i'm a fan, t.j.ing me. >> i appreciate you saying that, but again, i'm not a huge soap guy myself, but there are some names and some people that i know and you are certainly one of those names and one of those faces so congratulations on a heck of a run on "all my children." you enjoy your weekend out there and good to talk to you. >> you, too, t.j. >>> the nba season is on hold, but lakers star kobe bryant is not going to have a problem getting paid. stay here. somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the future. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy, right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questions. and the over 60,000 people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. [ male announcer ] executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in second

a lot of injuries, t.j. we're talking about at least 77 from the international coalition, 25 afghan civilians also injured as well. we're told there are relatively minor injuries but this was a rather significant development. we got a chance to talk to general john allen, head of the u.s. and nato command here in afghanistan and he explained what he thought the threat was. >> this attack was a high-profile attack. it was a pretty significant suicide vehicle bomb. but they have been ejected from the population in so many places around the country, that their only ability to influence the battlefield in many cases -- on many occasions, is simply high-profile attack. >> and t.j., general allen also said he thought that this was an act of desperation, that many of the afghan people against the taliban do not support this type of thing, that this is something they was dramatic and significant but nevertheless, it underscores the dangers still that these men and women face in afghanistan, the challenges they have

and it is a slow-moving storm, t.j. that means this will be dumping a lot of rain in the same place. so that will be the concern. and that it will depend on the conditions where particular people live and what's prone to flooding and that sort of thing. that's what we'll watch closely. here in new orleans, in the french quarter now, t.j., we're within one of those bands, waiting for the next bands of this storm to come ashore here, and it's actually stopped raining. so it's quite nice and people walking around and taking everything in stride here. we've seen a lot of the crews trying frantically and quickly trying to clean up last night's revelry. see a lot of these guys just picking us up before the storms, the winds pick up later in the day and more rain comes. so everything kind of working as normal here in the french quarter, t.j., but a lot of people expecting much more rain for the next 24 hours, at least. >> all right. ed, we'll check in with you again. thank you so much. but it's time now for us to check in with

i'm t.j. holmes. thank you for spending part of your weekend with us. >>> we do start now as the country gets ready to stop and remember the 9/11 events, there is a new terror threat right now that is possibly planned to coincide with the tenth anniversary. intelligence officials say it could be two american citizens at the heart of the threat. the information comes from intercepted communications in pakistan. they're calling this a credible threat, yet they're saying it's not confirmed. just a trickle of information. it has now led to a massive security response in new york as well as washington, d.c. extra police are on the streets and they are on round-the-clock patrols. athena jones is at the fbi headquarters for us. let me turn to allan chernoff. you're at ground zero there and new yorkers, ten years of these anniversaries now, and here is another. many around the country might be wondering, well, they've been through this so many times before, what is the mood like? does the mood ever change the

i'm t.j. holmes. we are standing by for one of a number of events that will take place this weekend to remember the victims of 9/11. this is in washington, d.c. where we're expecting to see president george w. bush come out and lay a wreath at the pentagon. he will do this there at a stone. it's essentially the impact point where that plane hit the pentagon ten years ago tomorrow. the president not expected to make remarks, not expected -- an audience there for it. but we will bring it to you as it happens. we're keeping an eye on what is happening in new york city. take a look this morning. a close shot of one of two of the twin reflecting pools. these huge pools are now sitting where the twin towers once stood. the footprints of the towers. this is the memorial, 9/11 memorial, the official memorial will open on monday to the public, but it will be dedicated tomorrow on the ten-year anniversary of the september 11th attacks. as the nation gets ready to pause and remember the victims of the 9/11 attac

we'll be watching it, t.j., very closely.ave live coverage, obviously of all of the events here in new york, in shanksville, pennsylvania. it's going to be one of those days s a lot of us remember. i'm sure everyone watching remembers where they were when they heard that very, very disturbing news. our coverage will be extensive throughout the morning here. t.j.? >> wolf, thank you so much. we'll check in with you again. and to our viewers, we are getting close to the top of the hour, getting close to the first ceremony that will be taking place here. the president is stopping here but he'll be making his way to shanksville, pennsylvania, that, of course, where those 40 brave passengers took that plane down to make sure it didn't reach its intended target. also, another big part of the store riff 9/11 has not just been what happened that day but what happened afterwards and some of the health effects for some of the firefighters and the first responders who responded to ground zero. we'll be checking in with sanjay gupta for

