>> and nadya suleman says she's also writing a memoir.pointed guardian sent to the kids to make sure her earnings from the reality tv series go to them and not to suleman. still a lot of controversy here and still trying to figure out how exactly she is going to pay to take care of these kids. by the way, $30,000 expenses we were just talking about a month for the kids. >> 14 kids. and i know gloria allred who we saw in your piece, was a big proponent of the court-appointed guardian because they're going to make $250,000 per child for this reality tv show. now that money is protected. >>> up ahead, the surprising link between vitamin d and your family's health. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. when morning comes in the middle of the night [ rooster crow ] it affects your enti day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly... to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. slee

kate gosselin and nadya suleman jumping back into the media spotlight. >>> and in the next hour, john king breaks down the sound of sunday with james carville and mary matalin. %%%%%%%%%% >>> they were reality show stars who most of america, including me, had never heard of, at least until he started cheating and they split up and the gossip magazines couldn't get enough of jon and kate and the eight kids. and this week the newly separated kate gosselin was on "the today show." >> by the time there were those rumors swirling about with jon with other women. when i sat down with you in may, had he already moved out of the house by that point, kate? >> to be very honest, i don't remember. there's so much going on. >> and now we are hearing from him that he had started up a relationship in may with this young woman, haley glassman, 22 years old. were you shocked at that revelation. >> i was shocked, but it -- those things, to be very honest, that's his life, they don't affect me directly at this point. >> but it's got to be hurtful. >> well, it is hurtful. >> reporter: while the

nadya suleman reveal as look at life as a single mom of 14. >>> and coming to america. british singing sensation susan boyle reportedly plans to launch her professional career far from home, and that's got her fans here in america singing happy tunes. >>> "today saturday," august 1, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm amy robach. coming up this morning, an olympic rematch. >> yes. former michael phelps, back in the pool at the world swimming championships in rome, facing the guy who almost spoiled his olympic gold medal winning streak. you'll certainly remember this race. the closest thing in phelps amazing olympic run. took it by a fraction of a second. the guy he beat, guess what? still think hess won. >> of course he does. i didn't get to go to a lot of events but i was at that "vent, and i mean, everyone was standing waiting to see what happened. i guess everyone was doing that at home, too. even if you saw it on the television screen -- >> looked like t

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suleman appealed that.there is another hearing in two weeks. >>> the man responsible for some of the most memorable movies of the '80s has passed away. john hughes died of a heart attack yesterday taking a walk in manhattan. he wrote or directed classics like "pretty in pink" "the breakfast club" you know some of the quotes. >> i spent three years restoring this car. it is his love, it is his passion. it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. >> so many classic lines. matthew broderick who played ferris bouler said he was shocked by the news. he remembers hughes as a wonderful, very talented guy. >>> you know, more companies are reportedly using credit checks to screen potential new hires. sometimes even before you go in for the interview. that ain't right, or is it? jennifer westhoven, what are they looking for? obviously, people without a job may have bad credit because they couldn't pay their bills. >> that's the quandary that's coming up, but the bosses are saying, look, this is a way you can see your

in the wide ranging interview suleman describes an incredible existent, including bouts of lonelinesss and nearly $30,000 in monthly expenses. nadya also regrets not having a father around for the children. and not being able to spend more time with all of her children. while admitting that raising so many kids is a struggle, suleman maintains she is happy to have all of her kids. >>> right now, the trial of american student amanda knox is on a long summer break and while court is not back in session until september, there are now some new questions being raised about how this trial's been conducted. joining me live is clint van zandt. clint is a former fbi profiler, also an msnbc analyst and as i welcome you again, clint, for the morning, let's talk about what you expect from the prosecution and defense. they've rested now, they've got this break. they come back now to present their final argue up thes. what would you say to them? here's what you need to do to win. >> the interesting thing is, somebody's got to make a decision. is amanda knox just a young american girl who she went o

