivia. >>> that's the news. back to bill at the plaza for a look at the weather and also savannah and a

today, pope benedict broke his right wrist after slipping and falling in northern italy.2-year-old 30e7 has been vacationing at a shall lay near the french border since monday. despite the accident, the pope celebrated mass and had breakfast before going to the hospital, according to the vatican. >>> during the night, the house weighs and means committee voted to increase taxes on higher income earners as part of a health care reform bill. president obama is ramping up his campaign to get a reform bill done. nbc's white house correspondent savannah guthrie joins us with more. good morning, savannah. >> reporter: hi, natalie. the health care battle is getting very intense. as you said the president is ratcheting up his involvement and his rhetoric. listen to him at a fund-raiser for new jersey's governor yesterday. he sounded a lot like the old candidate. >> we have talked and talked and talked about fixing health care for decades, and we have finally reached a point where inaction is no longer an option. where the choice to defer reform is nothing more than a decision to

and pope benedict xvi has been hospitalized in northern italy this morning after fracturing his wristtican officials say the upon 0 ti pontiff slipped and fell. >>> another quick check on the weather with -- i was going to say -- al roker. that's bill karins. >> look at that map. it's a beauty. showers and thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic states and heavy showers and thunderstorms down in new orleans. >> what's going on here? >> well, i have no idea. >> what show is this? >> out west, hot. we're talking record setting temperatures. 87 in seattle today. >> come on over here. >> hot out. >> toasty. >> what show is this? >> i have no idea. you know what, i came over here to shamelessly plug a new program that will be competing against "morning joe." >> great. >> starting on monday on the weather channel, "wake up with "". >> doesn't willie -- >> you have a show at 5:30. >> a lot of people say mine is a lead-in to "morning joe." i think it's "wake up with al." >> we want people to get multiple televisions. kind of like here at msnbc where you can watch "morning joe," "wake up with al" or

obama's face edged in a field in northern italy. covering about 88 square feet. he calls it a show of respect for the land as well as for the american president. >>> the obama administration is looking ahead to a decision that could possibly make or break america's economic recovery. will the federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke, be reappointed when his term expires in january? the bush administration holdover has gotten mixed reviews for his handling of the federal bailout of the financial system. today cnn's fareed zakaria asked the treasury secretary timothy geithner about ben bernanke's future. >> you have any ideas? >> we have an excellent fed chairman now. this is important to underscore. i think what the fed did in this crisis, which was without precedent, subject to enormous controversy, important for people to look back over time and, you know, evaluate this. but what he did this period was salutely essential and helped stave off a much more catastrophic outcome. i think what the fed did was not just essential but extraordinarily helpful this helping c

from the vatican this morning why the pope is hospitalized in northern italy. >>> it's the city's biggestestival of the year. we have a live preview of the artscape. >>> good morning. welcome to friday. and welcome to artscape. you are taking a live look as the vendors start to prepare for the crowds that will be out there later on today. you got artists. you got performing arits. arists. you got musicians and that is what makes it the largest art festival in the country. there you go you are getting a little bit of the sights and sounds of the artscape. we will check in with joel who is down there all morning long and see what sells in store for you. good weather is in store for you. meteorologist steve fertig is here to tell you about that. >> saturday and sunday i want it to emphasize that. today there will be a thunderstorm. i think the biggest turn will be saturday and sunday, i'm sure they will get a lot first day, too. today you may have to deal with a couple of showers and thunderstorms if you head out that way, especially during the evening. early better, with just humidity you w

italian german from the northern part of italy. this was the parlor, he had a rooming house in havana and this is the parlor at the rooming house year ago it was actually made by a friend in havana who teaches at the university and he may not himself. that is the way it looks more or less now, probably taken in 20 years ago, not necessarily when luning and lived there in the 65 years ago. as part of a cover for his activity in havana when he left up there he was told he will not speak to or have any friendly relations with any german war nazi organization or fascist organization and you have to develop some covers. he started a women's fashion store and he hired to manage it, he hired to manage its the wife was already his best friend in havana, emilio, who lived in the same boardinghouse then he did that and his wife, clara tutt, managed the store for him. he became very close to that family. and actually it my friend in there, emilio but rodriguez, sent me photos of the family but i did not use them in the book, but they had a so

he fell and broke his wrist while vacationing in northern plain italy. that you probably remember.oday he says his guardian angel may have been following superior orders. the pontiff said, quote, perhaps the lord wanted to teach me more patience and humility and give me more time for prayer. wolf? >> very good lesson. a lot of people should learn that from the pontiff. >> reporter: that's right. >> thanks, fred. >>> the president hits the road for health care reform. he's been take questionings from clerks over at a kroger supermarket in bristol, virginia. we're going to go there. >>> and health care reform is certainly confusing enough for most americans. now a barrage of new political ads may be confusing all of us even more. >>> and stunning pictures, very disturbing pictures, of the new iraq as iraqi forces are now flexing their newfound muscle. (announcer) the same rapid response you expect from brink's home security... you can now expect from broadview security - for home and business. call now to get the proven technology of a broadview security system installed for just $99

meeting in italy are aiming to persuade developing countries to support their commitments on cutting greenhouse gases. more than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured in bomb attacks in northern iraq and in the capital, baghdad. more now on our top story, that g8 meeting in italy on climate change. what exactly have leaders of the nations agreed to do on climate change? in short, trying to limit global temperatures from rising by more than two degrees centigrade by the year 2015. to do this, the summit -- 2015. there are set to cut carbon emissions 80% by 20 -- 2050. no interim targets have been set, which is one reason emerging economies said it will not agree. despite this, the target is seen as a stepping stone toward a global climate agreement at the u.n. copenhagen conference later this year. let's talk now to the eu development commissioner. i think probably promoted you. you are not the commissioner. but thank you very much for being with us. i think people listening to this, watching the some of yours, will be saying, this is the same old story, big targets, no action. >> well, i think that's a bit unfair. i think we do see progress. we do consider that recognizing th

italy. friday as ed mentioned heads to ghana, the first viz it to a black african nation since becoming president. he visited egypt in northern africa in june and likely to be a historic stop for the president to tour the former headquarters of the british slave trade. the white house chose democratically run ghana for the landmark visit over the troubled african nation of kenya, the homeland of the president's father. by the way, cnn's anderson cooper will interview the president in ghana. you will see that interview monday night on "anderson cooper 360," 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> the obama administration is declaring that the united states is a critical step closer today to fixing the nation's health care system. the vice president joe biden announced the new agreement with the hospital industry to help fund reform. the house republican leader is accusing the administration of bullying health care groups to cut what he calls back room deals. let's go to capitol hill, congressional correspondent breanna keeler is watching the historic debate unfold. what happened? >> reporter: wolf, the white house cheering this agreement but