i'm t.j. holmes. and this has been a slow, but strong tropical storm that is making a mess for people on this holiday weekend. now, six years after hurricane katrina, new orleans directly in the path of this storm. we're live with you. >>> and the title of a new book making a lot of controversy. it's called "is marriage for white people?" and it suggests that interracial dating may be the answer for black women. you'll be hearing from the author. >>> also -- >> if there's something anti-mexican about what i said, then i apologize for the anti-mexicanness of it. >> comedian katt williams goes on what some are calling a racial rant. but he says he won't apologize for defending his country, even though someone put out a statement on his behalf saying he apologized. we'll work through all of that this morning. but let's get started, shall we, with tropical storm lee? millions of people along the central gulf coast are on alert for heavy rain and flash floods this labor day weekend. this tropical storm is

so, t.j.ice allowed us in, they're trying to show the image here, that, look, we did a good job, we managed to capture and kill these insurgents and things could have been a lot of worse. you have the american ambassador crocker saying the same thing. they're invested in that line and that message that things are getting better. you talk to other folks who talk to some government officials and they're looking at this, this was a terrible situation, it was a chaotic situation and there is a lot of work that needs to be done. either way you look at it, afghanistan is going to change, it has to change. because u.s. troops and nato troops are going to be coming home that's the plan, by the end of 2014. >> sue soon malveaux for us in kabul. >>> some presidential politics, the president pitching his jobs bill at the small business in north carolina as we speak later, the president will press congress to pass that jobs package, when he speaks at north carolina state university. yesterday, he was push

t.j.? >> this doesn't look too good right now. the latest numbers at least on the president's job performance. >> reporter: that's right. there is a good reason why the president has scheduled this jobs speech or was trying to schedule this jobs speech yesterday and now finally has a date and time nailed down. and all you have to do is look at the latest cnn/orc poll that came out this morning. how is president obama handling the economy? t.j., you know, we look at a lot of poll numbers every day and sometimes our eyes glaze over and we wonder, boy, does this mean anything? take a look at this number. no eyes should glaze over. they should be popping out of the skulls at the white house when these numbers come out. 34% approve and 65%, 2 out of every 3 americans disapprove of the president's handling of the economy and how do americans feel about the economy right now? not very good. even wider margins when it comes to how americans feel about the way things are going in the country right n

i'm t.j. holmes. it is a weekend where the country will stop and remember and mourn, but also the government telling you to be vigilant as well. we have increased security, increased scrutiny, one day before the tenth anniversary of 9/11. here is the latest. i mentioned the word credible. credible and specific. it is not yet confirmed. american intelligence networks intercepted communications from pakistan. we are getting a lot of information. a lot of details about the intercept. maybe more than we are used to getting to. they say they are confident in the accuracy of the information. a top u.s. official says the threat likely involves three people. two of them are believed to be u.s. citizens and they could be using a truck or car filled with explosives to carry out an attack. so police in new york city already had ramped up security around the tenth anniversary of 9/11. they are taking a closer look at trucks and any other suspicious vehicles headed into the city. when we say a closer look, how do

t.j., that is what we gave them. at. >> it sounds like you do have -- sir, do you not think that this book, to an impressionable 8-year-old child gives an impression that stops -- i let you speak. listen to the question. do you not think it gives an improper impression of muslims in this country or around the world, when all a child sees and knows of the book is extremists and muslims killed people and burned the towers and that is all you say is muslims are extremists? >> when cnn ran the story on 9/11, what do you think kids thought about that? it is the same question to you at cnn. this is the small book. we don't talk about the muslim faith. we don't talk about islam. we talk about nine hijackers who happened to be muslim. that is all there is to it. it is truth. it is factual. we cannot back away from the truth. that's all there is to it. there is nothing in this book offensive. we had hundreds of people look at this book. there are certain organizations and groups that would like to use this as some type of an

t.j.? >> john zarrella for us in harrisburg, we appreciate you as always. 16 minutes past the hour now. we're going to be turning to politics here in a moment. the gop presidential contenders are getting ready for another debate. this one is going to be a little different. a tea party showdown. we'll tell you what this battle is all about and how it's going to be different. stay with me. ever missed openin. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressur

>> reporter: absolutely, t.j.from certain they'll be able to be successful in the long-term. one thing that is lacking. if you don't have a lot of education, you can't really have people who specialize in things. the mechanics, the engineers and even the pilots to a certain extent need much more education. you have this issue of tribal tensions as well. some people, some critics fear that you can arm folks and train them and then perhaps u.s. and nato troops leave and turn on each other and have a civil war. that's another concern from critics. there's a cultural differences. walk away, it's seasonal fight being. they don't have the same sense that desertion is not acceptable, it's not against the law. finally, t.j., there's the issue of funding here. i talked to officials here, military official, afghans and critics, they agree on one thing. the afghan government and people will need long-term funding, resources for a long, long time in order to sustain this beyond the immediate ear. here. they're going to need i

t.j.?as always to our richard roth as we get to 12 minutes off the top of the hour. stick around. because one of the all-time classics on television has now said good-bye. pine valley is no more. the latest soap opera to go off the air after 41 years, that's next. even though i'm a great driver, and he's... not so much. well, for a driver like you, i would recommend our new snapshot discount. this little baby keeps track of your great driving habits, so you can save money. [sighs] amazing. it's like an extra bonus savings. [ cackling ] he's my ride home. how much can the snapshot discount save you? call or click today. ♪ never can say good-bye ♪ no no no ♪ never can say >> good morning, los angeles. los angeles, we have to say good-bye this morning. might not take me for a soap opera guy -- i'm not but i know this is a big deal. the end of an era in daytime television. we are talking about soap operas and one of the most popular and one of the oldest has now signed off. kareen wynter takes

>> t.j. holmes and "cnn newsroom" starts with the handsome t.j. holmes. >> i hope erin burnett knows she is getting a great bartender there. kelly takes this seriously and made great drinks for you when i was up there with you guys a couple of weeks. you all do your 9:00 thing. i know exactly where y'all are going there in the time warner center. good to see you all! thanks so much, guys. all right. top of the hour here now. >>> i am t.j. holmes today in for kyra phillips. >>> this hour, unfortunately, we have to begin with the latest bad sign that this economy in this country is stalled. you've been hearing about it for some time now and we have more information that confirms it. just minutes ago we learned that there were no jobs created last month. the new jobs report came out so this means that the unemployment rate holding steady at 9.1%. this is another sobering development that underscores the deepening concerns about this economy and concerns you're hearing a lot about a double dip recession. let me bring in christine romans. christine, we

t.j.? >> ed lavandera, thank you. he's up early with us in louisiana. we're getting good pictures from our i-reporters along the gulf coast. here's one of them, helping us tell the story. >> here on the shores of lake pontchartrain, as you take a look out, you can see the water is overtopping the sea wall and the yards are starting to flood, especially in the low-lying areas. of course everybody along this stretch of lake anticipates flooding of this kind. all the houses are raised about 15 feet above sea level. the houses will be safe but the yards and streets starting to flood. >> five minutes past the hour now. let's say good morning to bonnie schneider. always good to have bonnie with us on the weekends. >> good to be here. >> now we'll have issues with possible tornadoes popping up. >> absolutely. >> it's causing all kinds of problems. >> a rough sunday morning, no doubt about it. lee as you heard from the press conference is a slow mover. the long it lingers, the worst things will be

got to tell you this, t.j.t last night in that debate out in ronald reagan

i'm t.j. holmes. among the stories we are following closely this hour, for the third time this year, the united states is on the brink of another partial government shutdown. the republicans and democrats facing off over spending cuts and disaster relief funds. for some agencies, the cash could run out just days from now. and the wait is over for that six-ton satellite to crash through the atmosphere down to earth. nasa says it fell to earth in pieces somewhere over the pacific ocean. there are reports of potential sightings really all over the world. and a lot of people, as we know, struggling to make ends meet right now and there are ways you can keep more of your hard-earned money. some simple thingsckpñ you can our financial experts will fill us in on how to live on less. but first, let's turn to washington, shall we, where this time next week we could see some government agencies shutting down because they will be out of money. lawmakers are still arguing over a new spending plan to keep everythi

>> well, t.j., the jobless rate in the country is over 9% in some places.ut for veterans, it's over 11.5%. in some parts of the country, especially in the rural areas, these guys and young ladies are coming back from the war finding it very tough to find good bag jobs in the country, t.j. >> are they getting help? >> the president's new jobs bill does call for tax credits for employers, up to about $9,500 in tax credits for hiring veterans. we are seeing some companies do some targeted hiring programs, trying to find veterans that will come to work. but a lot of the kids tell us what they mainly find, if they don't go back to school, they mainly find minimum wage jobs. think of it this way. a lot of these young troops have been out there, carrying a weapon, walking patrols for years. it's not great jobs training for when they come home and they say that's what they need. >> barbara starr, thank you so much and thank you for highlighting this issue. to our viewers, we're at 13 minutes past the hour now. >>> we'll turn back to politics and wa both democrats a

