cuff south carolina has an interesting constitution where the governor and south carolina -- south carolina has an interesting constitution where the governor and lieutenant governor run separately. they have butted heads plenty of times in the past. by offering not to run in 2010 if, the lieutenant governor may wind up disarming his critics. shepard: does anyone have any idea of what the governor thinks he might be able to accomplish and what he might be saying in what, 19 minutes? >> within the hour. we can all look at his track record over recent weeks. he had no plans to step down. he is yet to respond to the lieutenant governor, but we should have some response within the hour. shepard: that news conference is just 18 minutes away as we go to south carolina and the embattled governor, mark sanford. his soul mate will not be there, but he will be answering questions. senator kennedy, simply put one of the most influential men in all of the world. he helped barack obama earned the title of president. a look at that part of history when we continue in a moment. here you go. whoa! that's s

south carolina law doesn't allow that.es you can use state aircraft or you can use air force one and reimburse the state or the nation. you can't do that in south carolina, there's no provision in our law for that. it's the cumulative effect. and again, i don't think that the flying business class, flying first-class, are things that would get him kicked out of office, even though our state law does prohibit those things. it's the question of how much adds up. and i don't think we're there at this point. but this is the first time where it seems to me like there legitimately are things that need to be investigated and that could land him in serious trouble, legally. >> what do you make of this, gene, because presidents don't have to reimburse anybody for anything. they have to pay for political trips. when they fly to some ranch in california or the western white house, wherever they set up their digs, they always charge the government for that. is this all tied into the fact that he had a girlfriend, or has a girlfriend i

you're from south carolina. let me ask you a couple things that they're good so we get back to substantial. i know that's where you want to go. is it good to try to require young people who are healthy to join into some kind of health insurance like we did with car drivership? is it good to get everybody into this together so the young and healthy share the cost of health care with the old and unhealthy? is that a good thing? >> yes. individual mandate makes sense. yes, it does. >> what about the idea of subsidizing in some way health insurance and getting people who have less than an average income but they're not poverty stricken to start participating in their own health care by paying something and getting some help in doing so? is that a good idea? in other words, get people -- >> that makes a lot of sense. >> okay. what about the idea of encouraging -- not mandating but encouraging employer contributions to health care? >> well, what i'd like to do, it may make sense if you can perpetuate a system of emplo

the governor returned to south carolina much to the relief of his wife, his staff, the citizens of southny of whom were driven nearly to distraction wanting to know where he had been. after all, how does an entire state just lose its governor? the strangest of political sex scandals began on thursday, june 18th when governor sanford told his staff he was going hiking on the appalachian trail. the next three days, friday, saturday, and sunday, father's day came and went with no word from him. rumors ricocheted around south carolina and on monday, june 22nd, mr. sanford's wife jenny told the associated press that she didn't know where he was. she added, quote, he was writing something and wanted some space to get away from the kids. on father's day. south carolina lawmakers demanded to know where governor sanford had gone and why he hadn't been in touch with his office. governor sanford's communications director joel sawyer told the ap the governor was hiking and released a statement that said this. quote, governor sanford is taking some time away from the office this week to recharge afte

a new poll showing a divide in south carolina. many saying the governor is not fit for office. >> that's a disgusting thing that took place. but i turned my life completely around. and you're going to find the most powerful story coming from the witness, the victim. you wait. >> he held the young girl captive for 18 years. disturbing questions including how he got away with it and could the girl have been saved sooner? good afternoon everyone. we're live in new york. david shuster has the day off. we want to start with breaking news regarding the death investigation of michael jackson. we just got official word from the coroner that michael jackson died from acute propofol intoxication and that his death has been officially ruled a homicide. our pop culture correspondent for msnbc.com, we heard this information leaked out a few days ago but now it is official. >> correct. a lot of people are saying, what ls new about this? what's new is that what we had before was just information that came from the search warrant affidavit. this

columbia, south carolina, the hottest on the east coast with 97. lynn, one more day of heat and humidity. this cold front will cool us off. i'll give you the details coming up. >>> bill, thanks so much. >>> cat pillar struts, pepsi purchases and the taxi that lets you pay your way. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she was always at the heart of the train wreck. now that she's gone will "american idol" fans keep watching. >>> albert pujols in the big apple and one of the wackiest plays you'll ever see. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. and here are some of your top headlines. >>> senate majority leader harry reid said he has the votes to pass the $2 billion cash for clunkers voucher. it gives drivers financial incentives for trade anything gas-guzzling vehicles. mcconnell predicts the passage as well. >>> in iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad was sworn as the country's president for a second term. meanwhile, a top iranian lawmaker says they are to bring spy ch