octomom nadya suleman lays out her chaotic life for the cameras. we'll talk about that in the next hour. now this -- this is just wrong. blowing pan am flight 103 out of the sky is now a free man. 189 americans were killed when the plane exploded over lockerbie, scotland. the terrorist who took their lives only served eight years of his sentence. ali mohmed al megrahi was convicted in 2001. he has terminal prostate cancer and only has three months to live. scotland decided to release him on compassionate grounds and let him die at his home in libya. his plane landed a short time ago. this is video we're just getting in. this is disturbing. he gets a hero's welcome. there you see it. festive songs. t-shirts. his picture on it. couldn't even imagine. many of the families of the victims outraged. he gets mercy. what about the victims? we'll take your calls. 877-tell-hln. here to talk about this, let's welcome back kendall coffey and also with us kathleen flynn. her son died in the attack some 20 years ago. kathleen, this has to be a nightmare for you

nadya suleman, the california single mother of 14, tells us weekly magazine she made a mistake havings. in the wide-ranging interview, suleman describes an incredible existing including bouts of loneliness, crying spells. she regrets not having a father around and not being able to spend more time with all of her children. while admitting raising so many kid is struggle, suleman maintains she's happy to have all of her kids. >>> well, coming to america, scottish intersnet singing sensation, susan boyle who shot so fame earlier this year may be to the states in november where she will reportedly perform. nbc's keith miller has the latest. ♪ i dreamed a dream as time gone by♪ >> reporter: she's had a makeover. hired a manager. and zis covered that a little confidence can go a long way. and after her collision with fame, susan boyle today the "today" show's meredith vieira she's finally having a wonderful time. >> it's just been unbelievable. it's indescribable, you know? it's a bit like being pulled from obscurity, you don't know how it's going to happen, you don't know how it's going t

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suleman appealed that. the pro bait court did not have jurisdiction in the matter.earing in two weeks. >>> here's something you never want to see in the middle of the ocean. an alabama fisherman says it's a great white shark that swam right to the back side of his boat. great whites exist in all major oceans but are rarely spotted along the golf coast. >>> she's charged with murdering her daughter caylee, now newly released evidence is shedding light on the case against casey anthony. what we're learning about evidence found in the trunk of her car. what about her parents? >>> st sisters of within of the journalists freed this week said the women did enter the reclu reclusive country illegalliment they were reunited with friends and family in california five months after they were arrested on the border. lisa ling told her yes, they touched north korean territory, very briefly. >> it was something that, you know, they were never planning to do originally. i said this before. that when they left u.s. soil they never intended to cross into north korea. and, you know,

nadya suleman is the single mother of 14 kids, and her plan to raise all the kids has sparked debate and outrage around the world. in a brnd-new interview with "us weekly" magazine, the okay toe ma'am expresses rekwreet for having so many children. she says i think it was a mistake in terms of the well-being of the octuplets and my other kids. i can't give myself to all of them 100%. i wish i could. how could such a statement impact her new reality tv show already in production? tom o'neil is senior writer for "in touch weekly" magazine and he joins me to talk about that. >> good morning. >> she's for the first time admitting it, that it was a bad idea. she's echoing the sentiments of pretty much everybody i know with a triple digit iq across the country. how are you possibly going to do this. any thoughts on this? >> it comes down to the economics here. she's suddenly having to pay for these kids. we're finding out her bill is $30,000 a month that she's got to come up. where is it going to come from? it's going to come from this reality show which started production the other day. b

a crazy life -- >> reporter: from the tabloid exploits of "jon and kate plus 8" and octomom nadya suleman, to the wholesome image of the duggers and their 18 children, americans seem obsessed with super-sized families. but there's what some might consider a dark side beyond the allegations of infidelity and exploitation. just those 40 reality tv offspring are likely to be responsible for nearly 400,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas causing carbon dioxide emissions. a newly released oregon state university study suggests having multiple children may be the most environmentally damaging of all human activities. t >> the urge to reproduce is very strong. people react very strongly when you point out possible negative impacts of reproduction or growing population. so it is a very touchy area that really hasn't been talked about much. >> reporter: the researchers found that by making all of the following environmentally friendly lifestyle changes, buying a car with 50% better gas mileage, driving 33% less, switching to energy-efficient light bulbs and windows, replacing an old refrigerator and