t.j.?und for two conversations i'm about to have, one of them with the mother of the officer killed. also this morning, coming up next, reverend war knock, head of ebenezer baptist, he'll be in the parole board hearing telling them why they should spare troy davis' life. he's with me next. stay here. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new sprint biz 360 has custom solutions to make it happen, including mobile payment processing, instant hot spots, and powerful devices like the motorola photon 4g. so let's all keep asking the big what ifs. sprint business specialists can help you find the answers. sprint. america's favorite 4g network. trouble hearing on

as t.j. it has been very disorganized but you're beginning to see a little better organization with this thing and also pretty interesting, here's the center of circulation. not a lot happening on the western periphery of this thing. the eastern periphery the purples and reds where the heaviest rain is. we're going to watch this rain come down around new orleans, two to three inches an hour. four inches on the docket there, and that's just the beginning of what's to come. here's a look, that's where we stand right now. in terms of the rain, are we going to see it today and tomorrow unfortunately for new orleans, it won't be until monday that things really begin to quiet down. here's the heaviest rain threat along this i-10 corridor. southern louisiana, mississippi and alabama we'll see the roughest of this, potentially up to 10 to 20 isolated inches. but even in the western areas of the panhandle of florida four to eight inches not out of the question. we're going to see it take a northeaster

>> here is my headline, t.j.he gop social security smackdown hides real right wing gop agenda low youp. >> that's the headline. top that one. what was your headline this week, lenny? >> james carbon stole mine, which was one word, "panic." so i'll come up with another one. when some vaccinations don't inoculate, trying to be tea party small and big texas big government big all at the same time. >> you're too smart for me, man. i try to follow and then two sentences into it, i lose you. maria, panic, is that on that list of things that are not going well for the president? >> no, i don't think panic is the right word. i think sticking with your message -- i take away two things from what james said. i love him to death. he did say two things that were important. what i take away from panic means do not take anything for granted. and you know that this white house is not taking anything for granted. we talk about how st r the gop, presidential hopeful he are all conservative, right wing tea partiers who are going t

t.j.? >> all right.jones. >>> other stories making headlines -- mentioned this a moment ago, the president last night before the congressional black caucus, he promoted his jobs bill. also really went at republicans trying to oppose it. [ applause ] >> these republicans in congress like to talk about job creators. how about doing something real for job creators? pass this jobs bill, and every small business owner in america including 100,000 black-owned businesses will get a tax cut. you say you're the party of tax cuts, pass this jobs bill, and every worker in america including nearly 20 million african-american worker will get a tax cut. pass this jobs bill, and prove you'll fight just as hard for a tax cut for ordinary folks as you do for all your contributors. >> meanwhile, in upper michigan, republican presidential candidate mitt romney was, of course, criticizing the president's jobs plan. >> have you seen this jobs plan? he put his jobs plan out, at the beginning it sounded like -- he said, i'm go

i'm t.j. holmes. >>> now a new picture from the air race crash in nevada. this picture could help investigators figure out what happened. this is why. take a look here. you can see what looks like something possibly breaking off the tail of that plane. this was just after this. the plane veered out of control and crashed into the crowd. investigators say they are now focusing in on this picture. >> a component has been recovered in the area where that was observed. but i think it is critical at this point to know that we have not identified the component. it will be examined so we don't really know what the component is or if it even came from this particular aircraft. we are very clearly going to focus on that and that's part of the factual information gathering that's going on right now. >> nine people died in the crash. seven of them on the tarmac, including the pilot. two others died later at the hospital. nearly 70 people were injured. a number of them are still in the hospital this morning. >>> that other air show crash i just mentioned a moment ago,

i'm t.j. holmes.re are some of the stories making headlines. >>> a historic change in saudi arabia. reuters reporting that the saudi king abdullah has announced just a short time ago that women will finally be given the right to vote. they'll also be able to run as candidates. saudi arabia is one of a handful of nations that has not allowed women to vote. women still can't legally drive there, however. >>> police in nepal say two americans are among the 19 who died when a small plane crashed near the kathmandu airport this morning. the plane was apparently returning from a sightseeing tour on an approach to land when it hit a mountain side two miles from the airport. >>> and a hero's welcome for palestinian president mahmoud abbas. that's what he got this morning when he got back to ramallah. abbas just returned from the united nations in new york where he formally submitted the palestinian's bid for statehood. that move though will likely be vetoed by the u.s. the push for palestinian statehood at th