. >> don't cry for him, argentina, and south carolina. >> marc: mark opening up. >>> plus, can he open his mouth again to avoid jail? >>> good afternoon, i'm tamron hall life in new york. the big picture right now, the white house down plays criticism from a key republican. senator grassley, the ranking member on the finance committee and one of the only three republicans working with democrats on the reform bill. now, he's bringing up the false claim that the president's plan are create so-called death panels. >> in the house bill, there's counseling for end of life and from that standpoint, you have every right to see her. we should not have a government program that determines you're going to pull the plug on grandma. >> and robert gibbs responded just a short time ago. >> we'll hope to quell the misconceptions that are apparently held by some in the senate about what the bill is and what the bill isn't. but we'll continue to hope that they can make progress. now, whether or not it happens, i don't know. >> and questions about the so-called death panels are being raised at town hall

joining me now is south carolina state rep, todd rutherford. mr. rutherford, if he broke the state law, what does that mean at this hour? >> certainly it means there are grounds for impeachment, should the legislature decide to do so, apparently now there are grounds for impeachment. and i bet you, if we keep on digging, we'll find more. here's guy who didn't want to take stimulus money from obama, and yet the schools are failing and we're paying $1200 to get a $10 haircut he could have gotten in myrtle beach. >> doesn't it say something about oversight in state government in the state of south carolina that the governor is allowed to get away with this? there just has not been a full accounting what he's using with the state airplane. >> you know, ed, it goes way beyond that. here's guy that makes state employees write on both sides of post-it notes, he made state employees room together and yet he was using a state airplane to watch his son play football. we understand his busy schedule. but certainly this man who stood up and told state employee

. >>> this is lieutenant governor andre bower of south carolina. asking for the resignation of mark sanford. >> to produce new economic opportunities for the people of south carolina. most notably i've worked tirelessly restructuring the office to provide the needed services to the senior population as effectively and as efficiently as possible. and throughout governor sanford's recent controversy i remained supportive in order to provide stability to our government. now, however, things have changed. regrettably we've reached a point where we must all put the interest of the people of south carolina first. it is in my opinion that the best interest of the people of south carolina can no longer be served by the current administration. the serious misconduct that's already been revealed along with lingering questions and continuing distractions make it virtually impossible for our state to solve the critical problems we're facing without a change in leadership. that is why i call upon governor sanford in the interest of our state to resign. the spar

. >>> coming up, the south carolina governor answers calls for his resignation.best-selling author loses a battle with cancer. >> a stabbing in northwest d.c., was it a hate crime? the police are investigating. >>> investigators and the direri act searching for answers after a a deadly stab i. two peoplepele were stabbed on q street in northwest, one of the victims killed. john gonzalez has the latest. >> stabbing and broad daylight next to a church, in an area that the police chief described as very quiet. sources tell us the victims were transgendered. they're trying to figure out if that is why they were attacked. one person is dead, another in the hospital, a suspect on the loose. >> this is a quiet street. that upset me. >> as children headed home from school today, a man dressed in dark clothing walked up to two people and stabbed them. >> i am sad that it happened here, in front of the kids. this woman and her step kids were in their front yard and witnessed the crime. >> for something like this to happen in broad daylight? it could happen any time. >> sou

the agencies in south carolina.cing sooner rather than later is -- >> i've said all along -- >> he is going to be working across the aisle. he is going to be working with some people on the same side of the aisle but maybe hasn't worked as closely in the past to put together reforms i think will have an impact. >> the thing is during the summertime, he disappeared. people didn't know where he was. you didn't know where he was. >> that's right. >> you have this time line, if you're a voter in south carolina and you voted sanford in office, june 24th, he knitted to this affair and june 25th, we saw the release of those steamy e-mails and june 30th, we saw he admits that this argentinean mistress is his soul mate. he went off with his his family two-week european vacation and now his wife and sons have moved out of the house. doesn't all of that distract from a state that is in desperate need of more attention, not less? >> does not mean the man is not doing his job? >> let's start with the obvious. is it a distraction