. >> we'll keep mixing it up with the octo mom nadya suleman.here's what's been announce, a two-hour tv special. here's what it is. exploitation of those little kids. those little babies. going to bring in jane velez-mitchell to talk about that. >>> all right. here we go. the octo mom coming soon to a tv near you. yeah, fox is going to air a two-hour primetime special later this month on nadya suleman and her 14 kids called "octo mom, the incredible unseen footage." the network calls it a fly on the wall look what it's like to take care of so many kids. come on, this is exploitation of kids. that's what you're going to be a fly on the wall taking party to. want to bring in jane velez-mitchell host of issues with jane velez-mitchell." we've got breaking news. reports that octo mom is in the hospital. what gives? >> indeed. radar online the source of all things octo mom is reporting she's back at kaiser permanente in bell flower. we don't know why. she's expected to remain in the hospital for at least another 24 to 48 hours. they're saying it's no

. >> reporter: it was the only decision acceptable to octomom nadya suleman. >> i will keep that roleprehensible to me. >> reporter: unable to destroy the six embryos she had left after previous ivf cycles, and hoping for one, maybe two more children, the mother of six had all of her remaining embryos implanted in sang single cycle resulting in the eight babies she delivered last winter. suleman's outcome was rare but the dilemma she faced is increasingly common, as more and more couples find themselves with stored embryos. many of whom are done having children. >> we couldn't deny their humanity when we saw that embryos just like them created our children. you can swing but don't do your flip. >> reporter: deborah and her husband have two daughters from in-vitro fertilization. when it was time to consider the state of their five remaining embryos, they decided to donate them anonymously to another couple. >> it wasn't about politics and it wasn't about religion. it was about love. i mean we loved the thought of those children, or those maybe-children to give them a chance at a life w

>>> she was this russ into the national spotlight, then nadya suleman came under intense scrutiny whent was found out the single mother already had six kids at home. you can see what it's like for her in a two-hour special on fox 5. >>> actors sean penn and robin wright penn getting divorced now. the couple haven't exactly been the most solid relationship in hollywood. they considered divorce two times before. they will reportedly shar custody of their son. >>> a reality star known for his work on so you think you can dance is behind bars on rape charges. lapd believes he is a serial predator attacking four women. they believe he lured omen into his home with promises of dance lessons then raped them. his bail is set at $6 million. >>> miley cyrus's accused stalker was in jail today. he has been buffed twice for trying to get past security onset of her movies. he is in jail and scheduled to be back in court later this month. >>> beatles fans, ready for rock band? the song list has been released for the beatles rock band video game. there will be around four dozen songs available for yo

. >> reporter: looking to tell her side of the story, nadya suleman tries to take control of her life on her terms in a two-hour fox tv special, octo- mom, the incredible unseen footage. after having children, the mother of six became a mother of 14. and was pushed into an intense and often tough spotlight. >> the idea that she is not married. the idea that she had all 14 children through scientific means, through this manner, the idea that she clearly has no coherent plan for raising 14 children. >> reporter: expect never before seen footage of the single mom, unpress dented access to her kids, private moms and new interviews with nadya expressing her doubts, fears and feelings. >> i screwed up my life, my kid, what will i do? >> i think it is embarrassing for her to be shown like this. she wants to be seen as a loving mother. >> reporter: since giving birth to the latest eight, her story is in the magazines, fueled by more information. >> the social workers, say this is a false allegation. >> there is a length of time for a so-called sensational story. and one thing that keeps going

. >>> making headlines this morning, nadia suleman is no longer under the radar of the child protectiveervices. an advocate had filed a petition requesting an independent guard imran be put in place for the children. >>> embattle south carolina governor mark sanford is staying put. the lieutenant governor is calling on his boss to resign. it is the latest in the fallout from the governor's affair with a woman in argentina. investigators say it revealed using public money for trips but sanford says he won't be railroaded out of office. >>> today, the federal deposit insurance corporation will rereel how much its reserves have been depleted by bank failure this is year. analysts warn the fdic will sink into the red by the end of the year. what does that mean for your bank account? the fed says you shouldn't worry because the fdic is full by l.i.e. backed by the government. >>> there is new meaning to the term morning hustle. a problem more associated with the nighttime now growing more common during the day. >>> next, the legacy of the late senator ted kennedy. examples of how his work is