in a company that makes money when people have to get drug tests their offer is take on the issues t.j. walker political commentator and managing editor of daily national teach it welcome thanks for having me good to be with you great to have you with us i understand you support governor scott in this is the case. well yes because as you may have noticed the republicans and conservatives have done a great job of demonizing all government and making it all seem illegitimate whether they want to admit it or not this actually makes a government policy seem more legitimate to most taxpayers still if you believe in government like i do and i think you do you can't simply dismiss this because it makes people feel more comfortable about where their tax dollars are going so why do you hate the constitution. come on i mean it maybe it's not perfect but you and i have to take a blood test to get a life insurance policy that's just raise its hand life insurance companies. well that no one's forcing anyone to take a welfare check there are strings attached any time you take money if you are a clie

t.j. holmes. >>> good saturday morning. congress goes home for the weekend and they had some work to do. they need to pass a bill to keep the government running. yes, the word shutdown being thrown around once again. also this morning, the troy davis execution this week has re ignited the debate over the death penalty. that debate continues this morning. also take a look. we highlighted it for you. this is believed to be debris from that satellite that was supposed to be coming tumbling back and crashing back to earth early this morning. we're told it did come crashing down. we don't know exactly where it is yet. from the yy center the, this is "cnn saturday morning." it's 7:00 a.m. in fayetteville, arkansas. we are glad you're right here. we need to begin this morning with a little bit of politics, shall we? and there is another showdown over a possible shutdown. one week from today, the federal government will are up out of money. so with critical government programs and disaster relief hanging in the balance, congress is

t.j.?avid mattingly. and the mother of that savannah police officer, mark mcphale is convinced the right man is on death row. i'm going to be talking to her live in our 9:00 eastern hour to get her side of the story and what she has been going through for the past 20 years. >>> all right, about a quarter to the top of the hour right now. a lot of you getting ready for breakfast, need to call your attention to the next story but don't want to scare you here. this is about possible poison in your apple juice. now don't get too nervous, don't spit it out right now. here's the deal on his daily television show, dr. oz, he raised the question about arsenic in apple juice. look. >> it should be one of the most wholesome drinks for you and your kids, apple juice, but we have discovered that apple juice can contain arsenic. yes, arsenic. we launched an extensive investigation testing dozens of samples from three different cities across america. we sent them to an independent lab for sophisticated s

yes, i can see what you're saying, t.j. at the end of the day, i think those people should watch more of this cnn show so they can see there are real news factors going on in this country, things we should discuss like our president versus football rather than worry about what a comedian is saying. if you don't like me, don't come see me. if you do like me, i'm here for you. but i love mexicans and i love mexican americans. but i love america overall. let's be very clear about that. >> any concern about how people might view you down the road? how this could impact your career down the road? >> no, absolutely -- >> people might not want to book you in texas or california or arizona? >> wouldn't that be fantastic? let the statement be that i'm a christian. i'm straight. >> all right. as i hand this over to my friend, alina cho, the landscaper comment, he wouldn't apologize for that either. he says he apologizes for none of it. whoever put that statement out, that was not from him. so no apology. we'll have it up on cnn.com f

t.j. rogers is like the character of francisco. remember, he showed up in critical scenes whenever the main heros were having a moment of doubt and needed moral clarity. he showed up to show him what's what. one of the most often quoted page sages is the famous speech about the nobility of money where he's at a cocktail party and some heiress says that money is the root of all evil, and he proves in 20 pages that money is the root of all good. t.j. rogers is that guy, completely politically incorrect, and he says things ceos shouldn't get away with, and he does it by having absolute moral clarity. i'm going to quote some t.j. for you. like many ceos, he's under assault by political correct people trying to get them to have more gender diversity, racial diversity on the boards and work force. a couple years back, a nun attacked cyprus insisting they diversify the board more for gender and race. t.j. responded in the "wall street journal," "choosing a board of directors based on race and gen

t.j. winick reports. >> reporter: addressing the united nations this morning, president obama wanted diplomatic -- walked a diplomatic tightrope. expected to push the palestinians to drop their bid for statehood. >> the president: the question isn't the goal that we seek. the question is, how do we reach that goal? >> reporter: the best bank east jerusalem and gaza strip would encompass the new palestinian state. the u.s. insist there is can be no state while hamas continues to rule gaza, supporting terrorism and refusing to recognize the jewish state of israel. >> the president: we believe any lasting peace must acknowledge the real security concerns that israel faces everyday. >> reporter: palestinian president mahmoud abbas is ready to submit a formal letter requesting statehood to the u.n. security council friday. the u.s. has threatened to veto any vote at the risk of doing serious damage to america's image in the arab and muslim world. >> we oppose it not because we oppose the creati