>>> and then south carolina's governor, he could be our next blago. the lieutenant governor is calling on him to step down, once and for all. >> i have a jewish mother-in-law. maybe you can't see because of the highlights. i'm a black woman with a jewish mother-in-law. and you know the only thing we have in common is that we don't want to get our hair wet. >> and "take my moerchbl," please, we've all heard their family of mother-in-law jobes. but one family saying one daughter has gone too far and they're suing her. welcome. good morning. we begin with the nation preparing a final tribute to senator ted kennedy. his body will be taken to boston this afternoon where a it will lie in repose in the jfk you museum. a funeral mass will be held saturday before he is laid to rest his beloved boston red sox held a moment of silence in his memory last night. nbc's peter alexander is following that story live for us from hyannis port. oh, mike is also joining us. mike will be along in just a second looking at the political implications, but we begin with the mo

. >> the government watchdog groups are renewing their calls for south carolina gov. mark sanford to resign. an investigation is out to see if he used taxpayer dollars to pay for personal trips using the state's aircraft. our reporter has the story. >> mark stanford in the hot seat again, this time because of what some are calling an illegal use of state aircraft. >> existing laws relating to the use of state property apparently are not being enforced. nobody pays attention to how the state plane is being used. >> he is with a government watchdog group. according to information released today, that investigation reveals that in 2003, mark sanford flew to several places including to some of his children's sporting events, and a birthday party for a campaign donor. the media should not be the only group investigating the matter. estate plane was used in march to pick him up from myrtle beach and fly into columbia. his calendar showed his only appointment was personal time. that trip cost taxpayers over $2,000 according to the ap. that chip is one of many revealed during

there you can see those showers down to our south, a lot more into parts of north carolina, into south carolina around charleston, too. none of this is associated with danny. ocean city got friends out there. it's still mighty fine. danny out here, and because of the circulation around it, you can see almost all of it is out to the east. there's now a tropical storm watch out from around cape hatteras all the way south along the outer banks of north carolina. there's the latest position. winds are 45 miles per hour. every indication continues to be that it will stay safely, safely off the coast, but still bringing some heavy suffrf. it will move into new england and cause nasty weather around parts of new england. so tomorrow morning that humidity comes in, and as we go through the day with the humid flow we have, i think more showers and possibly afternoon thundershowers, and then as we get into late on saturday, there is what's left of danny continuing to move off. so overnight for the remainder of the evening, we continue to see the clouds and scattered showers around. mperatures wh

south carolina. >> can anyone here from south carolina confirm this is a south carolina accent?ustralia, that is correct. >> jimmy: and you kind of on like "saturday night live" -- like on a version of "saturday night live" type of show in australia. you were a comedian. >> yeah, yeah. we had a show called "full frontal," which was very similar to "saturday night live." all i did for about 10 years, sketch comedy and stand-up comedy before i started pulling my pants down in "the time traveler." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are you sure you didn't start back then? pretty funny sketch. that's part of your act. i know you love australia and you love australian rules football. >> like a mad man. >> jimmy: really? >> like a dead-set mad man. >> jimmy: i have no idea what that is. do you mind giving me some lessons when we come back? >> absolutely. >> jimmy: i want to learn -- when we come back, eric bana is going to show me a thing or two about australian rules football. so, come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ...it's the

chris is in for bob. >> i'm concerning for showers up u toward chars ton, south carolina, and north carolinaincluding raleigh/durham area. right now the showers and thunderstorms are ongoing across parts of kentucky, stretching up into the parts of west virginia and the roanoke area where some pretty heavy rainfall is going to be coming down today. as you head off to work, you're going to need the umbrella. meanwhile back up toward new york city, a few spotty showers. we expect a little more activity. 60, 70% chance of rainfall. meanwhile you saw overnight showers and thunderstorms. we have shower toivt the east of town as well as back up to the north of town. although later on today you could have pretty strong showers and thunderstorms we're going to be concerned about. meanwhile we want to talk about what's going on with our dense fog this morning. this stretches from almost over in the memphis area up toward the nashville area. as far as your forecast today, once you get rid of the fog it looks pretty decent. meanwhile out across texas it's going thepossible stretching all the way up int