. >>> nadya suleman, the infamous octomom is in the news again, this time admitting to "us weekly" that having the octuplets was a mistake. good morning to you both. start with this admission she's now saying that she regrets it, she recognizes it was a mistake to have the octuplets on top of her other six children. >> this is the first time she's come out and said, maybe it was a mistake that i had all these children. she says she lives her life in a coulda-woulda-mindset and never would have fathomed having okay top ple it up plets if she would have realized. it kind of behooves nadya to stay in the media. it is the way she supports her children, through tv interviews, through selling her photos. she's working on a reality show. she's just keeping the interest. >> in the interview she said, "i think it was a mistake in the terms of the well being of the octuplets and my other kids. i can't give myself to all of them 100%. i wish i could." is there any way at this point for nadya to fix the mistake? >> you can't stuff kids back. >> what can she do to make the situation better for all t

plus, for the first time, octomom, nadya suleman expects regret about her big family. >>> and don't wait for labor day sales, it turns out that august is the time to buy some of the big-ticket items that you want. >>> and susan boyle will reportedly launch her professional singing career in a surprising place, we'll tell you where. >>> and as our summer job series continues, imagine getting a tour of new york city from a familiar face, lester holt. >> amy, are we going to see you in one of those buses any time soon? >> i've never been on one of those buses. but if i would have known that lester was giving a tour, i would have jumped on. >> we'll look forward to that coming up. imagine getting on a bus and seeing amy or lester there. >> i wonder if they got their money back. lester would be like, there's the statue of liberty. >> i think he would have done a fine job. what would he say about the weather this weekend? >> it's so nice out. yesterday, i mean the front just pretty much blew the doors off everything. it was really intense yesterday, especially north of town where the really ac

as we predicted, the octomom naudia suleman has secured a reality program.pany will feature her and her 14 children. filming is expected to begin on september 1st. no name for the show so far. last week a california judge said he would appoint a financial guardian for the kids who are reportedly being paid $250 a day each. this in response to lawsuit filed by child advocate paul peterson. it will be interesting to see if the program gets picked up in america. it should not. check 6. >> the far left group media matters is after lou dobbs. >> cnn's lou dobbs has been promoting the false right wing conspiracy that president obama hasn't produced a valid u.s. birth certificate. >> the president's birth certificate, birth certificate, birth certificate. >> cnn president jon cline says done's obsession was significant. >> birth certificate. birth certificate. long form birth certificate. >> time for the trusted maim in news to live up to slogan. let cnn know there is nothing legitimate about racially charged paranoia. bill: by the way factor is. media matters traf

two hours of unseen foetth footage into the life of octomom nadya suleman aired yesterday. why did she do this revealing documentary? did she exploit her children in the process? watch "issues with jane vele zoo mitchell" right here tonight on hln at 7:00 p.m. >>> a state-of-the-art dash cam recorded a head-on collision. imagine seeing this yourself if you're behind the wheel. the $7,000 device works like your dvr. the car, look at this, swerves into an officer's lane. the camera starts recording on impact, and it's programmed to save the 30 seconds leading up to to it on a hard drive. thankfully no one was seriously hurt, believe it or not, but floyd county, indiana sheriff's department says they used seized drug money to buy those cameras. >>> well, the other grandma of bristol palin's baby will be going to prison on drug charges. sherry johnston, levi's mom whom you see here on "larry king live" pleaded guilty yesterday to possession of oxycontin with intent to deliver, and she will likely get about three years behind bars. prosecutors agreed to the shortened sentence si

nadya suleman's attorney says suleman is relieved by the decision. >>> a woman accused of killing her daughters says they have proof that she is innocent. why kayny noenlt's lawyer says she couldn't have committed the crime. >>> oh, boy. millions of window blinds and shades are a potential danger to your children. so a major recall has been announced by the consumer products safety commission and our money expert jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. jeb, parents really need to watch out for this. >> yeah. and the consumer products agency, they really want you to know about this. this is more than six separate brands of blinds and shades being recalled. more than 5 1/2 million in all. they were sold at stores like ikea, pottery barn, target. three children were reportedly strangled by the cord that can move the shades up and down. the deaths are related to two. they're saying this is a widespread problem. they say once a month a child dies from a window cord strab gu lags and they plan to toughen it up. what you can do is go to cpsc.gov. for now, wrap them up high or put them on

