husband stefan plays guitar for a successful rock band and owns a small recording studio. along with sophie's younger brother, felix, the family lives here in a house just three minutes from the hospital because access to medical care is their number one priority. >> we've had to, you know, sort of keep a cap on our lives and how we-- how we planned our lives based on this one factor-- health care. >> reporter: but it wasn't always this way. >> we had this healthy beautiful little girl. >> nothing more than, like, a little cold or, you know, she had a stomach thing once. that was it. >> reporter: they had been paying for the same health insurance plan for five years, but then natalie finished grad school and got a job that offered a health plan. so she canceled or old policy >> looking back, i wish we had been a lot more cautious. >> reporter: the insurance plan through natalie's work turned out to be too expensive, they say. so they decided to shop for a more affordable one on the independent market. what was the mistake you think you made from the time you left your old

but stefan selig of bank of america warns not every sector is ready to play "let's make a deal." >> you won't see deals at the moment in those areas which are most impacted by consumer discretionary spending. so, retail and leisure-- in those industries, you've seen very little deal activity, and i think you'll continue to see less deal activity. in those industries that are more defensive-- health care, food and beverage related-- that's where you're seeing deals, and that's where i think you're going to be able to continue, or you will continue to see transaction activity. >> reporter: some investors are also hoping corporate cash will come their way in the form of dividends. but experts say that is unlikely until the recovery is firmly established. >> once they start a dividend, they're going to have to continue it. over the last year, year and a half, its been okay to cut your dividend. your stock would actually go up because you were facing the situation, doing what you have to do. when they start paying it, they better keep paying it; otherwise, there's going to be a big penalty.

stefan a johnson underwent emergency surgery for more than seven hours after a guy drop add weight bar on his neck while he was bench pressing. reportedly he was pressing 275 pounds and it dropped out of his hand. he's in critical but stable condition but no word when he'll be able to play again. and more athletes getting in trouble for twitter. texas coach mike leech ban aed his entire team from using it after a player criticized him on it. rex ryan benched one of his players in their game against tennessee after the player tweeted he wasn't getting enough playing time. that's not smart on the player's part. but the question is do the coaches have the right to ban it? is this free speech or is it a free-for-all? what do you think about it? shary shout us an e-mail says players should be allowed to tweet whatever they want regarding whether the coaches let them play or don't play enough. the players are entitled to voice their opinions just like anyone else. the coaches need to grow up. >>> dallas a cowboys' final star irvenn lived to dance another day. he bounced back after last week'

stefan has published widely and has a couple of books coming out.one is on saudi state building called "princes, brokers, bureaucrats, oil and state in saudi arabia" to be published by cornell university press and another book called "engineers of jihad" about islamic radicalism and higher education that princeton will be putting out. but today stefan will be talking about the political economies of the gulf and taking a look at the current economic situation in the region and comparing it to the last time the gulf faced an economic crisis which was in the 1980s and while the current economic recession has hit many western countries quite severely, although the gulf has been affected it has not been as badly hit as other countries and we'll be looking today at why that is. before we do so, on thursday september 10th, we are fortunate to welcome a yuck young man who is a former uk leader of a radical islamist group. he had a prison conversion and he is now working to combat extremism through his foundation called the killian foundation. he will be he

they have a younger stefan higher.y already in the top two. >> you don't know what is going to happen. >> i know hier is younger. the young guys have already improved on the proseason. >> and there is a guy like marco mitchell. >> is he going to play? >> i think -- >> let me throw another name out there. let's talk about jason campbell for i asecond. this is -- by all indications, it is going it be a make or break year for jason campbell. for him to have i good year, doesn't have it to start with the nonessive line. >> absolutely t-perk. we saw that the proseason. starting offensive line did not yield a sack. they will be after jason campbell throughout the game. if the offensive line can keep him upright and give him time to find the targets, he can have a good year. all he needs to do is stay upright and throw the touchdowns. >> here is what you're mixing. he's already predicted 10-#. that is the kiss of death. >> that is not a good sign. we'll join you during the next hour. we'll talk more about the red skin and may

on stefan kanfer talking with harry stein, the author oa remarkable book and he's been elaborating on it called "i can't believe i'm sitting next to a republican." one of the things we were talking about just before hand was a rather courageous man w was a lawyer for landlords and i recall this passage in the book is not only eertaining but brav he is the son of a holocaust survivor obviously not afraid of anything, how much worse cant be and this is what he had to say out the sittion. >> guest: i will read a couple of brief quotes. by the way, when i spoke to th it was amazing like they turned on the tape recorder an he just went. so many stories it was brimming with the anguish and bemused frustration of deang wh new york city and new york city residents. >> host: no one cared ttalk to him this week. >> guest: the first thing everyone learns as a landlord situation as he is presumed the bad guy, the evil dahari and everyone with he feels the city of quartz is a pottial e. i work with one guy, honest as they come who wrote family business of small-company and i fear for him a he elab

. >> reporter: and stefan thi baxter is now working with her mortgage company to save her home and using free resources that are out there and available to homeowners. >> so it's not clear still now whether she'll be able to stay in the house. >> still working on it, yeah. >> these companies tend to prey on people who need the help the most. if you're in the situation where you're sitting there saying i am stuck between a rock and a hard place, i might lose my house, what eat best thing you can do? >> the first call you should make is to the mortgage company to try to work out a deal. there's also free help out there for homeowners, go to hopenow.com, and they can try to help you, point you in the right direction, give you some guidance. but should you really twri tory avoid companies that are guaranteeing that they can save your house and saying they have a great rate of return in getting your loan modified. you should really be cautious of those companies that are guaranteeing that they can save your house. deal with your mortgage lender. >> that's the first call. susan, thanks so much

. >>> we have an update on running back stefan johnson after dropping a 275-pound eight on his throat. doctors expect him to make a full recovery. he cannot speak and it's unclear if or when he will play football again. >>> and if you've ever been upset with referees, you might be more upset after labor contracts broke down. the league says replacement refs will take the court when the season starts tomorrow. the league says the replacements will come from the developmental league. >>> and last, video you've got to see. some kids at the yankees game. there's a one. there's a two and then -- boom. down he goes. look at the dad, trying to take the photo. help him up, dad. the yankees will play minnesota or detroit and the red sox will play the angels in the american league. separate those two. >> one more. thanks, rafer. >>> get this. a california art collector says thieves robbed him of masterpieces even museums would envy. he said the paintings vanished friday. we're talking about van goghs, rembrandts and matisse. the paintings were not inshurd. the collector says it had to be someon

they're some of the part owners, gloria stefan, jennifer lopez, mark anthony, venus and serena williamsnes. everybody came in on an orange carpet as opposed a red carpet. meanwhile, in the game, the colts had the ball for one-fourth of the entire game but still won. peyton manning through this td pass on the first play to dallas clark, leading him to a come-from-behind win and high-fived buddy tiger woods. michael vick's first game for being released from dogfighting but do not expect to see him on the field -- at least not much, anyway. andy reid said even though starter mcnabb is hurt vick will still take a back seat to current backup kevin cobb. vick hasn't played in two years but they say he will probably play a few plays sunday. >>> if you have the flu, listen up, or if you know somebody who does, texas quarterback colt mccoy was battling flu symptoms in the longhorn's game against texas tech. he didn't do so well so in the first half downed bee alight and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and came out feeling better and completed every pass in the second half, including this td,