south carolina was a supercharged battle that involved bill clinton, the issue of race became injected into the campaign that people felt was destructive at the time. nobody in the clinton high command wanted to compete hard in south carolina they knew they had to debate the basically wanted senator clinton to spend no time there and make it clear she did not regard that as crucial. bill clinton insisted that they compete there and insisted he spend time there it was his view would not without some merit that he had a connection in the african-american community and he could help her in ways that nobody else could and he insisted they compete to that made south carolina at a crucial battle in the race and win barack obama one by 29 points and astounding victory which nobody anticipated somebody in the obama campaign said i think we will win by about 18 points that person said you are crazy. claiborne by 29 and gave them an enormous crews heading into super tuesday which for the obama campaign was the most difficult day on the of calendar. what if the florida primary had counted? and no

storms from south carolina and connecticut and tornadoes possible as well. meteorologist rick reichmuth is at the fox weather center with more. hi, rick. >> a really rough day across the southeast and stretched across maine. a lot of rainfall. some of it will come in

. >> in south carolina during our mutual coverage of the presidential campaign, he asked if i could walk home with him to protect him from people that were making threatening gestures and all that. i did. i was happy to. >> reporter: despite the fact that he was a washington institution, he never rested on his fame. >> making the phone calls and the shoe leather type of things that tippy face what journalism used to be. now anybody can use a computer and put something out there without the slightest idea of what he's talking about. >> novac was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2008. he passed away at his home this morning. he was 78 years old. claudia coffey, fox 5 news. back to you. >> he was a washington institution. thank you. >> we have more on his background as well as what his wife has to say about his love of journalism and washington. it's there on our web site, myfoxdc.com. >>> new tonight, a prince william county teacher is under arrest charged with taking indecent liberties with a child. shannon patterson is accud of having inappropriate contact with two 15-year-old boys last ye

she plans to spend the school year with their four sons on the south carolina coast. the governor says he supports his wife's dision. >>> we are learning more about a potentially deadly combination ofs drugs sources say michael jackson was given before his death. we'll be right back.  >>> autopsy results reveal cocaine contributed to billie mays death. the medical examiner said mays used cocaine days before his death. it is labeled a contributing factor to his death. >>> jackson's doctor gave him a ulwerf sedative pours before he dies. used improper it can stop a party's breathing. dr. conrad murray calls the claim ridiculous. >>> angelina jolie is getting a lot of attention. a sculpture shows her naked breast feeding her kids. residents have mixed reaction. >> it's for adult eyes only, i believe. >> i think it's awesome. i'm really proud that something like this is coming. >> it's part of a bigger project in oklahoma. the sculpture teamed uwith an artist from the west coast. >>> this next story is about a picky robber. he didn't want cash or cigarettes. he

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[laughter] it turned out there was no mov theater in dillon, south carolina so he had not seen the sound of music. [laughter] he was probably going to end up at the university of soh carolina or the university of north carolina where his parents had gone but, for a uniquely american story, there was a guy in dillon, south carolina six years older than be bernanke, a black guy named ken manning emken manning's family had warm feelings towards the bernanke family because the bernanke's drug store gave credit to black people and not all of the other vendors in that town with. can manning for another american merical found himself going from a segreged high school in dillon, south carolina to harvard. yeah, he was taken by, since you asked, somebody else come he was recruited into a program run by the national presbyterian church it took talented black kids in the south and sent them to private high schools to finish their high sool. he didn't want to go to a private school so he went to north haven, connecticut where he lived with a family o pediatricians, a jewish pediatrian, which becomes