so why subject everyone else to more rules because of nadya suleman?inesses and the profit motive is driving, what i consider to be ethical decisions. so, that family research council is advocating for the tiniest of human beings to keep them out of a path of wanton destruction, how we believe that fraps, italy, italy and germany, these should be regulated. >> when you say mills, you mean fertility clinics, you're calling baby-- >> they have almost no rules, they are self-regulated. there is nothing that gives any consideration to the impact on the children, the impact on society and we really don't believe that taxpayers should subsidize this wanton production of babies who can't be cared for. >> okay. >> so what we're saying. >> let me-- >> let's just regulate this like they do in italy and germany. >> okay. >> where they say no more than three embryos can be implanted. so that keeps it away from the wanton destruction of human life. >> barb, what would that kind of regulation mean for the 7.3 million people in the country dealing with infertility? >

nadya suleman hit prime time with her fox special. she paraded the cameras right through her home, but remember she doesn't want to be in the spotlight. there were moments when the show felt like an endurance test to see how much screaming one mother can handle. it's hard to find a positive in this circus, but maybe it can serve as a cautionary tale about the dangers of having too many kids. in a world with limited resources where countless children are orphaned or mall nourished, having 14 kids is extremely arrogant and thoughtless environmentally and emotionally. we already knew octo mom was an attention hog. unfortunately, she's also a resource hog. i'm jane velez-mitchell and that's my issue. >> jane is fired up. find out what else she has on her mind. watch "issues with jane velez-mitchell" every night at 7:00 eastern. >>> you could say things got rough when a passenger allegedly took off all his clothes duferi a flight. the man's antics ended up sending a woman to the hospital, and we have the picture. >>> looks like hurricane b

. >>> a little bit later on, octomom nadya suleman saying she's fee ang little bit guilty about having kids at once. maybe it might have been a mistake. >>> today we're looking at a gorgeous day in the northeast. strong storms working their way later today through the upper midwest. beautiful in the pacific northwest, sunny and hot in the southwest. for tomorrow, we've got wet weather in the northeast, and also in the eastern great lakes. risk of strong storms into the ohio river valley. sunny and >>> good morning. after a rather steamy weekend, tuing less humid on this monday morning. temperatures climbing into the mid 70s. it's 74 in washington, highs reaching near 90 today with lots of sunshine. then tomorrow a bit more humid but still not sweltering, highs in the low 90s. hotter weather on the way. should be hot and humid on wednesday. could have a passing thunderstorm as well as on thursday. and the weekend could have passing showers and thundershowers friday. saturday and sunday partly cloudy, highs 80s. >> and that's your latest weather. >>> al, thanks very much. >>> now to the

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. >>> the exclusive footage of nadia suleman and her kids, fox is going to sell the show.says it set up a six-figure account for the kids, and he says this doesn't exploit them because the footage was already shot. >>> a lot of unemployed people put health care on hold because they can't afford to go to the doctor. a week-long clinic is bringing a lot of service to thousands for free. cnn, headlines news, or msnbc are locked on your favorites? if they are i've got the gift for you. i'm gonna richardson and my next guest is ken pullson. a pleasure to have you here. >> good to be with you >> what is the museum. most people know. >> sometimes there you an a museum in articling ton, virginia called the museum. it was an effort to remind americans of the value of news gathering in america and a nod to the first amendment. we did so well there so we decided to take it where the action is. we have a brand new museum called a the museum on pennsylvania avenue. it's a -- it's a 45 word sign out front with the words of the first amendment 'em blazed there. we think it's healthy for

and also, octomom, nadya suleman, she's coming out about the two-hour octomom documentary tv special.oiting the kids for a little cash. do you expect anything less? >> you know you're going to tivo it. stop it. >> we'll be talking about all that coming up. 1-877-tell-hln the number, richelle and i, coming your way in 10 to 12 minutes. >> all right. >>> kuwait says that it has arrested six suspects with links to al qaeda accused of plotting an attack on a u.s. military base in that country. authorities say two of the suspects confessed they were planning to ram into the base with a truck bomb. their alleged plan also considered a pass on the headquarters of kuwait's security agency and other government facilities. security sources say the plot was supposed to be carried out during the muslim holy month of ramadan. that begins in ten days. >>> hundreds of people may be buried alive after mudslides swallowed entire towns in the powerful aftermath a deadly typhoon. officials say 11 million people are affected in china. taiwan was also hit by mudslides and floods. one man says he may have