t.j.reports. >> reporter: sam was not good at the s.a.t.'s, he was great. so great authorities say, six students from a prestigious long island high school paid him to take the college entrance exam for them. >> every single school that these six students apply to, these kids were applying, competing with kids who were not cheating. >> reporter: prosecutors allege he was paid between $15 and $2500 by students at great neck north high. >> that's crazy. it is a stupid decision. >> reporter: the sophomore at atlanta's emory university now facing criminal charges and up to four years in jail allegedly presented fake id's with students names but his photo. the one female had a gender neutral name making it possible for her to cheat many how were they caught? >> it was such a disparity between the s.a.t. scores and the gpa's that these students had. >> reporter: prosecutors say his average score on each of the three section of the test was 728 out of 800. that score of above 2200 is in the 97 pe

that's the quantity skip and worse little at a time a month like t.j. was saying i'm on oxygen and you know i try not to use it too much in the house because i'm kind of embarrassed to like when my daughter's friends are over my granddaughter calls on the little string on my nose so you know ten bags can sometimes but that's what's happening to us nine eleven responders each time we keep getting sicker and sicker each time we go to about the something else is wrong you know is it just getting worse i'm so sorry to hear that i know you know one of the things when we last spoke you were looking to this is before the drug health bill had passed and now president obama has signed it and now before starting to get paid but was that a solution for many of your friends in your nine eleven first responder community who are second no doubt or question what in front of kids is not included that so many people are dying from cancer it's unbelievable just like the old gentleman's before state t.v. every problem the bus trip somebody else's missed of somebody else w

t.j.inick reports. >> reporter: sam was not good at the s.a.t.'s, he was great. so great authorities say, six students from a prestigious long island high school paid him to take the college entrance exam for them. >> every single school that these six students apply to, these kids were applying, competing with kids who were not cheating. >> reporter: prosecutors allege he was paid between $15 and $2500 by students at great neck north high. >> that's crazy. it is a stupid decision. >> reporter: the sophomore at atlanta's emory university now facing criminal charges and up to four years in jail allegedly presented fake id's with students names but his photo. the one female had a gender neutral name making it possible for her to cheat many how were they caught? >> it was such a disparity between the s.a.t. scores and the gpa's that these students had. >> reporter: prosecutors say his average score on each of the three section of the test was 728 out of 800. that score of above 2200 is in the

t.j. winick reports. >> reporter: addressing the united nations this morning, president obama wanted diplomatic -- walked a diplomatic tightrope. expected to push the palestinians to drop their bid for statehood. >> the president: the question isn't the goal that we seek. the question is, how do we reach that goal? >> reporter: the best bank east jerusalem and gaza strip would encompass the new palestinian state. the u.s. insist there is can be no state while hamas continues to rule gaza, supporting terrorism and refusing to recognize the jewish state of israel. >> the president: we believe any lasting peace must acknowledge the real security concerns that israel faces everyday. >> reporter: palestinian president mahmoud abbas is ready to submit a formal letter requesting statehood to the u.n. security council friday. the u.s. has threatened to veto any vote at the risk of doing serious damage to america's image in the arab and muslim world. >> we oppose it not because we oppose the creati

abc's t.j. winick investigates. ♪ >> reporter: you might say it's dave's last night of freedom.s about to change forever. yep, it's one of those nights where things could get a little out of control. the ha"the hangover," anyone? >> road trip! >> reporter: only this is not dave's bachelor party. it's his dad-chelor party. you see, leslileslie, dave's girlfriend of eight years is pregnant with a by by girl they're going to name olivia. >> i heard the new trend is daddy showers. guys get together, they buy diapers and drink beer. i said that seems kind of classless. let's do this big. >> reporter: with just a few hours nf the boys show up, dave and his best friend rich are making some last minute stops. dave wants to look his best for the big night. truth be told, leslie is not so hot on the whole idea and she's not shy about it. >> honestly, i thought it was stupid. honestly. i still am not a huge fan of it but guess i'm getting diapers out of it? >> yes, you are. >> so -- >> reporter: the diapers in exchange for beer is a dadchelor party staple known as the diaper keg. >> i let

it's to quantity skitt worse little bit of trauma like t.j. was say you know when oxygen. but you know i try not to use it too much in the house because i'm calling a barrister and work on my daughter's friends are over that really go to calls or the street only knows so you know it's embarrassing sometimes but that's what's happening because none of their responses each time we get sick and we sit there each time we go there we've got this something else is wrong you know it's getting worse i'm so sorry to hear that i know you know one of the things when we last spoke you were looking to add that this was before there's a drug a health bill had passed and now president obama has signed and now people are starting to get paid but was that a solution for many of your friends in your nine eleven first responder community who are sick. no not at all i especially want to fund a cancer is not included in this so many people that died from cancer it's unbelievable just like the old gentleman's before said every three one a bus trip somebody else was missing or somebody else was