. >>> first lady of south carolina speaking out about her husband's affair. >>> metro is planning on expanding cell phone service inside stations. we will tell you when it is happening. >> coming up in sports, the nationals finally get their man. signing stephen strasburg to a record deal. brett favre says he's back. then looking at the redskins. even if you are a first round draft pick. you are still going to get >>> two u.s. troops were killed in afghanistan today. it was anotherinbombg. ilstl bombing. ylsmetro f yet from officials there.et oi ci eight eighterth ozens ozens ofthjureind. ciju sdeci esoms a.s u a.omesit as u.s. and n tatsroop are trying to ncitasyurecit ntd aheadl ia wo prel desiiant election there two days from now. richard engel has our report. >> reporter: it was clear the attack had taken place on a nato military convoy. nato later confirmed that one of its convoys had been attacked and nato personnel were among the killed and injured. >> translator: smoke and death while i walked way. i saw several dead bodies on the ground. >> reporter: afghan security official

i never heard this in south carolina. he said that ending the battles for the south of reconciliation, not just a map about law, it's a moral right. that's just a morality and the law is a line he walked, really from this point to seven years. >> okay, thank you very much, the reverend jesse jackson who's so much a part of this kennedy history. the mayor of boston, as we watch by these interviews, we are watching so many of these great people coming by in the rain here from their cars right now. when we return, keith olbermann. the issue that ted kennedy fought for hard for, universal health care, where will that debate go in his absence? this is continuing coverage of ted kennedy's memorial set to begin now in 45 minutes. has gingko for memory and concentration. plus support for heart health. that's a great call. one a day men's. ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®. my worst symptoms feel better, indoo

>>e yells from south carolina, denmark. -- he hails from dmark, south carolina. >> he is kind of like a brand new baby duck, every day is in adventure with him. >> his recap complete, he hopes to improve over last year's record. >> i have to show them why. >> tonight at fedex, it is the redskins and patriots. we will recap the game tonight at 11:00. back to you. >> we want to watch the baby ducks swim. >>> democrats have been on the defense for weeks after the health care reform efforts. house speaker nancy pelosi is pushing back. >> nancy pelosi has launched an urgent effort to raise $100,000 by monday to help combat what she called gop smears about health care reform. the appeal is aimed at small donors, and she asked for donations of $5 or more in a letter to supporters. she and the democrats are worried that they have lost momentum on health care reform, and many in the caucus have been crushed by opposition at town hall offense. >>> a somber piece of civil rights history is coming to the smithsonian. it did before years ago a today, 14--- 54 years ago, 14-year-old emmett till was

trace: breaking news on embattled south carolina gov. mark sanford. >> the lieutenant governor of south carolina is calling on sanford to resign purity made this announcement at a noon news conference. his fellow republican, gov. mark sanford has been under fire since june when he was missing in action for several days only to announce that he was in argentina visiting his mistress. he has also been under scrutiny for using state aircraft for personal trips. trace: from the foreign desk, breaking news that pakistan is raising attacks on the taliban. >> three weeks after a cia drawn kill the top leader of the taliban in pakistan, and his followers have finally confirmed his death. successors may start high- profile attacks. one of those successors said president obama was public enemy number one. martha: fox news can confirm that senator ted kennedy will be buried at arlington national cemetery near his other two brothers. there is a live shot this afternoon at arlington cemetery. the flags are flying at half staff. you will be buried nex

. >>> south carolina governor, mark sanford, gets a call to quit from his second in command. the lieutenant governor asked sanford to resign. he promises to stay out of the upcoming governor's race if he steps down. the pressure has been mounting for the embattled gov since he admitted to an affair. >>> it's the most horrific crime scene he's ever seen, a 61-year-old pastor murdered in her church, and the prosecutor is meeting with other pastors in the town to talk about the case. an autopsy found that carol daniels died of multiple sharp-force injuries. >>> as we mentioned, senator kennedy will be buried near his brothers at arlington national cemetery, and cnn's barbara thar is at the pentagon with more on that. barbara? >> well, kyra, 46 years after kennedy was buried, 41 years after the late senator robert kennedy was buried, washington, d.c., arlington cemetery, and the country, getting ready for another kennedy funeral at arlington cemetery. earlier today, u.s. military officials confirmed that the family has made the plan and accepted the plan for senator kennedy's fin

