from boston i'm steve handlesman reporting. back to you. >> thank you, steve. >> preparations are under way for the burial at rir ar ling ton national cemetery eechlt be buried with congressional honors on saturday. a bugleer will play taps and they will fire 21 volleys and there will be pallbearers represents each branch the military. senator kennedy will be buried near the graves of his brothers john and robert kennedy. it will be closed to the public all day for the private service. >>> we're learning more tonight about a sophisticated crime ring that got ahold of bank accounts belonging to federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. he and his wife were not the only victims, but the story shows how easy it is to have your identity stolen. craig melvin joins us from starbucks on capitol hill where the bernankes' story begins to unfold. >> reporter: earlier this week it was announced he would stay on as fed chief. around the same time some documents began to surface details how bernanke's wife stop at this starbucks became part of

steve handlesman reports. >> reporter: even on his trip to mexico, president obama focused on health care. but back in washington, the white house went on the web to debunk health care attacks from the right. >> the notion that the government will interfere with what you have, it really is laughable. >> greg: nothing funny to democratic lawmakers. their meetings are still being disrupted. >> this is not health emplrefor. this is control, control over our lives. >> i'm here to tell the government they are overstepping their bounds. we don't want them involved in our health care decisions. >> reporter: some even claim euthenasia is involved in the plan. the new website explains that patients would get counseling for end of life decisions like organ donation. >> there is nothing mandatory about this. >> reporter: the aarp fears reform is in jeopardy. >> i fear that the public may be misled, particularly seniors. i also fear this may get in the way of doing something urgently needed. >> reporter: president obama claim he's not worried. >> more sensible and reasonable arguments will emerg

steve handlesman has more. >> with polls showing support dropping for his health care initiative, presidentma took the bull by the horns himself and took the heat. >> that's all we get is bull. you can't tell us how you're going to pay for this. the only way you will get that money is to raise your taxes. you said you wouldn't. >> you are absolutely right. i can't cover another 46 million people for freefment let's assume it costs $30 billion per year over 10 years. we do have to come up with that money. when i wa was campaigning, i promised i would not raise your taxes if you made $250,000 a year or less. but i said for people like myself who make more than that, there is nothing wrong with me paying a little bit more in order to help people who got a little bit less. that was my commitment. >> backing the president's plans are some strange bed fellows, a big union, drug companies, hospitals, and doctors, the a.m.a. in this new ad -- >> what does health care mean? quality affordable health care you can count on. >> newt gingrich. >> i think the president who campaigned so aggressively agai

here's steve handlesman with more on that. >> reporter: with the u.s. senate considering letting the cash for clunkers program run out of cash, in chicago, this family is rushed to replace their cadillac with a new chrysler. the program is a success in terms of sales. >> chrysler sent us more cars. to get as many people in here, move more units. it's fantasc. >> reporter: ford reported sales up for the first time in two years. >> cash for clunkers put us over the top. >> reporter: and the white house says the program's meeting its other goals. less pollution, less fuel used, comparing the trade-ins to their replacements. >> the transactions we're generating, a 61% increase in fuel economy. >> reporter: but the sales and mileage figures come from dealers making a profit on the program. critics want proof. >> without the data, we won't know that it's stimulating sales and that there's a benefit. without those things, we're just handing people $4,500 to buy a new car. >> reporter: many in the senate agree. but team obama is lobbying hard. >> to make sure t