it sounded to me, t.j., like two or three people tops. to hell with those people.here is an intellectual debate to be had about don't ask, don't tell. there are smart questions to be asked about don't ask, don't tell. but because of that guy or those handful of people, you're asking me about this today. so that's the conversation we get to have. >> ed, what do you think? is it just a couple of knuckleheads, but even so, does it make a difference to the american audience that's watching or really just a couple of knuckleheads getting some attention? >> yeah, i think it does. actually i agree with will. we need to move the conversation forward. this isn't the way to do it. the problem is that these voices you hear when you have members of the audience saying let him die to someone who doesn't have health care, when you have people booing a gay soldier and when you have voters who are given the lead in the republican primary to someone who calls social security a ponzi scheme, this is out of the mainstream. it's not normal. there's polling that supports that this isn'

rees is looking for t.j. jones.re dame gets ready. 10:05 left in the season opener for notre dame. first ever meeting. >> referee: please reset the game clock to 10:14. >> mike: what's going on now, south florida, the last two plays, have rushed three and dropped eight. they'll bleed the clock. and tommy rees and notre dame has to get the football -- look at the clock. 10:05. >> dan: by itself it went to 10:41. maybe it had something to do with the lightning strikes? a little of everything. that's bizarre. a first down marker that wouldn't move. lightning. >> mike: again, notre dame has got to start getting the football down the lane. a lot of time. ten minutes left. we need two scores, two could not versions and several defensive stops in between. >> dan: an incomplete. the entire effort was interfered there by tyler washington. >> referee: pass interference. defense number two. ball be placed at the side of the foul. first down. >> dan: really thought he had become one of the better defensive players. he will redi

t.j. has been telling you about it all morning long. the terrifying moment was witnessed by thousands of spectators. horrifying moment, it happened in an instant. at least three people and dozens more hurt when the plane slammed into the crowd. cnn's dan simmon in reno. dan, what more have we learned about how this happened? >> reporter: not much at this point, fred. i should point out that we've already seen several videos like the one you just showed. we just learned there were actually 300 professionally credentialed photographers on site. so chances are we may be seeing a lot more video, a lot more pictures in terms of what happened right before the plane went down. what we know, according to the i witnesses. the plane pitched up and rolled and went down to the ground in a matter of seconds. we know that the pilot, said to be very experienced, 74 years old. been coming to the air show since 1975. so experience doesn't seem to be an issue here. the question is whether or not the age of the plane may have played a role. we're talking

t.j., thank you.e appreciate it. >> you bet. >>> now, let's check on the other headlines this morning. for that we turn over to the facts man. >> that's right. >> ron claiborne. >> good morning to you, bianna, and dan, t.j., good morning, everybody. >>> we begin with the two american hikers who have been jailed in iran for more than two years now. now a new roadblock is delaying their path to freedom. abc's jim sciutto is covering the tense waiting game. good morning, jim. >> reporter: ron, good morning. enormous frustration this morning for the american hikers, their families and the host of foreign mediators trying to negotiate their release here from in iraq, a religious delegation from the u.s. the hikers' lawyer just told us, the second judge needed to sign their release orders is on vacation until tuesday. so now we know that the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, he wants this release. the foreign ministry on record saying they support it. even the judiciary who opposed it initially say th

back to you. >> thank you, t.j.. thousands are people have been drawn to ground zero on this 9/11 anniversary. there are others who cannot bair to stay, as wayne freedman reports from new york city. even after ten years there are still a lot of open wounds. >> the 9/11 stories continue. >> for the sake of 3,000 reasons and millions of interpretations, ground zero in new york city has become a mafnant this week. ten years later curiosity iures people or calls them back. on the anniversary of 9/11, john retires from the fire department. that's fitting. ten years ago he spent days on the roofs of nearby buildings recovering the remains of aircraft passengers. >> the hand with the wedding ring is a lot more than what many were going to get. >> others pull away. >> i don't want to be in new york city on 911. >> because? >> because it's too much. >> we have been following aneata for ten years since the day she moved out of an apartment overlooking ground zero that she could not bring herself to look at. >> i looked out the