strom thurmond from south carolina and robert byrd from west virginia. they wheeled robert byrd out today shortly before the precession arrived. and all of the folks broke into thunderous applause. we saw the president this morning and the senators this afternoon but the lion's share of the folks who turned out day were average citizens. craig melvin, news4. >> an amazing it draw, capitol hill on a saturdayor in aulv.meh > r l>>atn oed >>> later onn o lor r o senator ade,ecifal lora first ladyy h r you'll also find you'll also find complete coverage on nbcwashington.com. >>> we're following a developing story tonight out of southeastern georgia. seven people were discovered dead inside a single mobile home. the bodies were discovered this morning near bruns wick, georgia. two other people were critically injured. police described the scene as one of the most gruesome they've ever seen. >> there has not been such a number of victims that i know in the history of this county. >> police have not said how the victims died or if they think the suspect is on t

south carolina, solomon jackson jr.t say whether he is taking his payments in a lump sum or over many years. either way, he said that the fortune one not change him. >> i am already retired. god has blessed me. shepard: he had the only winning ticket from a power ball drawing. a family was in their vehicle when the car flipped over and caught fire. a couple stomped and helped them out. >>-- stopped and held them out. >> they were saying, pull me out, pulled me out. shepard: it has stored in orlando was crowded but the puppy snatcher it brought along plenty of help. >> we realized it was five people, not three people. shepard: a person saw the suspects drove away and they took a license plate number. shepard: the weekend could be a washout. a tropical weather alert. tropical storm danny has formed just of the bahamas. it is still pretty weak at the moment. a could strengthen as it moves towards the u.s.. the storm looking like it could ruin one of the few remaining beach weekends for those of us on the east coast. -- it

. >>> morcalls for south carolina's governor to step down. the man in the middle of the scandal is responding. >> how successful was cash for clunkers? the numbers are in. >> a very nice, late august day, sunshine, high temperatures, and then there is danny. the latescoming up. announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it! >>> ted kennedy's capitol hill office has been designated as a e ibute site to hthonotela senator. >> kris van cleave has a look inside the park -- inside the office. he has reaction for us live from capitol hill. >> the senator's private office is not open to the public, but his main senate office is open with a tribute site. it was all a steady stream of people from capitol hill and across the country to remember senator ted

and we also talked about how the family, his mother and father, his father was born a slave in south carolina, i said i just got back from north carolina and i called it lancaster south carolina, but i was corrected in saying it was lancaster, south carolina. but he talked about how they're very close growing up, and how the mother and -- how the mother really wanted them to be a close knit family. his father was a slave in south carolina, his father actually was one of seven brothers and a sister, and they were all sold when he was 12, and mr. hood knew about his father as a slave, only because one of his uncles, a twin, had a different last name and mr. hood asked him father one day, why does your twin have a different last name than you and the father discussed that when they were 12, they were sold and each brother was sold to a different owner. there were hoods, clintons, thunderbirds and hams. they were never able to find the sister. >> one of the things too that you noted is that when, after slavery, they reconnect, which speaks to the importance of family. tell us about the mattress.

shou this story going over with south carolina voters?erated some interest out there today and yesterday. >> i want to read what you the governor spokesman said regarding this story. he says -- >> is that statement accurate? >> well, look, i'm not going to engage the governor's spokesman on our storey. we stand by our story. i do, however, want to say that the story is based on the facts represented in the public record and provided by the governor's office. >> now as far as the governor's travel, i mean obviously whenever a governor does personal travel and goes to kids' sports games, i guess there is an expectation that you reimburse the state. was there any evidence that the governor tried to do that in this case? >> we have no indication of the governor trying to reimburse the state for this. there was reimbursement for his travel to argentina last year that was part of the state trip to originate in brazil and where the governor's affair with his mistress began. >> jim, you know, you said you had some interest there. you said it tong

republicans in the south carolina house are expected to discuss impeaching sanford this weekend. >>> author dominick dunne has died following a long battle with bladder cancer. he wrote best-selling crime novels and may be best known for his coverage of high profile crime cases such as the simpson trial. dominick dunne was 83 years old. >>> on the cbs money watch, most stock markets in asia were lower this morning. >> japan's benchmark nikkei slumped 1.5%. hong kong stocks lost more than 1%. the dow starts the day up just 4 points. the tech heavy nasdaq is little changed. investors will be watching the latest updated numbers on second quarter economic growth. the economy probably shrank at a slightly faster 1.5% pace from april to june compared with a 1% drop reported last month. the latest weekly jobless claims report is also due before the start of trading. >>> the agency that insures your bank deposits may need a bailout of its own. for the first time since the savings and loan crisis of the 1990s, the fcdic could be force to borrow billions of dollars from the treasury because it

. >>> first lady of south carolina talking about moving out whether she plans to move on. >>> bob is back with details of stormy days ahead. >>> michael jackson's doctor proclaimed his innocence. and thanked supporters during what he calls a difficult time. >> i have done all i could to. i told the truth. and i have faith that the truth will prevail. >> he has been at the center of michael jackson's death investigation. police wnot ktow kswac jwon got an anesthetic normally reserved for hospital use. >>> michael jackson will be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday. the family spokesperson says, jackson will be buried august 29th, at forest lawn cemetery in glendale, california. jackson's body will lie inside the cemetery's great mausoleum known for its elaborate art work. >>> recipe for disaster. what a new york city man has to say about a bizarre connection between his cell phone and oven. >>> andre got a unique problem in his brooklyn home which the computer technician discovered a week ago when his broiler turned on by itself. >> inside of the oven. >> that was i

. >> coming up, south carolina's governor respond to new calls for his resignation. >>> best-selling author dominik dunne died at his home, fighting bladder cancer over the years. he covered high-profile cases, the oj simpson trial. dunne wrote books and produced films. he was 83 years old. >>> the governor of south carolina will stay put despite calls for his resignation. calls from the state's lieutenant-governor. he sena letter to the lieutenant-governor today in the letter he refused to step down. sanford told bower that he will not be in his words railroaded. two months ago sanford admitted an affair with a woman from south america. his wife and kids have moved out of the governor's mansion. state officials are asking for an ethics probe of sanford's use of state aircraft. >>> espn zone in downtown d.c. was turned into a sound stage. ♪ i did it my ♪ ♪ i know that my ♪ reach out for me >> the washington nationals hosted star spangled singoff. each contestant sang for 30 second. judges will select a winner to perform at a home game. >>> pretty good. >> fst guy was fabulous. >> f >

it's a beautiful day in south carolina. it's a beautiful day for education i've always been a supporter of education and a big supporter of higher education. in my goodness of always trying to help somebody, i see god don't make no mistakes, so i'm blessed. in trying to help them too often we give to people and they take our sources of blessings and do what they want to. i said, well, why can't i throw $2 at the lottery to help education? come to find out, i didn't not need $2 to win it. so i wasted a dollar. thank god. i will continue to be a supporter of south carolina i don't want to talk too much. if i can justify this only god knows what's ahead. i thank him for what he's done. now i can turn it back over to you. >> well, we're going to leave it there. what a nice man, huh? and $260 million. he bought it at a convenience store next to the walmart. right on the the outskirts of columbia, the capital of south carolina. solomon jackson, a retired state worker in south carolina. he said he bought the ticket because he want

thcrime was so heinous that even the south carolina governor was second when he heard the details butrought to justice. this was the south carolina that dean anger up when he moved to harlem in 1919 his character was already formed he was sent to harlem by his family bause he had decided he was not going to back down to the white men and they did not want to get him killed. so "harlem godfath" was published last year and actually published it through my own publishing company. with is a tribute to bumpy johnson, also may be a but also a tribute to kk who is still trying to figure things out and excepting things for what they are. thank u [applause] >> good afternoon. i am from chicago [applause] and i am happy to be here this is almost like a second home to be the schomburg center has been a part of my life is not quite as long as the chief but somewhere in the vicinity. every time we come with third world press the chief allows us to come to this grand institution over 75 years old and we are very fortunate to be here and most certainly for the harlem book festival 11th anniversary.