t.j., you're up to speed.et's toss it right back to you. >> did you stay up for the fight? >> i did not stay up for the fight. i heard i missed quite an interesting show. >> interesting show. that's a way to put it. you didn't miss a great fight, but an interesting show. boxing fans, you've been hearing about this big fight. mayweather, regarded as one of the two best fighters in the sport, fighting ortiz last night. to set this up to you, it was essentially the worst head butt i've ever seen in boxing. he lunges at mayweather to give him a head butt. you see this in boxing. the guys come together to say sorry, touch gloves, a little moment of sportsmanship. while ortiz was trying to hug him and apologize and handshake him, glove tap him, mayweather just clocks him, lays him out, two punches, fight over fourth round. some people called it a sucker punch. somebody called it bush league. somebody just said it was not a sportsmanlike move for either of the two. but what mayweather did was perfectly legal. the fir

t.j.t has some kids in big trouble. >> reporter: sam eshaghoff was not good at the s.a.t.s, he was great. so great, authorities say, six students from a prestigious long island high school paid him to take the college entrance exam for them. >> every single school that these six students applied to these kids were applying, competing with kids who were not cheating. >> reporter: prosecutors allege eshaghoff was paid between $1,5 -- $1,500 and $2,500 by students at great neck north high school. >> that's crazy. a really stupid decision they made. >> reporter: the sophomore at emory university, facing criminal charges and up to four years in jail allegedly presented fake i.d.s with the students' names but his photo. the one female student had a gender neutral name making it possible for even her to cheat. how were they all finally caught? >> there was such a disparity between the s.a.t. scores and the gpas that these particular students had. >> reporter: prosecutors say eshaghoff's average s

abc's t.j. winick is joining us is morning from ground zero. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, rob and tanya. it was an incredibly poignant and solemn remembrance at ground zero taking place at this new memorial which will teach future gegerations about the horrific tragedy that unfolded here. sunday night at the kennedy center the president struggled to find meaning in that day that defied logic for so many. >> these past ten years have shown that america does not give in to fear. nothing can break the will of a truly united states of america. >> reporter: across the country amererans paused to remember on sunday. at ground zero in new york, six separate moments of silence in memory of all those who lost ththr lives on september 1 1h ten years ago on sunday. >> i wish my dad had been there to teach me how to drive, ask a girl on a date, and see me graduate from high school. >> reporter: the children, spouse and friends of those killed got their first look at the 9/11 memorial. the names of the fallen preserved in bronze and of co

t.j. winick has the story. >>> watch football and you will likely see some hard hits.ut authorities say this was a low blow. in this home movie that has gone viral, this football referee is attacked and then slammed to the surf. he had more than his ego bruised and he was nursing a broken shoulder. >> it involves people who let their emotions overcome them. >> three coaches and a 14-year-old player are now accused of more than just unsports man like conduct. each is charged with battery on a sports official. in florida, that's a third-degree felony. >> we hear about it all of the time. and it is very disappointing that sometimes you lose perspective that we are really there for the kids. >> the initial fight wasn't caught on tape, but the skirmish began when he was sprayed with water by a coach arguing a call. while walking off the field the ref is accosted by one of the coaches dressed in royal blue. when he tries to defend himself, the sarasota player comes out of nowhere. while the ref is on the ground, other sarasota coach usa peer to pile on and even kicking him.

t.j. burning wreckage is all that is left of the plane carrying russia's top hockey team. according to witnesses, the yak 42 plunged immediately after takeoff near the city 150 miles northeast of moscow. it was taking off and there was some noise this woman said. then it fell down and there was a cloud of smoke and then another explosion. 36 people were killed, player alexander galamov survived the crash along with a crew member. the team lokomotiv was heading to a game. >> our teams don't think they can continue the smash after such news. let's commemorate the players who have pass aid way with a minute of silence. >> fans in russia where hockey has a huge following were devastate. >> we will do everything to find out the causes of the tragedy to support the families and help the sport live on to honor those who died in the disaster. >> the team included a host of ex-nhl players. coach brad mccrimmon was a former red wings assistant. >> we were just about to go out on the ice about 20 min

as abc's t.j.rash of thefts. >> reporter: around southeast portland, easy to spot, strollers parked on porches. >> do you always leave your stroller out here? >> right out here on the porch. >> do you worry about it getting stolen? >> never. >> reporter: recently her neighbor's disappeared. >> it was on her front porch, locked, locked up to her house. they cut the lock. >> reporter: this woman is nervous to be on tv. she tried to catch the crook who took her stroller. it's one of the expensive bob models like this one and costs about $500. >> people are going to see this, they're really stupid for leaving them on the front porch, strollers are worth a lot of money. we live in neighborhoods with tons of other families you like to think your area is some what safe. >> reporter: after putting up the fliers she discovered at least a dozen families had their bobs stolen too. most likely ending up on craigslist. so when this new mom saw an ad for one, she set up a stroller sting. >> the guy was very insi