but kennedy's endorsement did was helped to solidify the african-american vote in south carolina and in the country and it was an enormous change and the angry aftermath, the bitterness that existed i think is probably healed now. who knows. i am not sure as a matter of fact because if you understand what was said to each other, it wasn't pleasant to say the least. the other thing is when the nomination finally came on, by that point you had hillary and obviously obama and the hillary story is to me part of the great novel. she starts out as the almost what in candidate, and visible, rising above the flow, so forth, and then the more she began to lose, the better she got. she was a fantastic candidate at the end. she lost 11 straight, and obama himself told us in the final interview she was just a terrific candidate. she was connecting, she was a loser, of a sudden she was humorous and connected with the voters across the board, so you had this thing has she started out that way, who knows. but it was fascinating to watch the ark of this thing go forward. the other thing, john mccain

but there are some in south carolina willing to raise some money for mrs.e and on tv in the fictional version of it all. just can't get enough. carol costello this morning, thanks so much. >>> coming up to the top of the hour right now. 8:00 here in new york on this wednesday, august 19th. i'm kiran chetry. >> good morning to you, i'm john roberts. >>> here are the top stories of the morning we'll be breaking down for you here in the next 15 minutes on the most news in the morning. a town hall on health care turns into a literal sound bite machine. congressman barney frank met with voters over reform and met fire with fire. listen for yourself. >> why do you continue to support a nazi policy, as obama has expressly supported this policy? why are you supporting it? >> on what planet do you spend most of your time? ma'am, trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table. i have no interest in doing it. >> yes, the barbs were flying last night. the latest in the health care debate from massachusetts and the white ho

. >>> plus, south carolina's embattled governor coulde in more trouble now. some say the governor was using taxpayer money for personal and political trips. >>> also, another reason for a staycation. local attractions are now offering steep discounts for area residents. hakem, what you got in sports? >>> tiger roars back with a spectacular shot. the best soccer players in the world show their stuff against dc united. during times like these it seems like the world will never be the same. but there is a light beginning to shine again. the spark began where it always begins. at a restaurant downtown. in a shop on main street. a factory around the corner. entrepreneurs like these are the most powerful force in the economy. they drive change and they'll relentless push their businesses to innovate and connect. as we look to the future, they'll be there ahead of us, lights on, showing us the way forward. this is just the beginning of t reinvention of business. and while we're sure we don'know all the answers, we do know one thing for certain, we want to help. come

south carolina ace lieutenant governor said to the governor, this is his lieutenant governor holding a news conference and saying, resign or else. >> it is in my opinion that the best interest of the people of south carolina can no longer be served by the current administration. the serious misconduct has has already been revealed along with lingering questions and continuing distractions make it virtually impossible for our state to solve the critical problems we are facing without a change in leadership. that is why i now must call upon governor sanford in the interest of our state to resign. >> bauer goes on to say, by the way, that he fears that efforts to impeach the governor will dominate the next session of the state ledges lay yur and that would prevent other issues from gaining attention. governor sanford's term ends 2011. >>> the pictures i was talking about. much of what you will see this hour will reveal senator kennedy as a part of american history that was captured on news reels and stills and video. he had a camera following him everywhere he went. here is some of that

. >>> south carolina's first lady is speaking her mind about her husband's affair. why she compares it to drugs and alcohol. >>> is your summer open footwear putting your health at risk? find out what may be lurking inside your summer flip-flops. >>> we thought she was out but will paula abdul change her mind and return to "american idol"? we know another show she won't be doing. >>> take a look at where one driver's car wound up. a picture you have to see to believe. police in wisconsin are trying to figure out how this vehicle not only ended up perch order the drawbridge but also where the driver disappeared to when the bridge operators noticed the car was up there, they lowered the bridge and the driver drove away. police say they didn't learn of the incident until reporters contacted them. now police are looking for the driver of that car so they can try to prevent it from happening again. >>> they are not just for the beach. most everyone wears flip-flop these days. they are a mainstay for school for many. some are concerned about possible health risks they pos

. >>> south carolina's governor under fire again. not over his affair in argentina. instead some accuse him of breaking the law. >>> facebook taking the blame for rocky relationships. why some say the site could be doing damage to your love life. >>> a few of the stories we're working o. it's monday night. we have the hottest day of the week under our belts. downhill from here, right? we're back in two.  wither son off to college, liturned to target for great deals. like twenty dollar comforer for his bed. a fridge for healthy snacks a reading lamp to stu b and a cell phone to call home. so liz chose target showing off her college smarts about savings target. expectmo. pay less. >>> today the democrat incontender unleashed a new attack. the issue abortion. today's deeds told supporters in annandale if elected he would protect a woman's right to choose but in a political is on the pocketbook these days, some analysts think a social campaign is risky. >> voters here in virginia are not going to be as interested in the social issues because the economy is t